By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Uno, dos, tres…cinco, seis, siete. ¡Salsa! and cuatro? After two salsa classes with instructors Ulises Rios and Wendi Dorantes, I soon learn the missing cuatro is silent, providing a split-second gasp for air. There’s a revolution taking over the patio space at Plaza Freemont on Wednesday and Friday nights (9 – 10 […]
By Azucena Mazón Nearly 450 paintings, drawings, and sketches by students from the recent Art History Seminar focused on painting will be presented by the graduating artists on Sunday, July 14th at the Municipal Auditorium. The general public is invited to attend, doors open at 2 p.m. After completion of the Art History Seminar, held from […]
By Azucena Mazón More than 30,000 tourists visited the beaches of Puerto Peñasco over the 4th of July holiday weekend, marking the 237th anniversary of U.S. Independence. According to data from the local Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), the majority of hotels and resorts were at 90% occupancy from Thursday through Sunday. This represents an […]
We’re pleased to present this “travel scene” from one of our 360 writers who is out and about this summer. By MoKa Hammeken Walking through the center of Cuernavaca [Morelos] I was drawn to a singular melody; it seemed to be the voice of a saxophone, however I couldn’t spot the shimmering instrument. It is […]
July 9, 1952 Puerto Peñasco officially became a municipality, with ship-owner and merchant Victor Estrella serving as its first “Presidente Municipal”. Yet, inhabitants in and around Puerto Peñasco date back to thousands of years ago with the indigenous peoples of the Malpaís, Sandieguito, Amargoza and Cia-had O’odham in the area of the Pinacate (Munro, 2007). In light of Puerto Peñasco’s […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero With a final round of home games against the Internacionales of Nogales this past weekend, the Tiburones of Puerto Peñasco swept the series to secure first place in the regular season of the Norte de Sonora Professional Baseball League. The four teams moving into playoffs are: Tiburones of Puerto Peñasco, the Mineros […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero The local chapter of the National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO) invites residents and visitors of Puerto Peñasco to shop locally this summer with the launch of the campaign “Compramos en Peñasco, Todos Ganamos” (Shopping in Peñasco, We all Win)! The campaign, aimed at promoting the idea of shopping locally, will culminate on […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero 4th of July in the United States is generally synonymous with fireworks, much like Mexico’s own Independence Day in September. This 4th of July, as fireworks take to the skies over Puerto Peñasco and onlookers marvel from along the shore, the thoughts of many residents and visitors alike will be on Arizona […]
By Azucena Mazón With the goal of becoming yet another option in music instruction, the Civil Association Pro-Banda Musical Infantil y Juvenil de Puerto Peñasco (Children’s and Youth Pro-Music) recently revealed their new Music Academy project, which will begin classes on Sept. 2nd. The Music Academy, which is separate from the city’s Escuela de Música […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Aeroméxico began flying out of Puerto Peñasco on Thursday, June 20th. Three days later, my husband drove me to the Mar de Cortés International Airport shortly after 5 p.m. in order to catch the Embraer 145 jet, with capacity for up to 50 people, so I could hop over the desert on […]
By Azucena Mazón On Tueday, June 25th, Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés Elías presented Puerto Peñasco Mayor Prof. Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta with a check for 40 million pesos to go toward the paving of four important tourism avenues in the city. Upon presenting the check, the Governor stressed the importance of improving the overall image of […]
By Azucena Mazón Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés Elías commented he was proud the area of the Pinacate has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. During his June 25th visit to Puerto Peñasco, the State leader remarked he was thrilled the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar now form part of the […]
Press Release Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar named World Heritage Site by UNESCO On Friday, June 21, 2013, at the World Heritage Convention in Phnom Penh and Siam Reap, in the kingdom of Cambodia, the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar in Sonora, Mexico was named to UNESCO’s list of […]
Prepare for take-off! By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero In opening up more avenues for tourists to visit Puerto Peñasco, Aeroméxico began its Hermosillo – Puerto Peñasco – Las Vegas route on June 20th with the first flight landing at the Mar de Cortés international airport just before 12:30 p.m. Transforming from a glimmer in the sky, the Aeroméxico […]
AEROMÉXICO announces new flight! Hermosillo – Puerto Peñasco – Las Vegas [Republished from May 2013 *Revised times*] June 20th! Flights begin!! As of June 20th, the airline will begin operating new routes twice a week, equipped with Embraer 145 planes that hold up to 50 passengers AEROMÉXICO Press Release. April 29, 2013 – AEROMÉXICO, the […]
Paving projects on Calles 12 & 13 to begin Saturday, June 22 City Press Release: Three companies come out on top of tendering process published on Compranet June 18, 2013: The City of Puerto Peñasco has granted road paving projects for Calles 12 and 13, along with the boulevard in front of the Convention Center, […]