Nogales travel guide

Nogales is a city in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 20,878 at the 2000 census. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,833. The city is the county seat of Santa Cruz County.
Nogales, Arizona, borders the city of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico and is Arizona's largest international border town. The southern terminus of Interstate 19 is located in Nogales at the U.S.-Mexico border; the highway continues south into Mexico as Mexico Federal Highway 15.
The origin of the city's name is obscure: the Spanish name of the place means "walnuts", and walnut trees can still be found around the town. The city is known in O'odham as Nowa:l.
On November 21, 2007, Mayor Ignacio Barraza died at the age of 38. He was the second Mayor to die in office. Having not appointed a vice-mayor, Nogales lacked a clear line of succession for the office of mayor and this position has not been filled since Barraza's death. Nogales will have no mayor until an election is held in early 2008. (...) more....