When we speak of cities in Mexico and how old they are, we don’t realize that a city like Puerto Peñasco is still a baby. It officially became a city in 1952. In the late 1800′s – early 1900′s the largest city close to Rocky Point was Altar and that was the capital of the [...]
Once again Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner. If you still have not made your reservations for a condo on Sandy Beach or a beach front home in Las Conchas, now is the time as many are already booked full. In May the weather is still beautiful and the Sea of Cortez will [...]
A little bit of history about Mother’s Day. It was started on May 10 1908 by a woman named Anne Jarvis but it wasn’t until May 8, 1914 that the US Congress designated Mother’s Day officially be on the 2nd Sunday of May. It is the 3rd largest holiday in the USA for sending cards [...]
The 3 year old board just completed the 3rd Annual Charanga Derby and raised $33,000 pesos for Casa Hogar, the home for the elderly. I recently sat down with Santiago Ruiz , committee chairman, who explained that they were so happy with the turn out and the money raised. This is the only fund raiser [...]
We have had so many inquires about real estate in Puerto Peñasco, that I recently sat down with Jim Ringquist, sales manager for the Sonoran Resorts. The Sonoran Resorts continue to be a first class operation and this is from the time they first started delivering condos in the early 2000′s. He indicated that in [...]
It has been some time since Puerto Peñasco has had a tequila festival but on May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, La Casa del Bacanora will be introducing Bacanora to the residents and tourists in Rocky Point to Bacanora. The event is open to the public and will have FREE Bacanora tastings and you can purchase [...]
We all have known someone who has been in a “Soap Box Derby” or helped to build a Soap Box car. It has been around in the United States forever. Well, April 14th, Puerto Peñasco Mexico will hold it’s 3rd Annual Charanga Derby. The proceeds from the event will go to the Jose Davalos Casa Hogar, which the [...]
This blog will be short but it is being done so that next year you can mark your calendars far ahead and plan to be in Puerto Peñasco for the 3rd Annual Balloon Festival. Despite the cold and windy weather, the afternoon and evening functions went very well. Only 3 balloons went up on [...]
In our previous food blog we covered the restaurants and bars in Rocky Point on the Malecon (Old Port area). In this one we will cover the places in town and Sandy Beach. Besides the ones mentioned you can find Taco places all over town so if you are looking for something unique, ask and [...]
We recently did a blog about Whale Watching in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico and suggestions on which boats do Whale Watching tours. I included in that information things about fishing charters and sunset cruises that these 3 companies do. By all means these are not all the boats that do sunset cruises or fishing trips. [...]
Omar says:
Well they mostly only appear Mid-July to August, as long you...
Tori says:
Any beach safer than others regarding stingrays and jellyfish?
Omar says:
We are sorry to hear you left Rocky Point because "Animal...
Christel Mayer says:
Rereading my post, I would like to add that I described...
Christel Mayer says:
I loved and hated Puerto Penasco and will honestly and unprejudiced...
