This week (Nov. 21 – 27) is National Conservation Week in Mexico and the beautiful Schuk Toak Visitors Center of the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve will be celebrating its 2nd anniversary. As part of the festivities, organizers from the Visitors Center called on local artists to submit paintings as part of the First Schuk Toak painting […]
…Saturday at the Rally, Nov. 12, was full of fiesta, fiesta, fiesta from the malecón to the traditional bike parade through town!!!
…the second day included Miss Rocky Point Rally, and bikes spotted all over town…
On Nov. 10, 2011 bikers began rolling into town for the 11th Rocky Point Rally…
Take a rock concert with platinum recording artists, add a little beach and tequila and you’ve got yourself a Peñasco Palooza! Throw in St. Patrick’s Day (though we’re calling it Santa Patricia’s day, we’ll tell you why in a minute) and you’ve got Spring Peñasco Palooza set for March 17, 2012 in Rocky Point, brought […]
The local Rocky Point chapter of the National Chamber of the Restaurant and Food Industry (CANIRAC) will be hosting the 1st Festival del Marisco (SeaFood Fest) on Saturday, Nov. 19, starting at 2 p.m. at the Plaza del Camarón (Shrimp Plaza). The Plaza del Camarón, located across the street from City Hall at the intersection of Blvd. […]
Thursday, Nov. 17, will be a musical night all over Rocky Point! In addition to the Nicho Hinojosa concert at Peñasco del Sol Hotel at 9 p.m., the evening will start out with Rocky Point favorite Mark Mulligan strumming up some of your favorite tunes from 6 – 8 p.m. at Latitude 31 on the way to […]
This Thursday, Nov. 17, the suave sounds of Mexican bohemian guitarist Nicho Hinojosa will be on stage at the conference/event hall area of Peñasco del Sol Hotel, starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the Peñasco del Sol Reception desk and are 380 pesos for the VIP section, and 280 pesos for general admission. Tickets will also […]
On Saturday, Nov. 12, the Puerto Peñasco malecón once again proved to be the magnetic center stage of the Rocky Point Rally. Despite intensive roadwork all around the Old Port (yet with the principal street near the boat launch area reserved just for motorcycles) riders made their way to the remodeled part of the malecón and soon began lining […]
Initial observations from this year’s Rocky Point Rally seem to point to an equal or higher number of bikers over last year, and very generous participants who have stopped to pay the registration donation and get the official Rally pin in return. Among those volunteering for this year’s event, there was general agreement that Thursday […]
With the Rally weekend right around the corner, here are some important tips to help ensure everyone’s safety over the coming days. Be safe! Have fun! The 11th Rocky Point Rally will be this weekend Nov. 10 – 13! Road into the Old Port & Malecón The Saturday Fiesta in the Malecón area has quickly become one […]
One of Rocky Point’s most exciting events is about to roll into town…the 11th Rocky Point Rally! Organizers on both sides of the border, including the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), local biker and long time event coordinator Oscar Palacio Soto, Linda Dahl of Quick Throttle Magazine (www.quickthrottle.com), and many, many others have been […]
The streets of Rocky Point will soon echo once more with the rumbling engines of motorcycles cruising through town, all as part of the much anticipated 2011 Rocky Point Rally. The rally, now in its 11th year, will take place from Nov. 10th thru 13th, with all registration fees going to charity. Begun in 2001 […]
This morning (Nov. 2) the director from the Sea of Cortez International Airport sat down with local news reporter José Antonio Pérez during his morning radio show on Peñasco’s most popular A.M. news source 1390 XEQC “La Reyna del Mar” (the Queen of the Sea). I was glad I tuned in as I caught details on this weekend’s 3rd […]
To the people of New York, Paris, or London, “death” is a word that is never pronounced because it burns the lips. The Mexican, however, frequents it, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it; it is one of its favorite toys and most steadfast love. Of course, in his attitude perhaps there […]
This morning, as I headed for coffee, I was interested to see a pair of young travelers traveling down Blvd. Freemont on their bicycles. With just one look I could tell they were coming off a long trip and I wanted to learn more about them. Their bikes were laden with bags, their hair full of […]