PUERTO PENASCO TOURISM MEETING

Today at 5pm there is a last-minute meeting at the new Tourism & Visitor Assistance office. All who are interested in knowing more about the office and the services are invited to attend. Also, anyone in the business community who is interested in seeing increased tourism in Puerto Penasco. All ideas, thoughts and observations are welcome. This is it, and we want as many people at this meeting as possible.

Please forgive us if you get this twice, and please let as many people know as you can.

Thanks,

Rosie Glover

**LOOK FOR THE NEW SIGN ON THE MANNY'S TEQUILA FACTORY BIG BLUE BUILDING ON BENITO JUAREZ.**

A/C DONATION

Hi y'all, Don't know if you are aware of the new Tourist info/Visitor ctr that is about to come on to the scene here in Penasco, but it is a very good thing and long over due! It will be locatd in the Mannys Copacbana bldg. on Benito Juarez. The intentions of this addition to our community are to help promote this city and make our guests feel informed,comforable and safe! All businesses, and input are welcome to get involved. The office space is generously being donated, however it has no AC yikes!!!!! Either 110 or 220 would be great , and a mini split is necessary If anyone out there would interested in donating, or at a very affordabloe price selling one please respond to this post. Stay tuned for further developments, as Penasco grows.

MORE SWINE FLU IN MEXICO NEWS - ALL GOOD!

"The swine flu outbreak has cost Mexico at least $2.2 billion over the past 10 days, the finance secretary announced Tuesday, as damage to tourism and agriculture threatens to push Latin America's second-largest economy into a deep recession.

The Mexican government said Tuesday it will give $2 billion in credits and loans to offset business and tourism losses, sending the peso to 13.2 its best price against the dollar since the epidemic hit."

Read the full article on the Swine Flu in Mexico by clicking this link!

MYN NEEDS YOUR HELP ***UPDATE***

I have heard several comments about 4 people losing their lives on 13th last night due to a drug related altercation - is this true?!?! Please shoot me an email with any info you have on this: mynparty@yahoo.com.mx

Lynette from the Rocky Point Times just sent me an email with a link to the full meal deal no this totally random happening check this out:

A really interesting hit late last night in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, two couples taken out, one survivor.
The hit went down in the heart of the city, 13th Street and Juárez Boulevard; El Imparcial reports this morning.
One of the three dead was identified as Joel Meza Cázares, of Culiacán, and los pajarritos andan cantando, saying he was related to Blanca Margarita Cázares Salazar, La Emperatriz, El Mayo Zambada’s ex-girlfriend and a money-launderer for the Sinaloa Federation.

You see, the number of shootings that happen in Rocky Point per year can be counted on one hand. Everyone involved was from far away, and it was something that just sprung up outta the blue. On top of that, it's all gang violence - the drug cartels are battling between each other - it has absolutely nothing to do with tourists or tourism at all! You can bet that our police department will be even more in force than usual - I was wondering why I saw so many patrol cars today!

I am a single woman in my early 20's and I feel safer here than I do in Phoenix, LA, or Dallas (the 3 major cities I frequent) what with all their rapists, robbers, and sometimes snipers...

So there you have it, thanks to the Rocky Point Times!

EXCELLENT ROCKY POINT TOURISM NEWS

The much-needed boost to local tourism is due largely to visitors from the states of Sonora, Baja California and Chihuahua, according to Rafael Gonzalez Valenzuela, director of the office of Conventions and Visitors. “Our strongest markets during this season are from Ciudad Juarez and Mexicali”, said Gonzalez “by Thursday of this week we expect to be at 100% occupancy”.

Click here for the rest of this article

ROCKY POINT NEWS ONLINE

Check out my article about this weekends parties: http://www.rockypointnewsonline.com/social.html

MEXICO LIVING GUIDE SAYS: ROCKY POINT IS SAFE!

Read all the latest news about Northwest Mexico in the Mexico Living Guide PLUS: Are You Safe In Mexico? Testimonials from the other side of the fence, plus we go In Search of Hotels and discover history and beauty in Mexican hotels, also see the new Border Crossing Master Plan, hear The Mexican Sound of Mariachi and the Realtors are giving back to Rosarito and much more...

Click here to read it online!

AZ CENTRAL HEARTS PUERTO PENASCO

Check out this article that Nancy Puffer wrote for AZ Central about Rocky Point - big ups to you Nancy! We need all the good press we can get!

THIRSTY PARROT - DINNER AND A MOVIE NIGHT!

Ok, so we gripe because there's no movie theater - well, The Thirsty Parrot is here to heal your ache for the cinema: Tuesday nights through February is Dinner and a Movie night - get over there to get a seat and watch a recent movie with your friends or your honey - check their website; www.thethirstyparrot.net or MYN to get the movie of the week on Monday afternoons!

Si, nos quejamos por que no hay cine - bueno, The Thirsty Parrot esta aqui para curar tu antoja para la cinema: todos los Martes en Febrero (empezando el 27 de enero) son las noches de Pelicula y Cena -traete tu pareja o tus amigos(as) para ver una pelicula recente y comer cena! Checken aqui o su sito de web; www.thethirstyparrot.net o aqui mismo en MYN para la pelicula de la semana en la tarde los lunes!

MYN ROCKY POINT BLOG EXTRAS

What are you looking for here on MYN? You might just find it in the right hand column over there ----------------->

Scroll down all the way to the bottom of the page, you'll find: links to sites here in Rocky Point, a currency converter, visitor counter, a place to subscribe to MYN, news on Perez Hilton if you care, polls, events and happenings, a translation key, and much more to come!

MYN RIGHT SIDE INFO ---------->

What are you looking for here on MYN? You might just find it in the right hand column over there ----------------->

Scroll down all the way to the bottom of the page, you'll find: links to sites here in Rocky Point, a currency converter, visitor counter, a place to subscribe to MYN, news on Perez Hilton if you care, polls, events and happenings, a translation key, and much more to come!

COASTAL HIGHWAY TO ROCKY POINT

Here are more pictures from the inaugration of the Coastal Highway that will connect Rocky Point with southern California!

Some ranchers arrived more stylish than Gov. Bours - on horseback!
Sonorans are very proud of where they are from

This is when I got my butterflies

This was the mariachi singing happy birthday to Gov. Bours

There were a hord of people trying to get a peek at the Gov. as he made his way to the stage

COASTAL HIGHWAY TO ROCKY POINT

Check out these pictures from the Coastal Highway inauguration:

This is where it intersects with the road that leads to Benito Juarez
There were a lot of people - a healthy crowd of 300, I'd say...

I was fighting the wind and my notebook!

Craig Poturalski was present, and this is the view out to Sandy Beach

The federal police were there, protecting us and directing traffic

Stay tuned for more pictures and info later on this week and next!

COASTAL HIGHWAY TO ROCKY POINT FACTS AND NUMBERS

For all you interested in the specifics of the Coastal Highway, here they are:

The total length of the highway that stretches from El Golfo to Guymas will be 372.71 KM or 231.59 miles. The part from El Golfo to Rocky Point is 72.1 KM or 44.8 miles and the whole thing is 12 meters across or 39 feet.

The total investment on the stretch from El Golfo to Rocky Point is $374,251,124.00 pesos, which today with the exchange rate at 13-point-something-or-other, it would be about $27,976,176.84 USD.

Funding came from the federal government and the Sonoran government. They know how important it is to boost tourism. This will make the drive from San Diego about 4 hours!

Stay tuned for more info and pictures of the coastal highway inauguration and I have some good stuff on tourism numbers and projected growth, so check back!

SEAFARI'S FIRST TOUR TO SAN FELIPE

The Seafari boat and land monster
Approaching the marina in San Felipe

That's an iStock Photo worthy pic!

Their much smaller, not so cool version of Bird Island

There's another one (minus the toes and "Mauled by RP" shoes) fit for stock photography

MORE POSTS

Hungry for more Rocky Point gossip, news, and info? Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "Older Posts" to keep reading!

Quieres leer mas chimes, noticias, e info? Ir hacia abajo y haz click en el link se llama "Older Posts" y sigues leyendo!

MUSEOS SUBMARINOS

México planea crear museos submarinos para no sacar el patrimonio cultural que se encuentra bajo el agua y exponerlo a los daños por el cambio de ambiente, indicó hoy el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH).

La subdirectora de Arqueología Subacúatica del INAH, Pilar Luna, explicó en rueda de prensa que estos museos no serían habitaciones ni requerirían museografía, sino que los visitantes podrían acercarse a los restos buceando o con lanchas para conocer los hallazgos tal y como se encontraron.

Que padre! Lee el resto del articulo para saber cuando y donde van a abrir.

Deben de hacer uno aqui en el Mar de Cortes yo creo...y tu? que crees??

FOR THE NEWBIES

Puerto Peñasco, about a four-hour drive from Tucson, has grown tremendously in recent years with retirees from Arizona fueling the growth. The city, also known as Rocky Point, has about 45,000 permanent residents, and an additional 25,000 seasonal U.S. residents occupy the condominiums along the shoreline.

Puerto Peñasco has 42 hotels and motels and 14 RV facilities with 6,000 units that attract 2.3 million tourists a year, according to Sonora tourism data. The state ranks third out of 31 states and Mexico City for foreign investment, with more than $550 million annually.

ARIZONA DAILY STAR October/22/2008

http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/263524.php

CRUISE SHIPS TO ROCKY POINT

Sea of Cortez cruises to depart new Rocky Point port
Puerto Peñasco foresees 200 sailings a year as it plans massive port facility
By Gabriela Rico ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Cruising the Sea of Cortez will be another draw to Puerto Peñasco, where construction on a massive port to accommodate cruise ships is set to begin next year. "The home port will be similar to those in Miami or San Diego," said Epifanio Salido Pavlovich, director of the Sonora Office of Tourism. He said Holland America - which last week made its inaugural sailing to the new Port of Guaymas - has agreed to sail four- to seven-day cruises originating and ending at a home port in Puerto Peñasco, with two to five stops along the route. Salido said the port will be ready to receive its first ship in about three years.

When the port project is finished within about five years, as many at 200 cruises a year could be offered from the Puerto Peñasco cruise ship terminal, Salido said. He said officials plan to approach other major cruise lines to complement the service offered by Holland America. The project is being funded by Mexican government and private investors. Initially, the state of Sonora is spending about $15 million to jump-start the project, said Jesus Fontes, planning director for the state tourism agency. He said the total cost has not been calculated, since the design has yet to be developed.

The cruise-port plan comes as other transportation improvements are under way. The new Puerto Peñasco airport is expected to open in the spring, and the highway to San Luis Rio Colorado later in 2009, Salido said. Improvements also are being made to the Lukeville Port of Entry, the re-entry point into the United States from the main road to Puerto Peñasco. Construction of a private hospital, catering to U.S. baby boomers, is also under consideration.

MORE PICTURES OF HOLLAND AMERICA'S CRUISE TO GUYMAS!

I don't know when they will be heading farther north, (to RP) but keep checking back for more info! Our marina is not big enough at this very moment for cruise ships, but I have a feeling that in the near future, it will be!