Three generations of the León family spread across a few picnic tables next to a small lake, enjoying some rare shade in hot, dry Hermosillo.
The Sonoran capital was unusually hot last month — temperatures hit 110 degrees at one point, a record for April. That’s more than 10 degrees hotter than Phoenix on that same day. Like Phoenix, the city has struggled with years of drought, making pockets of urban wetland like this one feel precious.
Juanita León says the family hasn’t been back to this space for years, when her kids played in pools and water slides. This sprawling park was left abandoned for over a decade, but officials recently started the process of refreshing it for a new generation…