As Hurricane Odile makes its way up the Baja California coast, a red alert has been issued for four municipalities in southern Sonora with a yellow alert in effect for a number of municipalities in the northern part of the state, including Puerto Peñasco, San Luis Río Colorado, Plutarco Elías Calles (Sonoyta), and Caborca, among […]
According to reservations, and in looking to tendencies from years past, hotel occupancy over this holiday weekend is expected to top 60% with numerous visitors, particularly Mexican, taking advantage of the long weekend to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. Héctor Vázquez del Mercado, President of the Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), indicates following Labor […]
Informa presidente del comercio organizado que el 19 de septiembre se entregarán los premios Invita a ciudadanía que adquirió boletos a revisar listado de ganadores en la propia CANACO Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. 6 de septiembre de 2014.- Cuarenta mil pesos en premios fueron sorteados la tarde de este viernes 5 de septiembre en el magno […]
Once more Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada has shown what he’s made of after defeating rival Giovanni Segura in the eleventh round at the grand Arena Mexico in Mexico City on September 6th, holding onto his two World Championship flyweight titles. Originally from Puerto Peñasco, El Gallo dedicated the bout to his family, sponsors and […]
Por la carretera 8, entre Puerto Peñasco y Sonoyta, a la altura de Agua Zarca, hay un camino que por lo menos una vez a la semana se dirige a los beneficios que ofrece la equinoterapia en el rancho del Club Ecuestre Corceles de Puerto Peñasco, A.C. propiedad de Aarón y Claudia Pérez. En lo personal no […]
The 2014 Rocky Point Rally™, set to take place November 6th – 9th in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora will be full of music to go along with all the fun of bikes and the beach at the greatest motorcycle fiesta just south of the border! Thursday Nov 6th Things get started on Thursday, Nov. 6th at […]
The hauling of material for work on the breakwater at the highly anticipated homeport in Puerto Peñasco has been suspended for about three months. Among extenuating factors is the lack of core stones, which are the largest rocks to buffer the dock. Wendy Winzer, representative of the construction company in charge of the breakwater, indicates […]
Desde hace unos tres meses los trabajos de acarreo de material para la escollera fueron suspendidos entre algunos factores por la falta de piedra coraza que es la roca más grande que amortiguará el muelle. La representante de la empresa constructora de la escollera Wendy Winzer señaló que actualmente los únicos trabajos que se realizan […]
By Joe Houchin If you use the Lukeville postal facility at all, you may have heard the rumor that it is at risk of closing in the very near future. Well, brace yourself for the fact that this is a fact. However, we hasten to say that there may be some action we can take […]
El encuentro que reunirá a alcaldes de ambos lados de la frontera será en marzo del 2015 PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 21 AGOSTO 2014.- Los alcaldes de Arizona y Sonora eligieron a Puerto Peñasco como la sede de la próxima reunión de trabajo de la Mega Región Ari-Son a celebrarse en marzo del 2015. Durante la reunión […]
Mayors from Arizona and Sonora have selected Puerto Peñasco as host site for the 2015 Mega Ari-Son Regional meeting, to be held in March of next year. During a recent gathering of the Ari-Son Binational Board, Puerto Peñasco was chosen to be the site where Mayors from both sides of the border will meet, with […]
For more than 30 years, contemporary Mexican singer/songwriter troubador Alejandro Filio has sought to strengthen Mexican music. This Saturday, August 23rd, Filio’s poetry and song will fill the Las Palomas Convention Center in Puerto Peñasco. Tickets are 300 pesos (about $23 US and available at the Reception desk of Phase II at Las Palomas Beach & […]
Una serie de acciones de limpieza , medidas de seguridad , nuevos reglamentos y adecuaciones en las que intervienen decenas de instancias ambientales , de gobierno y civiles son encaminadas con el fin de que Puerto Peñasco obtenga la certificación de playas limpias. En este caso el tramo de playa que se pretende sea certificado […]
La inscripción de la Reserva del Pinacate como uno de los patrimonios de la humanidad por la UNESCO originó un repunte en la cifra de visitantes a este lugar. De acuerdo al registro que se lleva en la CONANP (Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas) de la Reserva de la Biosfera del Pinacate en el […]
Registry of the Pinacate Biosphere as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has boosted the number of visitors to the site. According to registry information maintained by CONANP (National Commission of Natural Protected Areas), in June of 2013 the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve received nearly 13,000 visitors. In 2014, this number jumped to 18,000! It’s worth noting […]
