Tumacacori Mission

My project for Border Beat this week was to compile a "Sound Slides" presentation on the Tumacacori Mission.

I was really touched by my visit to the historical site. From what I had heard from other people, I thought the site wasn't going to be very interesting. They had told me that there wasn't much to look at because it isn't a working mission.

They were incredibly wrong. When I stepped on to the site, I felt a sense of connection to history, more so than anything I have felt from San Xavier. There is an eerie sense of peace and calm that surrounds you as you step in to the actual mission. It is run-down and empty. The walls are exposed, the paint is faded and chipped off the walls. To me, it makes the site even more interesting.



I wandered around the grounds for about an hour because I arrived late in the day and the park closes at 5 p.m. The entire time, I couldn't help but wonder what it must have been like to attend services in that place hundreds of years ago. It must have been really cool!

There is a lot to do out at the mission. There is a museum that walks tourists through the history of the mission and the time period in which the mission was constructed. There is a video that visitors can watch that delves further in to the history of the mission. There are also guided tours available. I am definitely going back out there.