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Oysters? Yes, dig in! Red Tide alert lifted

The harvesting of oysters (and bivalve mollusks in general) in Morua Estuary is once again permitted after a Spring Red Tide health advisory was lifted on April 27th.  Water samples taken in the area indicate toxins are back within allowable limits, meaning no health risks involved. The State Commission on the Protection of Health Risks […]

Levantan veda en Estero de Morua para cosecha de moluscos bivalvos

Ya está permitido la cosecha de Moluscos Bivalvos en el Estero de Morua después de que en los muestreos de análisis de aguas de este lugar los limites de toxinas resultaron dentro de los limites permisibles para su consumo, es decir que no significan un riesgo para la salud. La veda se levantó el pasado […]

AIM Peñasco inaugurates school cafeteria

By José Antonio Pérez Areli Peralta Zurita, Public Relations director for AIM Peñasco A.C. (Integral Assistance for Minors in Puerto Peñasco), announced the opening of a new cafeteria at the Nueva Creacion elementary school, which served 356 breakfasts and 273 lunches in its first week. The school meals program, launched in coordination with Nueva Creación […]

Aumenta 80% visita a El Pinacate

Por José Antonio Pérez Desde que el área del El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar fue decretada patrimonio de la humanidad, en 2013, la visita a la misma ha crecido al menos un 80% y continúa con una tendencia a la alza en este 2018, informó Horacio Ortega  Morales. El Subdirector de esa Reserva […]

Lions Club donates 1000 pairs of glasses to help people with visual impairment

By José Antonio Pérez Local Lions Club president, Carmen Alicia Morales Valle, reported the club held a successful ophthalmology campaign April 14th – 15th with support from a team of doctors from the United States. The two-day eye clinic, which offered participants eyeglasses at no cost, examined about 500 people each day, explained Morales Valle. […]

Sea turtle nesting season expected to match historic 2017

By Jose Antonio Perez Luis Cesar Garcia Gonzalez, Director of the Federal Maritime Land Zone (ZOFEMAT), reports preparations are already underway for the 2018 sea turtle nesting period. This comes following the unprecedented season of 2017 when over 700 eggs were collected and protected, resulting in the release of nearly 400 baby turtles along the […]

Puerto Peñasco Convention Bureau welcomes tour operators

Tour operators interested in bringing groups and holding events in our state Puerto Peñasco, Sonora  April 12th, 2018. The Free Spirit Vacation Company, Puerto Peñasco Visitors and Convention Bureau (OCV Peñasco), and Hotel Peñasco del Sol hosted a fruitful visit for 29 different tourism operators from Arizona, California, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Oregon, among other states, […]

Flights from Phoenix-Puerto Peñasco to start in October

Swift Air announces aerial connectivity to Puerto Peñasco, with a twice weekly Phoenix – Puerto Peñasco flight route set to begin October 5th . Bruce Stratford, Swift President, explained flights will be on a typical commercial Boeing 737 with capacity for over 150 passengers, linking the Aeropuerto Internacional Mar de Cortés in Puerto Peñasco and […]

Puerto Peñasco tendrá vuelos a Phoenix a partir del mes de octubre 2018

La conectividad aérea a este puerto se reactivará con ruta Phoenix – Puerto Peñasco por medio de la aerolínea privada Swift Air que iniciará operaciones el próximo 5 de octubre  con dos frecuencias semanales. Bruce Stratford, Presidente de SWIFT Air Travél, explicó  que el vuelo  se realizará en un avión Boeing  737, de tipo comercial, el […]

Nunca Jamas tocando como siempre siempre

¡Pues me voy sola ! Me dije a mi misma luego de que no tuve éxito invitando a un par de amigos al Party-Fest que realizaría en la playa una radio difusora local para celebrar su tercer aniversario  y donde se presentarían los Nunca Jamás, como parte de repertorio.  El grupo que se autodenomina  del género […]

New aqueduct construction at 35% completion

Puerto Peñasco, Sonora  April  5th, 2018 OOMAPAS Administrative Director Jorge Pivac Carrillo reports a new 14.5 km long aqueduct is 35% completed and, thanks to tremendous efforts made by construction workers, is expected to be concluded by the end of June. The Director of the Municipal Water Operating Office explained approximately 5 km of piping […]