July 9, 1952 Puerto Peñasco officially became a municipality, with ship-owner and merchant Victor Estrella serving as its first “Presidente Municipal”. Yet, inhabitants in and around Puerto Peñasco date back to thousands of years ago with the indigenous peoples of the Malpaís, Sandieguito, Amargoza and Cia-had O’odham in the area of the Pinacate (Munro, 2007). In light of Puerto Peñasco’s […]