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Puerto Peñasco to celebrate 94th Anniversary on July 9th

Puerto Peñasco Convention & Visitors Bureau The spot that gave rise to a fishing community in the middle of the desert, and which is now one of the most important tourist destinations in northwestern Mexico, will celebrate its 94th anniversary on July 9th. Nestled between the Sonoran desert and a corner of the Sea of […]

Fire consumes abandoned Playa Hermosa hotel

By José Antonio Pérez A fiery blaze on the evening of August 14th consumed at least six rooms on the second floor of the abandoned Playa Hermosa hotel. Luis Armando Flores Oropeza, Deputy Director of Civil Protection and Fire Department, reported while the cause of the fire is still under investigation it did not cause […]

Puerto Peñasco History & Notes of Interest

Tucked between the Desert of Altar and Sea of Cortez, Puerto Peñasco (aka Rocky Point) continues to grow as the most important tourist destination in Sonora and is often referred to as “Arizona’s beach.” [*Abbreviated history – feel free to share additional facts with us] Indigenous history in region: Malpaís people (up until nearly 9000 […]

Buen Viaje don Jorge Pivac Grgich

This year, Puerto Peñasco said goodbye to don Jorge Pivac, one of the founders and early business leaders who breathed live into the local fishing sector as well as into industry across the city. After battling with an illness that had afflicted him for years, don Jorge Pivac Grgich began his final journey on November […]

¡Buen viaje don Gilberto!

On March 4th, don Gilberto Castillo Montiel, promoter of the arts and music, former Puerto Peñasco Mayor and founder of the local Chamber of Commerce, among his many other activities, passed away. Azucena Mazón of Rocky Point 360 recalls interviewing Castillo on numerous occasions, sitting down each time for what ended up being long talks […]

Hombres Valientes – Book signing

Following nearly ten years of research, endless reading, and exhaustive inquiries, not to mention constant revisions since 2010, Guillermo Munro Palacio has completed his historical novel “Hombres Valientes” (Ed. Porrúa. Mexico, 2014). Munro’s publisher has planned a rigorous Schedule of official presentations across the country. He will be in Puerto Peñasco on May 3rd for […]

Monumento al Pescado meant to herald Puerto Peñasco’s roots

By Azucena Mazón Rescuing part of Puerto Peñasco’s roots, while presenting both residents and visitors with reminders of the city’s origins, is the goal behind building a “Fish Monument” at the intersection of Calle 13 and Blvd. Benito Juárez. The figure, which will be placed on the structure currently under construction as part of work […]

La Cita Café

By Azucena Mazón Founded in 1957, La Cita Café has been a place where fishermen, doctors, business leaders, and Puerto Peñasco natives have taken time to delight in dishes prepared as if they were made at home. After living in Puerto Peñasco for 7 years following her arrival from Puebla where she first worked as […]

Rocky Point Perspective: The great shrimp showdown of 1980 (Part II)

By Steve Schwab From newspaper accounts of the events that took place in June of 1980, all was not quiet on the shrimp farm when U of A students, under cover of darkness, secretly spirited from the lab 150,000 experimental baby shrimp larvae and shipped them to a sister research facility in Hawaii. Their Mexican […]