Puerto Peñasco Convention & Visitors Bureau The spot that gave rise to a fishing community in the middle of the desert, and which is now one of the most important tourist destinations in northwestern Mexico, will celebrate its 94th anniversary on July 9th. Nestled between the Sonoran desert and a corner of the Sea of […]
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 […]
Contributor: Steve Schwab Since the early 1960’s, University of Arizona scientist Carl Hodges had capitalized on the potential for agricultural research that the fertile and vibrant area of Puerto Peñasco, Mexico had to offer. With its close proximity to the U of A and the immediate, desert-like conditions, Rocky Point was the perfect choice for Hodges’ […]