UTPP Press Release To strengthen University-Business relationships, the Technological University of Puerto Peñasco has signed a collaborative agreement with Sonoran Resorts. Engineer Fernando Anaya Millán, General Director of Sonoran Resorts, took part in the event along with University President Rafael Mendívil Millán. “We appreciate the interest of working closing with our students,” expressed the UTPP […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero [with excerpts from press releases] The local office on Integral Family Development (DIF) is a governmental office that works to address various community needs. Nationally, the DIF is presided over by Mexico’s First Lady while at a State level Sonora’s First Lady holds this position. Locally, Peñasco’s First Lady Rafaela Félix de […]
By Azucena Mazón The Pinacate, which was recently recognized by UNESCO as a natural World Heritage Site, in the late 1960s was also once a training area for NASA astronauts given the area’s similarity to a moonscape. Various individuals from Puerto Peñasco recall the astronaut training at the Pinacate, many of whom hold onto photographs […]
Away from Puerto Peñasco’s sandy beaches, and in an area unseen by many visitors, San Rafael is a neighborhood on the outskirts of Puerto Peñasco, located about 15 minutes from the center of town. The Christian Community Center there has been in operation for over a year and a half. This Center, which was begun […]
Mayor contends this will help continued promotion of city During an informational meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 6th, which brought together Puerto Peñasco Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta, service providers, military authorities and police from the three levels of government, City Economic Director Ramón Alberto Fuentes Cruz reported Puerto Peñasco was not included within the most recent […]
Puerto Peñasco fire department leads training session with paramedic students from UTPP UTPP Press release Students from the paramedic degree program of the Technological University of Puerto Peñasco (UTPP) recently took part in an interesting practice session of extracting individuals from cars. The goal of the training was to familiarize students with procedures and maneuvers […]
De regreso a las actividades después del receso laboral, continúan las inscripciones para alumnos de nuevo ingreso en el Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Puerto Peñasco hasta el 09 de agosto de 2013. Estamos para atenderte de lunes a viernes de 8 de la mañana a 3 de la tarde en el Departamento de Servicios Escolares […]
By Azucena Mazón This Monday, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto received the official UNESCO certificate recognizing the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve as a “New 2013 World Heritage Site”. A meeting hall at the President’s Official Residence “Los Pinos” in Mexico City was the background where Peña Nieto, accompanied by Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés and representatives from […]
EL XXI H. AYUNTAMIENTO DE PUERTO PEÑASCO INVITA A TODA LA COMUNIDAD A DISFRUTAR DE LA PELEA DE NUESTRO CAMPEÓN MUNDIAL, JUAN FRANCISCO “GALLO” ESTRADA ROMERO VS. MILAN MELINDO. HOY SÁBADO 27 DE JULIO A PARTIR DE LAS 8PM. LA CITA ES EN EL MALECÓN EN LA PARTE BAJA DE PLAZA COLOSIO FRENTE A PLAZA […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Puerto Peñasco will be up early on Saturday, July 27th, to watch hometown boxer and WBA/WBO flyweight champ Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada defend his titles for the first time at “Fists of Gold II” in Macao, China. El Gallo will take on Milan Melindo of the Phillippines. El Gallo from Puerto […]
By Azucena Mazón With demolition of the asphalt top, sidewalk, and curbs, work to modernize Calles 12 and 13 has begun. These two streets lead to one of the main tourist areas in Puerto Peñasco. The well-known yet deteriorated Calle 13 is finally being rebuilt in order to present a better image, while offering comfort […]
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 […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero The local chapter of the National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO) invites residents and visitors of Puerto Peñasco to shop locally this summer with the launch of the campaign “Compramos en Peñasco, Todos Ganamos” (Shopping in Peñasco, We all Win)! The campaign, aimed at promoting the idea of shopping locally, will culminate on […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero 4th of July in the United States is generally synonymous with fireworks, much like Mexico’s own Independence Day in September. This 4th of July, as fireworks take to the skies over Puerto Peñasco and onlookers marvel from along the shore, the thoughts of many residents and visitors alike will be on Arizona […]
Press Release Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar named World Heritage Site by UNESCO On Friday, June 21, 2013, at the World Heritage Convention in Phnom Penh and Siam Reap, in the kingdom of Cambodia, the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar in Sonora, Mexico was named to UNESCO’s list of […]
La Montaña Center for Multiple Care (CAM) receives donation to go toward construction of perimeter Wall City Press Release Local businessman Miguel Guevara Askar, along with a group of US individuals residing at Puerta Privada, recently made a donation of 54,000 pesos to the La Montaña School – Center for Multiple Care (CAM). The donation […]