State Press Release: Given its enviable geographic location, as of 2015 Puerto Peñasco will become the first Home Port in Mexico, and one of the most modern across Latin America. This will consolidate the cruise industry within the Sea of Cortes, assures Javier Tapia Camou, Coordinator of the State Commission for Tourism Promotion (COFETUR). Given […]
State Press Release: Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés announces he’ll be visiting Puerto Peñasco in coming days to supervise work on the Home Port, work on which is already underway. He notes the project will benefit not just this municipality but other points within the Sea of Cortez, including Guaymas. The Puerto Peñasco Home Port, he […]
By Azucena Mazón During a brief interview with Javier Tapia Camou following the Puerto Peñasco Mayoral Address earlier this week, the Coordinator of the State Commission for the Promotion of Tourism (COFETUR) made assurances that per State and Federal programming this coming November should see the laying of the first stone on what will become […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero The wind is beginning to blow in favor of Puerto Peñasco… – Mayor Figueroa Zazueta Traditionally, Mexican Independence Day festivities on September 16th include formal parades throughout many city plazas. September 16th is further recognized in every corner of the country with street names commemorating this important date in Mexico’s history, often […]
Mexican President shows interest in HomePort project that will boost Puerto Peñasco and other municipalities in region City Press Release Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta recently met privately with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at the President’s official Los Pinos residence, where they addressed various topics. From among those traveling with Sonoran representatives to attend the […]
City Press Release Feb. 19, 2013. Puerto Peñasco Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta recently viewed the executive project of the city’s future Home Port, presentation of which was led by international business consortium Bermello Ajamil and presided over by businessman Luis Ajamil. With Javier Tapia Camou, State Coordinator of Tourism Promotion, on hand along with business […]
It has been announced that within the first quarter of 2013, the bidding process for construction of the Puerto Peñasco Cruise Ship Home Port will open. The project is set to cost 600 million pesos, remarked Sonoran Director of Tourism Promotion Javier Tapia Camou, as reported by the statewide newspaper El Imparcial. According to these […]
The city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) held a meeting on Nov. 28th entitled “Perspectives and Challenges of Tourism in Puerto Peñasco,” with Sonoran Governor Guillermo Padrés Elías as the main guest of honor. Governor Padrés was accompanied by State Tourism Coordinator Javier Tapia Camou, Puerto Peñasco mayor Prof. Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta, Navy ship captain […]
Each year there is always buzz about the possibility of exciting projects coming to Puerto Peñasco. Some of this excitement in the past was stirred up with the development of the Coastal Highway, which has offered a wonderful “short-cut” to Baja California (and subsequently Yuma, AZ and parts Northwest of the city), the inauguration of […]