It’s Summer! Weekend Rundown
Summer is here! Yes, officially! Summer solstice on Wednesday marked the beginning of summer. Seemingly word really got out and it’s heating up. But hey, the humidity hasn’t kicked in yet this way and the sea is super inviting right about now. Every weekend seems to see more folks making their way down to Arizona’s […]
Unidad Auxiliar Turística recibe nueva silla de ruedas para la playa
Como un apoyo más a las personas con alguna discapacidad para que puedan disfrutar y aprovechar el mar y nuestras playas, la Unidad Auxiliar Turística puso en operación una nueva silla de ruedas “playera” el día sábado 17 de junio, la cual fue donada por parte de Mystic Whale Tours del fotógrafo y altruista residente […]
Improving beach accessibility one wheel at a time
One evening while out capturing a spectacular sunset over the Sea of Cortez, as is his nearly daily ritual, the artist/photographer/adventurer/guide Tony Ballesteros watched a young man enjoying the same view from a wheelchair, its narrow tires sunk somewhat into the sand. Tony recalled his own experience in a wheelchair after a hospital stay at […]
Fathers Day RP Weekend Rundown
Just this past week I started to turn the A/C on in the office – mid June, are you kidding me? I’m used to doing that business in late April or early May in Rocky Point! Indeed, it is near perfect weather still as we head into a 3 day weekend, honoring Juneteenth in the […]
Rotary: “El Agua te cuida ¡Cuídala!” provides free drinking water to Peñasco schools
Public schools across Puerto Peñasco benefit from free purified water via coordinated efforts of Rotary, OOMAPAS, and the City World Water Day earlier this Spring provided the perfect showcase for launch of the water awareness program “El agua te cuida, ¡Cuídala!” of the local Rotary Club Mar de Peñasco, water department (OOMAPAS), the City, along […]
Rocky Point welcomed 560,000 tourists in first quarter of 2023
Puerto Peñasco welcomed an estimated 560,000 tourists during the first quarter of 2023, according to the local Convention and Visitors Bureau (OVC). This translates into approximately 612 million pesos in economic revenue (roughly 36 million USD). OCV Director Lizette Ibarra indicated hotel occupancy in Rocky Point from January through April averaged 33%, which is actually […]
Circus hits Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!
One of the most highly anticipated weekends in Rocky Point is here! Well, it kicked off Thursday – and to be honest there were some warm-up sessions earlier – so really, one of the most highly anticipated WEEKS is happening now! It’s Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers’ Circus Mexicus! Plus, Sunday marks the wrap-up of […]
Circus Mexicus 2023 Line-up & map
Circus Mexicus 2023 will hit stages across Puerto Peñasco June 8th – 11th, with headlining RCPM Friday & Saturday nights gracing the Canción Main Stage just behind Banditos! Got your tickets? Be sure to get them before June 7th before prices go up – 2023 Circus Mexicus Tickets, NOTE: June 8th Thursday – Will Call […]
Welcome June! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown
Puerto Peñasco welcomed June with the traditional honoring of Día de la Marina and laying of wreaths at sea and in the Old Port. As a port city with a rich history of fishing as its first main economic activity, and home to a Naval base, June 1st is a well honored tradition in town […]
Memorial Day Weekend Rundown 2023
It’s Memorial Day Weekend in Rocky Point! It almost doesn’t seem like we could be at the end of May since many of us still don’t have our AC running full blast…and yet, here we are. It looks to be a near perfect weather weekend with lows around 70°F and highs of 82°F, so be […]
Music! Memorial Warm Up – Weekend Rundown
Rocky Point has always attracted musicians and bands from near and far to grace our shores. In relatively more recent years, the local music scene has burst across a growing number of stages and new venues around town. In this lead up to Memorial Day weekend, it’s the perfect time to catch local musicians in […]
Oh mama! Mother’s Day Weekend Rundown
Check any local school calendar in town and you’ll see May is a month full of celebrations. Kicking off with Mexican Labor Day (May 1st), we zoom right past 5 de mayo (Battle of Puebla) but not before a nod to construction workers on May 3rd (Día de la Santa Cruz), and then straight into […]
Calafia Airlines offers adventure to and from Rocky Point
The Calafia Airlines flight between Puerto Peñasco and Tijuana launched onto the local scene and into the skies at the end of April 2022, hitting the tarmac running and quickly meeting goals of average 70% passenger occupancy. While bringing Puerto Peñasco and Tijuana effortlessly accessible to each other via the just over 40-minute flight, an […]
Puerto Peñasco at Sonora-Arizona mayors Summit
Puerto Peñasco mayor Jorge Pivac took part in the Sonora and Arizona Mayors Summit held April 24th in Tucson. Pivac was one of 7 mayors from cities on both sides of the border, together with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo. The binational summit, organized by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, […]