Contributor Dr. Ron Ridgway On Saturday, June 14th, there was a State Firemen Rally Competition held here in Rocky Point. These were the #1 firefighters from each city in Sonora competing in a race where all the different situations that can happen in a real fire situation are simulated. The competition “rally” was held at […]
The Links golf course in Puerto Peñasco recently welcomed golf professional Luis Torres as its new Golf Director. Luis envisions golf as one of the most important tourism attractions in Puerto Peñasco, and has set out a plan based on excellent service and broadening golf’s reach to more people while promoting golf to attract more […]
By Plinio Rivero Un gran cambio se ha dado en el campo de The Links golf course, al contratar recientemente al profesional de golf Luis Torres, como su nuevo director de golf. Luis, joven y con una visión del golf como uno de los atractivos turísticos mas importantes de Puerto Peñasco, se plantea una línea […]
Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés visited Mexico City in early June for the launch of the national tourism campaign “Vívelo para Creerlo” (Live it to Believe it), which presents promotional spots from across Mexico. “We were with President Peña Nieto for the launch of Mexico’s new tourism campaign; we viewed the promotional spots from across Mexico […]
Varios eventos que son realizados en la comunidad tienen como objetivo reunir fondos para destinarse a la segunda etapa de este proyecto, su equipamiento. El anhelado proyecto de la clínica que funcionará para atender a personas de Puerto Peñasco y de lugares circunvecinos que sufran algún padecimiento que requiera de atención de hemodiálisis será pronto […]
Various events held across Puerto Peñasco help raise funds for the 2nd phase of the city’s first Dialysis Center. Such is the case with this weekend’s 1st Wine and Craft Beer Fest, to be held at Laos Mar Hotel, with proceeds to go to equipping the Center. The long awaited center, which will tend to […]
El departamento de Bomberos de Puerto Peñasco recibió un cheque de 289 mil pesos de recursos obtenidos por el redondeo del corporativo Oxxo en la región. Por cada 50 centavos que clientes de las tiendas Oxxo entregaron en Puerto Peñasco, Sonoyta; San Luis Rio Colorado y Valle de San Luis es que se logró reunir […]
The Puerto Peñasco Fire Department recently received a check for $289,000 pesos from resources collected through OXXO’s regional “round up” campaign. These funds were collected over the period spanning March, April, and May for every 50 cents OXXO customers “rounded up” in Puerto Peñasco, Sonoyta, San Luis Río Colorado and Valle de San Luis. Nicandro […]
Contributor: Kathy Witt The popular HGTV show, House Hunters International makes a second visit to the Sea of Cortez, to film Puerto Penasco, Arizona’s beach. The Real Estate Agent featured on this episode is John Witt, owner and broker of Realty Executives Rocky Point. The crew loved our beaches, condos and friendly people, and assured […]
• El mandatario estatal acompañará a la Gobernadora de Arizona en la ciudad en Scottsdale HERMOSILLO, SONORA, JUNIO 18 DE 2014.- El Gobernador Guillermo Padrés encabezará junto a la Gobernadora Janice Kay Brewer la Sesión Plenaria de la Comisión Sonora-Arizona, en la ciudad de Scottsdale, con lo que se refuerza la buena relación de amistad […]
Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés, along with Arizona Governor Janice Kay Brewer, will be leading the Plenary Session of the Sonora-Arizona Commission meeting this week in Scottsdale, thereby strengthening the strong relationship of friendship and business the two states have maintained for the past 55 years. Under the theme “Evolution of a Region”, the agenda of […]
Wendy Winzer, administrator of Consorcio Constructor de Obras Marinas, which is heading up Puerto Peñasco’s mega homeport, assures the project remains firm and though there have been setbacks work will go on and it will be delivered on time. Winzer, representative for the company that won the construction bid for the breakwater, further remarked work […]
“El Mega proyecto de Homeport Puerto Penasco se mantiene firme y aun cuando se registraron atrasos la obra continuara y se entregara a tiempo,” asi lo expuso Wendy Winzer administradora del Consorcio Constructor de Obras Marinas. La representante de la empresa que gano la licitación para la construcción de la escollera aseguro que los paros […]
El escultor Roberto Ledesma plasmó en piedra cultivada el espíritu de lucha de los ‘apagafuegos’ de Puerto Peñasco PUERTO PEÑASCO, 14 JUNIO 2014.- A partir de este sábado, los hombres y mujeres bomberos cuentan con una estatua diseñada en su honor a manos del escultor mexicano Roberto Ledesma Ávila, la cual fue develada por el […]
[Español] As of Saturday, June 14th, the men and women of Puerto Peñasco’s Fire Department now have a statue in their honor, designed by Mexican sculptor Roberto Ledesma Ávila, which was unveiled by the artist himself along with Fire Department Director Eng. Nicandro Cornejo Torres. The sculpture, measuring 1.7 m (approximately 5’7”) and created out […]
Mantiene Puerto Peñasco ocupación hotelera por encima del 80% los fines de semana del periodo vacacional, logrando algunos hoteles de playa ocupaciones hasta del 100%. Turismo en su mayoría provenientes de los Estados Unidos, lo cual incluye jóvenes y familias completas es lo que comúnmente se registran en operadoras de condominios y hoteles de este […]