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 […]
The 2021 Red Cross collection drive in Puerto Peñasco raised nearly 350,000 pesos in donations from residents and visitors alike, detailed Irma Rojas Herrera, local Red Cross Administrative Coordinator. Herrera clarified final numbers on commercial donations are still pending as that is a year-long process. While amounts raised in 2021 so far for the Red […]
Summer hydration call! Let’s keep our local firefighters hydrated! Please consider donating Gatorade, electrolytes (lime/lemon), water, etc. to help the Departamento De Bomberos Puerto Peñasco throughout the intense heat of the summer. Drop off at central Fire Department on Blvd. Fremont. GRACIAS! *Additional hydration donations welcome at the local Red Cross – also on Blvd. […]
Coming off this year’s Circus Mexicus, and as they hit the road through the summer, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers announce upcoming dates of shows in Rocky Point! “We’re excited to announce two upcoming destination weekends in Puerto Penasco! Join RCPM October 22-24, 2021 and the return of January Jam MLK Weekend Jan 14-16, 2022!! […]
Hopes are the upcoming school year will once again provide for in person classes at schools across the city. Several groups and organizations are busy readying school supply drives, including the Adopt a Classroom program of Barbara Olszewski. Barb tells us that spiral notebooks in particular are a huge need throughout the year, along with […]
Announcement from Steps of Love Much like in the United States, public school students in Rocky Point must begin the year with a backpack filled with a long list of school supplies, Because the young people we support come from families with limited resources, most cannot afford this expense. Your donation to our ‘Packs of […]
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“We’ve waited 2 years, and traveled 3000 miles, to be able to say these 8 words,” an excited voice rang out from the Circus Mexicus main stage gracing the sand lot behind Banditos in Rocky Point on Saturday, June 12th. “Ladies and Gentlemen, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.” Announcing the band from the main stage […]
Our thanks to Tony Ballesteros and our own ranging reporter Sami for sharing a selection of shots from this year’s Circus Mexicus …shots, shots, shots …of Canción (err, Mexican Moonshine) that is. 2021 RCPM CM was a coming home for many! ¡Hasta pronto!
June 21st is Go Skateboarding Day! What a perfect time for the online premier of “Concrete Futuro”, which tells the incredible story of skateboarding’s ups and downs in Rocky Point. Check out the trailer: Concrete Futuro Braulio Castro of Atomic Skate, and impetus behind much of how skateboarding rolls around town, shares “Following more than […]
There’s nothing like hitting the beach on a Saturday morning before 7 a.m. as the tide inches out. On June 12th, that’s exactly what organizers from the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) called for to help mark World Oceans Day celebrated a few days before. As the first of three […]
POLITICAL SPHERE L.C.C. Maye Verduzco Chaires for JoinUs without Borders, reprinted from June 2021 issue with permission In Sonora, the candidate of the “Juntos Haremos Historia” (“Together We’ll Make History”) coalition, Alfonso Durazo Montaño, prevailed in the gubernatorial election with an overwhelming advantage of over 50% of the votes. In Puerto Peñasco, the candidate of […]
With tourism numbers already above expectations, Puerto Peñasco’s recovery continues to progress, remarked Sonora Tourism Promotion Director Luis Núñez Noriega. The COFETUR (Comisión Federal al Turismo del Estado) chief noted tourism goals remain high for the summer season. Núñez Noriega remarked an orderly and phased process of Covid-19 vaccines both in the U.S., and ever […]
Puerto Peñasco weightlifter Adbeel Noemí “Mimí” Rodríguez Lugo, along with fellow Sonoran athletes, has been selected to compete in the Sub20 Youth PanAmerican Championships to be held July 9th – 15th in Manizales, Colombia. These games are a classifier for the PanAmerican Youth Games towards the end of the year. “Mimí” and her weightlifting cohorts […]
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers 2021 Circus Mexicus is less than a week away! June 10 – 14, 2021. So, here’s a cheat sheet of some of what you need to know for the peacemaker pilgrimage to the playa! NOTE: BORDER HOURS LUKEVILLE / SONOYTA 6 A.M. – 8 P.M. Speed limit in Mexico is […]
