beaches

Puerto Peñasco Beach Rules & Regulations

As a friendly reminder to start the year, the local Federal Maritime and Land Zone Office (ZOFEMAT) encourages beach users to review general guidelines for Puerto Peñasco beaches.  Beach hours remain in effect from 6 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Bids on improvements to beach access points

Jose Luis Montijo Torres, Director of Public Works, reported a bidding process is underway for projects to improve different beach access points across Puerto Peñasco. He added the overall project entails an investment of 20 million pesos (about 1 million dollars) , from resources of the Federal Maritime Land Zone (ZOFEMAT). Projects under consideration for […]

Beach hours remain in effect but filters to be removed

While beach hours, social distancing, and other health measures are to remain in effect, all health filters from beach entrances will soon be a thing of Puerto Peñasco’s Covid summer past. In fact, the only health filter still in place at a beach entry point is that located in the area known as “Bajada de […]

30% increase in tourism following opening of Puerto Peñasco beaches

By José Antonio Pérez With an approximate 30% increase in tourism to Puerto Peñasco following beach reopening on August 1st, the local Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) estimates the first weekend in August welcomed around 8,000 people to town. Héctor Vázquez del Mercado, OCV President, detailed prior to the beach reopening, they had seen an […]

Peñasco lifeguards prepared for return of tourists

By José Antonio Pérez Once the return of tourists to Puerto Peñasco is declared, a team of at least nine lifeguards are ready to set up positions across Puerto Peñasco’s generally busiest beaches, detailed Civil Protection Director and Fire Chief Francisco Javier Carrillo Ruiz. The local head of Civil Protection noted certified agency staff is […]

Beach closure expected to be favorable for turtle nesting

By José Antonio Pérez The absence of humans on Puerto Peñasco’s beaches for more than a month and a half may favor increased sea turtle nesting later this year, reported Luis Cesar Garcia Gonzalez, Director of the Federal Land and Maritime Zone. Garcia Gonzalez noted, with this possibility in mind, preparations are underway to protect […]

Ongoing awareness to keep Peñasco’s beaches cleanest along coast

By José Antonio Pérez Carlos Decina Torres, Director of Sanitary Control for the Sonoran State Health Risk Protection Commission (COESPRISSON) announced ongoing monitoring and studies show that Puerto Peñasco proudly has the cleanest and safest beaches along the Sonoran coast, adding tourists can be certain both the sea and beaches are free of pollution that […]

“Enjoy the beach” assures local Health Control Director

Beachgoers can be confident about Puerto Peñasco’s beaches, which Secretary of Health officials note have been tested to be free of free-living amoebas (AVL). Ubaldo Armando Sánchez, Director of Health Control for Puerto Peñasco, reports according to results on water samples recently analyzed at State laboratories, the city’s beaches are free of bacteria that could […]

ZOFEMAT funds translate into beach clean-up equipment

SEMARNAT Sonora delegate (Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources) Ulises Cristópolus Ríos recently presented Puerto Peñasco Mayor Gerardo Figueroa with keys to a variety of tools to help ongoing efforts seeking “Clean Beach” Certification of Puerto Peñasco’s sandy shores. The equipment, resources for which come from the collection of Federal Maritime Land Zone taxes […]

Progress on work to renovate Playa Hermosa access areas

A project to renovate beach entry spots that will be connected by a lit “boardwalk” style walkway, as well as to pave Calle 18 up to Plutarco Elías Calles, is showing progress. It is expected that both Puerto Peñasco residents and visitors will be able to enjoy these new beach areas in coming months. Through […]

Mi Playa offers new beach option

Just in time for Semana Santa, in broadening beach options to the general public here in Puerto Peñasco, the City of Puerto Peñasco has opened up access to the beach in a stretch between the Mirador and CetMar (near Las Conchas). The area has been provided to the City under lease by the University of Sonora, who had used […]