Tagged: live music

American’s Living in Mexico Do So Much Charity Work

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By on Dec 5th, 2018

Over the years of being in Puerto Peñasco, I have seen so much generosity from the American community that live here. It can be something as simple as adopting a family for the Christmas Season to adopting puppies form Barb’s Dog Rescue and everything in between.  The expats living in Mexico  are such a generous [...]

Here come the motorcylces..2018 is the 18th Anniversary

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By on Nov 6th, 2018

Puerto Peñasco will once again be host to the “Largest Bike Festival this side of the border” and will be held November 7th – November 12th.  Oscar Palacio started this bike rally 18 years ago and we had  maybe had 1,000 bikes.  The main highway was blocked off to get the bikers to the right and [...]

XLVI Cervantino Festival in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico.

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By on Oct 17th, 2018

Fall is the time of festivals in Puerto Peñasco.  October 18th – 21st, Rocky Point will host the 1st class XLVI Cervantino Festival.  The event is held on the Malecon area of the city.  Here you can enjoy music, art, food and more while over looking the Sea of Cortez.  The festival is family friendly so [...]

Puerto Peñasco Restaurant and Bar Scene on the Rise

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By on May 29th, 2018

Back in the 1980′s there were not a lot of hot spots to go to in Puerto Peñasco.  There was JJ’s in Cholla Bay and Manny’s Beach Club in the Mirador area.  Manny catered in those days to the upper and middle class people and their first stop upon arriving in Rocky Point was Manny’s [...]

Mother’s Day or El Dia de la Madre in Mexico

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By on May 1st, 2018

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 [...]

3rd Annual Charanga Raised Over $33,000 Pesos

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By on May 1st, 2018

 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 [...]

Get your Charanga ready for April 14, 2018!

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By on Mar 12th, 2018

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 [...]

2nd Annual BAlloon Festival Re-Cap in Rocky Point

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By on Mar 7th, 2018

  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 [...]