spring break

Spring Break, on! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

This week’s Rundown sponsored by EcoFun Rentals – sunsets, whale watching, and Bird Island excursions What’s that buzz in the air? Oh, it’s Spring Break in Rocky Point! Long a favorite spot for college kids clamoring over the border to the beach, Spring Break opportunities now embrace whole families looking for a little Spring solace […]

Spring Break Safety flyer distribution

Officials and employees from the Puerto Peñasco Comptroller office were at various spots throughout the city Saturday morning, handing out 3000 flyers to Spring visitors that go over both their rights and obligations while here on vacation. In addition to a welcome message from the Mayor, the pamphlet includes drivers’ rights as well as recommendations. […]

Peñasco safety measures ready to receive Spring visitors

The City of Puerto Peñasco has a safety program in place for vacation periods consisting of Spring Break and the upcoming Semana Santa holidays. With this goal in mind, Puerto Peñasco Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta and City Secretary Oscar Villavicencio recently met with representatives from the Secretary of the Navy, Attorney General, Federal and State […]

Spring Break! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

This week’s Rundown sponsored by Rocky Point Speedway. Sponsors of this weekend’s Glamis Status car races, late March Mud Run, and car racing thrills! With one look at swarms of baseball caps and bikinis streaming onto Puerto Peñasco’s beaches, not to mention scantily clad university students wandering through local grocery stores or chowing down late […]

Party at the races!

By Richard Scott Car races and Spring Break?  Mixed with sand drags, wet t-shirt contests, beer pong and all day DJ’s, you’ve got the Glamis Status Spring Break Takeover this Saturday, March 15th, at Rocky Point Speedway! I find Darren Dodd, who runs the speedway, in a bobcat smoothing the short course track, getting ready […]

Chorizo vs La Cruda?

By Richard Scott I noticed an interesting phenomenon when I worked at the resorts on Sandy Beach. Friday saw crowds of people check in, ready to make the most of two or three days of fun and sun. Cocktails, fireworks, four wheelers, cocktails, jet skis, breaded shrimp, sunset cruises, and cocktails….and that was just Friday. […]

SADR Tequila 125 Rocky Point 2013

Start your engines!! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

This week’s Rundown sponsored by RPR Mexico. Host sponsor to events including SADR Races, and Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers. It’s been a busy week around town! Numerous activities and conferences have been marking the days leading up to International Women’s Day (March 8th), Gonzalo Vega as “La Señora Presidenta” performed to two sell-out crowds, […]

High Expectations for Spring Break 2014

Following positive indicators of more than 20,000 visitors over the recent President’s Day weekend, the Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau foresees hotel occupancy levels to top 70% during the upcoming “Spring Break” season. Approximately 20,000 to 25,000 people are expected to flow through Puerto Peñasco during this year’s Spring Break period, which begins March […]

Boost in Puerto Peñasco’s Spring Break 2013 numbers!

By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Following a second full week of the traditional Spring Break period in Arizona, the number of visitors to Puerto Peñasco during the stretch from March 9th – 18th showed a growth of about 4 points over 2012. During a brief, relatively informal press conversation with representatives from the local media, Héctor Vázquez […]

Spring has Sprung! Weekend Rundown 3/15 – 3/18

Spring has sprung in Puerto Peñasco! The annual Red Cross fundraising drive is underway (to run through the end of April) and Spring fever is starting to grip both residents and visitors alike, all looking to spend longer days at the beach. What better way to start than with a three-day weekend? Important: Monday, March […]

Take on the InSANDity course! 3/14 – 3/19

Climb! Run! Jump! Crawl!  OuttaTownProductions presents InSANDity Mexican Ninja March 14 – 19!! InSANDity Mexican Ninja is a beach obstacle course set up at the Princesa Resort Condos in Rocky Point. This time it’s set up as a head to head race with over 20 obstacles for two participants at once. InSANDity obstacle-tricians will race […]

Spring Break 2013 Rundown!

Across the U.S. this weekend, much of the country will be springing forward with the beginning of Daylight Savings Time on Sunday. While in Rocky Point our clocks will stay the same (as they do in AZ and Sonora throughout the year), we’ll be springing right into the first weekend of Spring Break for Arizona […]

Puerto Peñasco sprucing up for Spring

A recent City press release announced steps are being taken to spruce up various spots around town in anticipation of the upcoming vacation periods of Spring Break and Semana Santa. The goal, city officials explain, is to ensure both vacationers and families in Puerto Peñasco can thoroughly enjoy public spaces. A brigade of city workers […]

Planning a Spring Break adventure in Rocky Point?

With Spring Break right around the corner, here are some quick tips and reminders for upcoming fiestas in Rocky Point! Passports Since 2009, now when traveling outside of the U.S., citizens need to have a passport or passport card to get back home stateside. If you are still working to get your passport, you can […]

March into the Weekend Rundown!

March. In like a lion and out like a lamb, as the saying goes. With the weather warming up this weekend, we are ready to roar through a month of activities in Puerto Peñasco. As I was going through preparations to jot down activities for the weekend rundown, I was dismayed to find my desk […]