navidad

La Navidad en Puerto Peñasco de 1952

Por Guillermo Munro Palacio La mañana del 24 de diciembre de 1952 desperté extrañando las canciones con que cada día mi mamá nos despertaba. Fui a buscarla a la cocina donde la encontré colando café en la cafetera de talega. “Tu papá no llegó” dijo. Había tristeza en su voz. Regresé al catre donde mi […]

Christmas at sea

Contributed by Guillermo Munro Palacio, anecdote of Héctor Munro Palacio  Photo: Guillermo Munro Palacio We set sail for shrimp in direction of Islas Encantadas precisely at noon on December 18th, 1958. The ship was the Río Yaqui, of don Julián Bustamante; on this occasion shipholder Jorge Robles, “el Pizcachas”, had to stay at port to […]

Catching up with Santa days before Christmas!

Catching up with Santa Claus with just days to go before Christmas is no easy task, particularly when he’s running from event to event in Puerto Peñasco before the “big dance”. That’s why when Mark Olszewski recently dropped me a line to accompany Santa to the equine therapy ranch north of town, I hopped on board. […]

Navidad lights up Plaza a la Madre

On December 3rd, City Officials held an official tree lighting ceremony at Plaza a la Madre located near the baseball stadium. Surrounded by families and holiday spirit, Mayor Figueroa Zazueta flipped the switch on the holiday lights which will remain in place through Kings Day, Jan. 6th. Among the adornments is a 15 meter tree […]