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Día de la Marina Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

This week’s Rundown sponsored by our amigos at Capone’s June is nearly upon us. This means warmer and longer days, a rise in humidity, families strolling along the malecón, and lots of music, remembrance, and celebration. Let’s rundown the weekend and see what’s coming up this summer. 20th Marina Fest through June 1st – With […]

Make it Memorable! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

This Weekend Rundown sponsored by John & Kathy Witt* It’s U.S. Memorial Day Weekend, and the beginning of Marina Fest in Puerto Peñasco! In addition to high expectations outlined by the local Convention and Visitors Bureau, just in chats around town we know that many rental agencies and hotels are already booked up! Needless to […]

Let’s golf! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

This Weekend Rundown sponsored by RPR Mexico. Proud sponsors and hosts of SADR races and Circus Mexicus! Did anyone catch the full moon last night? Spectacular! Along with a majestic moon, early week winds have died down and things are heating up, especially for local golf courses! The Peninsula course at Mayan Palace will be […]

Tequila 150 SADR May 17

Tequila 150 Race Information – Southern Arizona Desert Racing May 16, 2014  Friday Tech and Registration  located across from the Fire Station down town Rocky Point from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm Drivers meeting at Wrecked on the Reef at  8:30 pm Late Arrival bikes and quads can register at the finish line Saturday morning […]

¡A celebrar a mamá! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Welcome our new Rundown sponsor Al Capone’s on Ave. Sinaloa – Now with a Fan page on Facebook! We are at the brink of perhaps one of the most revered days in Mexico, 10 de mayo, Día de las Madres. We wish all the moms out there a wonderful Mothers’ Day weekend!  There’s lots going […]

“The Independent” ready for Circus Mexicus 2014

In just one month, the traditional music trek of Peacemakers to Puerto Peñasco’s beaches will be upon us for the XXIII edition of Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers’ Circus Mexicus.  In an interview we did with Roger a couple years back, he explained how people were hearing music off their albums sooner through social networking […]

SADR will run Night Race in August

Southern Arizona Desert Racing to present Midnight Wreck Off-Road Race in late August, includes 4 laps on Friday night and 4 laps on Saturday night run in the opposite direction. It will be a 24 mile course from Sandy Beach to Cholla Bay. Information:  SADR

Governor Padrés plans to inaugurate Puerto Peñasco Convention Center

Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés Elías is expected to inaugurate the Puerto Peñasco Convention Center during an upcoming visit scheduled for Thursday, May 8th. Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta remarked that following talks with COFETUR Director (State Commission for the Promotion of Tourism), Javier Tapia Camou, the Governor’s visit is tentatively scheduled for next week. “We have […]

De Fiesta! 5 de mayo Weekend Rundown!

This week’s Rundown sponsored by Puerta Privada. May!  May 1st is Labor Day across Mexico, which leads us into basically a three day weekend here at the beach. May includes numerous celebrations, including that of May 3rd – Día de la Santa Cruz (honoring builders), 5 de Mayo – Celebration of the Battle of Puebla, […]

World Championship Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

This weekend’s rundown sponsored by John & Kathy Witt This is a week to put Puerto Peñasco on the map! On Tuesday, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto visited the Natural World Heritage Site of the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve just north of town and this weekend we welcome world championship boxing, with hometown WBO/WBA flyweight champion […]

Arrrrr you ready? Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

This week’s Rundown sponsored by John & Kathy Witt Welcome to April! With Spring Break under our belts, we now turn to the anticipation of Semana Santa, indeed the busiest two weeks for tourism in Puerto Peñasco (or at least it sure feels like it). Semana Santa begins April 13th (the week leading up to […]

Extravaganza de piratas, sirenas y arte – 5 de abril

“Qué es Cajun?” He escuchado esta pregunta varias veces desde que se anunció que habría comida y música estilo Cajun (se puede pronunciar ‘keit-chen’) este sábado en el mercado de arte “El Mercado de la Sirena” en Plaza del Camarón, donde también habrá piratas, concursos y premios al mejor disfraz. En sí, Cajun (keit-chen), según […]

Colorful Success for Toma Color!

Toma Color organizers present local DIF with donations totaling $120,000 pesos for Dialysis Center The first edition of the Toma Color 5 K fun run, which included approximately 700 participants of over 800 who all signed up with the sole purpose of having fun and supporting the DIF’s Dialysis Center project, was a tremendous success […]