Now that the busy Semana Santa and Semana Mayor weeks surrounding Easter have wrapped up, the Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) reports the holiday break welcomed over 63,000 visitors to the area. This represents economic revenue of approximately 78 million pesos to the area (about 4.5 million USD). Easter break data is based […]
This Friday, starting at 9 a.m., scores of people will breathe life into biblical figures by representing the traditional Stations of the Cross. The procession will begin on the malecon and end with the “crucifixion” of Christ at the foot of the hill located just near the entrance to the Old Port. The religious event, […]
Just as the Semana Santa (Holy Week) vacation period is beginning, area hotels along with rental homes and condos across Puerto Peñasco are registering to be nearly full, reports Héctor Vázquez del Mercado, President of the local Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV). Though Vázquez del Mercado acknowledged it is hard to measure the true number […]
On Good Friday, characters will breathe life into retelling of Stations of the Cross Following more than a month of rehearsals, this Friday individuals will bring life to the characters of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, the Pharisees, and soldiers, among others, in the viacrucis retelling of the Stations of the Cross. Beginning […]
City press release Vacationers from across Mexico, southern parts of the U.S., and beyond, packed on to Puerto Peñasco’s beaches this weekend, beginning on Good Friday. According to information from the Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), approximately 100,000 people were expected over the entire Holy Week vacation period, with hotel occupancy rates at 100%. […]
Republished from March, 2012 By MoKa Hammeken “Is it that time of year already?” This is what a friend exclaimed when she could hear the sound of drums and rattles, and perceive two men adorning masks in the distance. Definitely, time flies and the Fariseos, traditional figures from the Sonoran panorama, year after year come […]
Press release: Puerto Peñasco OCV With the majority of local hotels and rental providers reporting 100% occupancy over the recent Easter weekend, Puerto Peñasco’s status as a top tourism spot continues to grow stronger. Hector Vasquez del Mercado, President of the local Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), announced this year there had been a 6% increase […]
Among the Semana Santa (Holy Week) traditions found in Puerto Penasco, and across Mexico, is the Via Crusis Viviente or rather a reenactment of the stations of the cross. On Good Friday, an early service is held at Sacred Heart Chapel (Capilla del Sagrado Corazon) and then around noon those taking part in the procession […]
