Fifteen years ago, following the completion of an eight day recording session for Turbo Ocho in Cholla Bay, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers put out a last minute invitation on the band message board for an afternoon show playing many of the new songs just recorded. One year of intimate shows with zarapes and tequila […]
The “Huellas Digitales” (Fingerprints) art exhibit of famed Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros is coming to Puerto Peñasco, where it will be housed for 3 months at the Municipal Art Gallery (GAM) in the Old Port, beginning Oct. 8th. An unprecedented look into Siqueiros’ life and work is meant to bring new generations closer to […]
Rocky Point Sandboarder Emmanuel Ortega conquers dunes in Peru at National Championship Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau Emmanuel Ortega of Rocky Point Sandboard Crew recently represented Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, and Mexico at the Peruvian National Sandboarding Championship held in Chimbote, Peru. Ortega managed to take third place in the Senior Big Air category, while […]
Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau Rocky Point readies for world’s most extraordinary Grand Desert Race Puerto Peñasco (aka Rocky Point) is set to host the Grand Desert Race, Oct. 22nd – 23rd, with participation of ultra-marathon runners from across Mexico and the U.S. The unprecedented extreme race competition will take athletes through the dunes, […]
Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau This summer season has already registered the arrival of at least one Pacific Ridley turtle, which deposited 44 eggs in an area on Playa Bonita. The eggs were then appropriately secured and placed into artificial incubation to help assure the successful hatching of baby turtles. The protected species has […]
Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau Puerto Peñasco will welcome over 20 baseball teams from across Sonora and beyond from September 22nd – 25th, as host to the 2022 First Force State Baseball Championship. The event will hit it out of the park in boosting sports tourism! Francisco León García Stadium will shine as site […]
Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau The new reality show project ¡Qué Chilo Sonora! (Sonora is so cool!) brings together talented artists and TV hosts from Televisa Sonora to compete in challenges at sites across the state, while promoting the entire region. The Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau encourages the local tourism and business […]
The 2022 sea turtle nesting season in Puerto Peñasco is fast approaching. This means local environmental and federal maritime agencies are on permanent alert for reports of sightings and prepared to detect, care for, and (as applicable) conserve turtle eggs to help guarantee hatching prospects. Luis César García González, local director of the Federal Maritime […]
Press Release: Puerto Peñasco Convention & Visitors Bureau More than 33,700 tourists, primarily from the U.S., visited Rocky Point, Sonora over the 4th of July holiday weekend. The number of visitors who made their way to this beach destination to celebrate the holiday weekend translated into an 89% hotel occupancy rate, as well as 72% […]
Following a series of unexpected setbacks, the Puerto Peñasco Dialysis Unit plans to reopen its doors in September. The clinic, which is the only one of its kind in the city, has been closed for over a year following challenges to remain open during the pandemic. Nurse training courses through July and August will make […]
The border-to-border bicycle trek across Mexico, “Ruta Chichimeca 2022”, stopped in Puerto Peñasco on July 6th as part of its 4705 KM journey to promote bicycle awareness. Now in its 19th year, this year’s group of 70 cyclists arrived in Puerto Peñasco between 1 pm – 5 pm on July 6th. This was their 6th […]
Join Orkesta Mendoza featuring Quetzal Guerrero, plus special guests Salvador Duran, Mariachi Nuevo Azteca de Tucson, Los Èsplifs (DJ set), Golden Boots, and Puerto Peñasco’s own Agua De Coco for two special evenings of spectacular live music right next to the sea! Concerts will take place Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1 at the picturesque CEDO grounds in Las Conchas on the Sea of Cortez […]
Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau The Sea of Cortez in Puerto Peñasco will serve as background July 2nd and 3rd to promote Sonora’s emblematic beverage, along with regional products, and a musical array of invited artists. The 2022 Bacanora Festival will take place on the Malecon in the Old Port, promoting Sonora’s traditional spirit […]
Source: Puerto Peñasco Convention & Visitors Bureau More than 40 travel agents from various central and southern Mexican states recently toured magical and emblematic sites across Puerto Peñasco, and the surrounding desert, as part of POTENTUR 2022. Promoted by the Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau, in coordination with Hotel Peñasco del Sol, the goal […]
Source: Puerto Peñasco Convention & Visitors Bureau Puerto Peñasco’s Sandy Beach, along with the beach at Islas del Mar, received the national Platinum Beach award in recognition of excellence as well as standards of cleanliness and sustainability. The Mexican Institute of Standardization and Certification (IMNC) granted the Platinum Beach awards to the two beaches in […]
Register Now for the Funkalicious Beach Volleyball Pirate Booty: Rocky Point XXVII Tournament hosted by Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort Funkalicious is expected to draw 300 players from the US, Canada & Latin America Puerto Peñasco, Mexico – Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort is hosting the Funkalicious 27th Pirate Booty: Rocky Point XXVII […]