Announcements~Avisos

Tekila Bar ready to celebrate 2nd Anniversary!

This weekend will be filled with three days of music and fun as Tekila Bar celebrates its 2nd Anniversary! The bar/restaurant, which has managed to carve out its place as a must-stop for visitors to Puerto Peñasco, and the local community alike, will be fiesta-ing all weekend with live bands from Hermosillo and Arizona – […]

TAP Royal starts bus connection between Peñasco – Phoenix

By José Antonio Pérez As of September 28th, there’s a new option connecting Puerto Peñasco to Phoenix by land with the launch of bus service by TAP Royal International.  Keith Rosenblum, international liaison for TAP, noted while TAP already provides various connections between the US and Mexico, the Peñasco route is a pilot project and […]

Puerto Peñasco Tech Institute (ITSPP) offers TOEFL Certification

By José Antonio Pérez As of Sept. 12th, the Superior Technological Institute of Puerto Peñasco (ITSPP) has become a “TOEFL Certifying Center”, following an agreement signed with the International Education Institute. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a tool used to evaluate English fluency, detailed ITSPP Foreign Language Coordinator Raquel Cibrián […]

World Car Free Day Bike Ride 9.22

In an effort to raise global environmental awareness on “World Car Free” Day (Sept. 22nd), the Municipal Office of Ecology and Sustainable Development is organizing an evening bike ride for all to enjoy.  The ride will depart at 5 p.m. on Sept. 22nd from Plaza del Camarón, making its way to Plaza la Madre.  Participants […]

Waiting List at Casa Hogar home for elderly

By José Antonio Pérez Requests for entry to the José Dávalos Valdivia “Casa Hogar” home for the elderly have increased 100% this year, reports Board President Santiago Ruiz Hurtado.  He stressed though the home is not able to receive more residents, they do offer support by distributing adult diapers, clothing, food goods, and medicine, and […]

How to Labor Day Weekend in Rocky Point!

Planning to catch some rays, live music, and possibly a little tequila induced dancing this Labor Day Weekend in Rocky Point?  Here are some top spots that have got you covered, plus most restaurants and watering holes are back from their own vacations and back on the job! Banditos Labor Day Weekend:  The Summer / […]

December Trip to learn Spanish!

You know this is on your “bucket list!”  Experiencia Spanish Language School, with four campuses in Mexico, is organizing a language/cultural immersion trip in December, complete with two weeks at the Experiencia campus in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca (see map below), on the Pacific Ocean. The trip is open to anyone who wants to learn/improve their […]

Sonora Dolphinarium offering therapy sessions

By José Antonio Pérez Aug. 17, 2017.  The reopened Sonora Dolphinarium (Delfinario) located in San Carlos, Nuevo Guaymas provides educational programs, experiences and interactions with dolphins, plus therapy sessions. Luis Trujillo Aguayo of the Puerto Peñasco Municipal Council on Social Integration for Persons with Disabilities, as well as liaison with the Sonora Commission of Ecology […]