Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers We are so excited to get back to Mexico in June that we’re going to let Circus Mexicus go a little longer this year. RCPM is happy to announce that an extra day has been added to CM!! The Circus will now run June 10-14. Look for information on lineups […]
It’s easy to fall in love with Rocky Point’s seafood, sunsets, and sandy beaches. There’s even more to love this Valentine’s Day, as area restaurants and resorts beckon guests to dine in – or take out – with the one you love. Here are some ideas on various offerings around town: Start off the day […]
Though Puerto Peñasco is in its “off peak” time, the local office of the Federal Maritime Land Zone (ZOFEMAT) is planning strategies to increase beach cleaning efforts over the traditional Spring Break period. However, the office’s work is ongoing and removal of trash from area beaches currently rakes in about 1 ton weekly, reports local […]
The Municipal Ecology Office has set up a collection spot for recyclables just behind City Hall. This is part of the greater “It’s not plastic….it’s you” environmental awareness campaign. The collection site, with access via Ave. Coahuila between Blvd. Francisco Javier Carrillo (formerly Fremont) and Calle Ignacio Allende, can receive: plastic bottles (PET), plastic bottle […]
Given the possibility of Puerto Peñasco returning to red on the statewide Covid-19 risk map, the Municipal Health Office is reinforcing measures to ensure compliance with health protocols. This comes after complaints regarding some businesses not respecting mandatory health regulations, detailed current Municipal Health Coordinator Erick Francisco Gastélum Pacheco. Gastélum, who stepped into the role […]
As part of a plan to improve and maintain Puerto Peñasco’s roadways, the municipal administration has once again launched a pot hole patching program. In coming days, a 12 person work crew will be pouring 12 cubic meters of cold and hot asphalt across the city, in conjunction with a pot hole filling truck. The […]
A young hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), rarely seen in this part of the Gulf of California, was rescued after beaching in the area of Playa Hermosa in Puerto Peñasco this week. The endangered hawksbill specimen, detailed biologist Humberto González Veliz of the Federal Maritime Land Zone (ZOFEMAT), had been tossed up on shore following […]
The 2020-2021 whale watching season for the northern Gulf of California is officially from January 1st – April 30th, though whales tend to make their own schedule. Still, there have already been some sightings near our shores and local boat companies are getting ready for tours. Whale watching in the northern Gulf of California has […]
Since late March 2020, the Puerto Peñasco Rotary Club (CR Mar de Peñasco) has sought to support the local medical sector and front line workers through the donation of personal protective gear. This has also included items such as a battery for an ambulance, blood pressure cuffs, and donated linens. Enrique Rodriguez Ramírez, current Rotary […]
In 2020, Puerto Peñasco’s population was registered at 63,689 residents according to data from the Housing and Population Censes of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). The INEGI report, published on January 25th, implies 5,347 more residents in the municipality from 2010 to 2020, or rather a 9.32% increase in 10 years. In […]
The educational civil association AIM Peñasco, A.C., in conjunction with U.S. affiliate Steps of Love, has taken another step in empowering learning experiences in Puerto Peñasco with the inauguration of a Child Therapy and Attention Center (C.A.T.I.). AIM staff and collaborators, along with founder Kathleen “la Tia Katy” Duncan, were on hand for the moving […]
Though the vaccination process against Covid-19 has begun among local health workers, the bi-national Rocky Point Medical Clinics has seen the need to adjust their health clinic program for 2021. Rocky Point Medical Clinic Director, Loly Martinez, detailed the organization, along with the Palabras de Esperanza Community Center housed in the same location, will resume […]
Dr. Ramón Gerardo Espinoza Rubio, Deputy Director at the Puerto Peñasco General Hospital, became the first health care worker in the city to receive the COVID-19 vaccine last week. A week-long campaign at the General Hospital, from Jan 13th – 16th, aimed to administer vaccines solely to the facility’s front line staff . Hospital Director […]
The municipality of Puerto Peñasco provides a Covid Call Center to help answer your questions. Are you experiencing symptoms and wonder if/where to get follow-up? Contact the Call Center to complete a brief questionnaire. English available.
Along with funds raised through sponsors and additional donations, organizers from last December’s 1st Rocky Point Golf tournament recently presented the Municipal Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) with a check for $84,436 pesos. This brings the total amount raised from the tournament to $245,423 pesos (approximately $13,000 US). Municipal DIF President Linda Pivac de […]
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers try, but eventually decide to cancel January Jam following postponement Tempe, AZ With COVID-19 infection rates continually on the rise in Arizona, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers have opted to cancel the re-scheduled January Jam dates in Puerto Penasco February 12-14, 2021. Confused? So is everybody. Originally, RCPM postponed it’s […]