Contributor: Alfonso López Trasviña The “Geckos Race Team” has arisen in Puerto Peñasco as a way to promote cycling, as well as running and swimming. The Race Team became official following the reading of its Constitutive Act this past week, done by the Director of Puerto Peñasco’s Municipal Sports Institute Fernando López Trasviña. The club […]
Following nearly 6 years of planning, research, design, negotiations, and production, the Schuk Toak Visitors Center of the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve has begun installation of a permanent museum at its facility about 15 minutes north of Puerto Peñasco. Due to the installation of the Museum section, the Visitors Center will be closed beginning August 23rd and until further […]
It has been a tremendous week for Puerto Peñasco’s boxing star Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada. Over the weekend, a new boxing training gym in the Ferrocarrilera neighborhood of the city was dedicated by the Mayor and his wife, named in honor of El Gallo; plus, Thursday marks the weigh-in process for El Gallo’s upcoming bout on […]
Today, Aug. 20th, marked the first day back to school for thousands of children across Mexico. Following nearly two months of vacation, students are heading back to class – which also means a bit more early morning traffic around certain parts of town. According to the 2012-13 School Calendar of the Secretary of Education and […]
On the heels of the Mexican Olympic Men’s soccer gold at the 2012 London Olympics (beating out Brazil), it is no surprise that soccer has a prominent foothold within Mexican sports and traditions. Contributor Alfonso López Trasviña shares with us how the passion for fútbol/soccer extends across gender lines here in Puerto Peñasco. Puerto Peñasco, Sonora […]
In mid-July, Puerto Peñasco had a definite presence at Fiesta in the Desert IX in Arizona, organized by the Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA). The event, aimed at highlighting options to various travel partners, included a tradeshow, seminars, and special presentations. Russ Black, of Peñasco Recreation, and his wife Naomi had […]
Contributor: Nina Mier (Cine Club Primera Toma, A.C.) Calle 15 Galería de Arte and the First Take Film Club (Cine Club Primera Toma, A.C.) are organizing their first summer raffle, with the raffling off of the painting “Barreras entre nosotros I” (Borders between us I) by Sonoran painter Zacarías Páez. The painting is valued at […]
City Press Release. July 19, 2012 Through the investment of 100 million dollars and the creation of at least 400 jobs, over the next three years, the Aeromk II company – which builds jet planes for aerial combat training – is setting up shop in Puerto Peñasco, announced Mayor Alejandro Zepeda Munro. The Mayor mentioned there […]
The 2012 Tiburones baseball season has now officially come to a close, following a loss on Tuesday night to the Ensenada Marineros. Down 3-0 in the series, the Tiburones had come back dramatically over the weekend and the series was at 3-2 as they headed back on the road. But, being in Marinero territory was enough for Ensenada […]
On Sunday evening, July 15th, the Puerto Peñasco Tiburones baseball team held onto their last chance to stay alive in the Finals of the Liga Norte de Mexico against the Ensenada Marineros. The first two games of the Finals, held in Ensenada, did not fare well for the Tiburones as they were beat the first night by a […]
Living in Puerto Peñasco, it is often challenging to wrap our minds around concepts such as flash-floods (Is that a pipe that burst?), or monsoons (oh yeah, the summer humidity). This year, with construction on the sole city bridge in Sonoyta connecting the North (or rather, anywhere coming from San Luis Rio Colorado to Lukeville) […]
Following the first day of the 5th Annual Deep Sea Fishing tournament, and 12 hours of fishing, the competition continued on Sunday, July 8th, once again from the early hours of the morning with departure from the port at 6 a.m. and preparations going on well before dawn. Emotions were high throughout the day as […]
Day 1: On Saturday, July 7th, at 6 a.m., participants set out on the first of two days at the 5th Annual Deep Sea Fishing Tournament organized by the Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV). This year there are more than $10,000 USD in prizes to be given away within the 3 categories: Grouper, […]
There’s a new sports team in town! Los Rolling Rockies, Puerto Peñasco’s own wheelchair basketball team, has been practicing at the Municipal Gym every Sunday for the past two months and is now preparing for their first tournament to be held in Navojoa on the weekend of July 14th – 15th. Unanimously voted team captain […]
The Technological University of Puerto Peñasco (UTPP) has extended its registration period through July 31st with the opening of additional spots in its degree programs of Business, Gastronomy, Parademic, as well as for the new IT program in Communications and Information Systems. Contributor: Francisco J. Ureña Duarte Puerto Peñasco, Sonora; a 6 de julio de […]
While official counts from the July 1st Mexican elections are to be made known later this week (by the Federal Electoral Institute – IFE), some of the initial reports and preliminary numbers point to the following results: President 2012-2018: Enrique Peña Nieto (PRI) (elimparcial.com) Puerto Peñasco Presidente Municipal (Mayor)2012-2015 : Prof. Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta (PRI) (prepsonora.com) For more […]