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Oh mama! Mother’s Day Weekend Rundown

Check any local school calendar in town and you’ll see May is a month full of celebrations. Kicking off with Mexican Labor Day (May 1st), we zoom right past 5 de mayo (Battle of Puebla) but not before a nod to construction workers on May 3rd (Día de la Santa Cruz), and then straight into […]

Calafia Airlines offers adventure to and from Rocky Point

The Calafia Airlines flight between Puerto Peñasco and Tijuana launched onto the local scene and into the skies at the end of April 2022, hitting the tarmac running and quickly meeting goals of average 70% passenger occupancy. While bringing Puerto Peñasco and Tijuana effortlessly accessible to each other via the just over 40-minute flight, an […]

5 de mayo – Weekend Rundown

As avid travelers and aficionados of all things Mexico, it’s worth remembering 5 de mayo celebrations commemorate the 1862 Battle of Puebla when the Mexican army defeated the French in Puebla de Zaragoza.  With all the hoopla on the northern side of the border, some may mistake 5 de mayo for Mexico’s Independence Day, yet […]

Red Cross Annual Collection through May: Matching donation available!

The Red Cross’ annual funds drive went into effect in late March, and locally on April 12th with a 20,000 peso donation presented by mayor Jorge Pivac Carrillo.  As always, it’s important to keep in mind the altruistic group is a non-governmental organization and relies principally on donations. The “Once isn’t Enough, Dig Deeper” (Una […]

Navy honors 1914 Defense of Veracruz: Inauguration of ExpoMar

Plaza Gobernadores in Puerto Peñasco’s Old Port was dressed to the nines on April 21st to commemorate the 109th Anniversary of the Heroic Defense of Veracruz in 1914 against U.S. forces. Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaña joined Puerto Peñasco mayor Jorge Pivac Carrillo and 6th Naval Zone Commander Epigmenio Javier Rodriguez Balbuena for ceremonies at […]

Sights set on advancing Home Port in Rocky Point

Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño continues to stress the goal of promoting cruise lines in the Sea of Cortez, noting progress in the goal to rescue and restart Rocky Point’s Home Port. At a press conference during one of his recent visits to Puerto Peñasco, Governor Durazo detailed current promotional work with cruise lines looking […]

Puerto Peñasco Open Chess Tournament  April 28th-30th

At least 100 chess competitors from across Sonora, Baja California, and Arizona are expected to take part in the Sonora Open Chess Championship to be held April 28th– 30th in Puerto Peñasco. The Sonora Chess Open, named in honor of teacher and avid chess promoter Carlos Ham Lugo, will take place at the Puerto Peñasco […]

Thousands of Easter vacationers mark launch of Rocky Point’s high season

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 […]

Rocky Point Tourism to top 2.1 million in 2023

The Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) detailed their office is busy with logistics, strategies, and promotional campaigns with goals set on at least matching 2022 tourism numbers. OCV Director Lizette Ibarra remarked, in coordination with the Sonora Ministry of Tourism, there are high expectations to meet and even top these goals.   Ibarra […]

Rocky Point part of 2023 World Rally Raid Championship

Rocky Point and its surrounding desert will form part of the 2023 World Rally Raid Championship route, set to take place April 22nd – 28th across Sonora. Mayor Jorge Pivac Carrillo, together with Sonora Rally organizer Darren Skilton and Sonora Tourism Secretary Célida López Cárdenas, detailed the entire route will include Hermosillo, Caborca, Puerto Peñasco, […]

Governor reconfirms President AMLO’s visit to Sonora this week

Puerto Peñasco will welcome Mexican President Andres Manuela Lopez Obrador as part of his visit to Sonora from February 16th through the 19th. President AMLO will be on hand for the delivery of some important projects in the state and to supervise progress on others, among these the photovoltaic solar plant under construction in our […]

Puerto Peñasco hosts Sonoran Energy Summit – Feb 2nd

Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño welcomes more than 60 global diplomats, along with representatives from Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to take part in a summit today to present the Sonoran Sustainable Energy Plan (PSES). The meeting, to be presided over by Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Mexico, was to begin on […]

Tourism in 2023 expected to top 2.1 million visitors

 The Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) details their office is already busy with logistics, strategies, and promotional campaigns with goals set on at least matching 2022 tourism numbers. OCV Director Lizette Ibarra remarked there are high expectations to meet these goals in coordination with the Sonora Ministry of Tourism. Ibarra reported Puerto Peñasco […]

Annual Major League Baseball Clinic was a hit!

Jose Antonio Perez and Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Nearly 50 children and youth baseball fans took part in the 13th Annual Major League Baseball Clinic held in Puerto Peñasco on Jan. 28th at the Francisco León Garcia stadium. At a brief press conference the evening before, Municipal Sports Director Fernando Mendoza was joined by organizers and coaches […]

Ocean Giants return off shores of Puerto Peñasco

Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau Whale watching season has just begun in Puerto Peñasco, with the first spotting of these ocean giants about 15 nautical miles from Puerto Peñasco on January 25th. This corner of the Sea of Cortez is a privileged spot as at the beginning of each year it welcomes back whales […]