Photo gallery: Tumacacori

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Tumacacori. For years, it has served as a stopover for those traveling between Mexico and Southern Arizona.

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — Mesquite is their business - their only business - at the Tumacacori Mesquite Sawmill and Gallery, where Art Flores and wife Val create a whole range of items from its wood. James Gregg

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — Chile powder, packed by hand, led to the birth of the Santa Cruz Chili and Spice Co. in 1943. Its fresh, fiery blend is sold to restaurants and distributors nationwide, but available in grocery stores only in Southern Arizona (yes, that includes Tucson). James Gregg

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — The original bamboo thatch ceiling looks down at James Parker and his pool game at the Old Tumacacori Bar, a saloon by the highway since the 1930s. James Gregg

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — Lorie Yager carries a plate to a customer at Wisdom's Cafe, a family-owned eatery since 1944. Its signature dessert, a fruit-filled deep-fried burro dusted with cinnamon and served with ice cream, has been written up in the national press. James Gregg

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — Lorie Yager carries a plate to a customer at Wisdom's Cafe, a family-owned eatery since 1944. Its signature dessert, a fruit-filled deep-fried burro dusted with cinnamon and served with ice cream, has been written up in the national press. James Gregg

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — Ryan Badertscher, 13, makes his way to the exit of Tumacácori National Historical Park as closing time looms. Behind him is what's left of a mission built by Franciscan missionaries but abandoned around 1848. The National Park Service has an interesting, uh, mission here: preserving a ruin. Unlike Mission San Xavier del Bac near Tucson, Mission San José de Tumacácori won't be restored. PHOTOS BY JAMES GREGG / ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — Family heirloom posters and an original calendar adorn the museum in the Santa Cruz Chili and Spice Co. James Gregg

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — Ryan Badertscher, 13, makes his way to the exit of Tumacácori National Historical Park as closing time looms. Behind him is what's left of a mission built by Franciscan missionaries but abandoned around 1848. The National Park Service has an interesting, uh, mission here: preserving a ruin. Unlike Mission San Xavier del Bac near Tucson, Mission San José de Tumacácori won't be restored. PHOTOS BY JAMES GREGG / ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — Yellow columbine flowers light up in the afternoon sun in the Columbine Garden at Tumacacori National Historic Park James Gregg

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — Abe's Old Tumacacori Bar owner Charlie Trujillo talks with customer Lino Vega. The bar was built in the 1930s and holds Southern Arizona's oldest liquor license. James Gregg

Mission only one reason to visit

Mission only one reason to visit — The interior of Mission San Jose de Tumacacori shows its age James Gregg

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