I recently went on an interview with owner of MTZ, Martin Martinez, who was born and raised here in Puerto Peñasco. Martin is also a licensed Real Estate agent as well as owning the place to go to for special events as well La Galleria on the corner of the entry to the Old Port. [...]
This blog will be broken down into several parts so that you can absorb and appreciate the history here. Building not only shrimp boats but large luxury pleasure yachts has been a part of Puerto Peñasco history for decades. One of the largest was built by Astillero Bellot and is 150′ long. It features exotic [...]
In the previous blog about RV Caravans coming to Puerto Peñasco, we touched on how these groups get here and where they come from. In part 2 we will be addressing several things to do once you are here as well as what you can and can not bring into Mexico. After sitting down with [...]
Back before the days of the condo boom RVing was the way to go. There were RV’s coming and going constantly. They came in groups of all Winnebago’s, Prevosts, Allegro etc. At one time, it was not unusual to see 30-40 Prevost’s in a caravan and that meant a lot of money on the highway. [...]
If you go towards the Mayan Palace south and east of Puerto Peñasco and go just past it, there is a road that goes off to the left and goes to the Gillespie Gold Mine. It is located in a pretty rugged area, so I would say 4 wheel drive is a must and it [...]
If you are planning a vacation to Puerto Peñasco, you have a lot to think about as to where you want to stay. Be it a hotel, condo or home, most all of these are located right on the Sea of Cortez. There are many things to take into consideration when choosing a place. You [...]
April 2017 has proved once again to be one of the busiest months of the year. Not only did 135,000 tourists come here for Semana Santa (Easter weekend) from Arizona, California, Texas, Baja California, Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Sonora filling all lodging to 100%, it also increased revenue by 15% over last year. Add to the fact that the [...]
Be prepared to come out on April 11, 2017 for the Inauguration and game one of the 3 day home stand with the Tiburones De Puerto Peñasco versus Centinelas de Mexicali at our new stadium. The stadium currently has 1300 seats including the new seats as well as the old 1st base side stadium seats. It [...]
Everyone knows about Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles and Lodi wines, but many people do not know about the wines of the Valle de Guadalupe, San Antonio, San Vincente and other regions in the Ensenada area of Baja Norte, Mexico until Laura Palacio opened El Tapeo, a wine and tapas bar. In the past 3 years she has [...]
It is that time of the year again here in Puerto Peñasco, the college and high school folks are celebrating SPRING BREAK 2017 with a lot of partying going on. So what do Spring Break and Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa) have in common? The word is PARTY! It is amazing that it seems like [...]
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...
