Puerto Penasco is a tiny fishing town on the Sea of Cortez. Rocky Point as Americans would call it has grown into a very popular and modern vacation destination. Located around 60 miles from the United States border which makes this a popular vacation spot for US visitors. Puerto Penasco is sometimes referred to as the Arizona beach seeing as how it is only 3-1/2 hours from Phoenix. You can travel here easily and fast.
The white sandy beaches of rocky point can create a very memorable and convenient vacation. The hotels in Rocky point are no longer hotels but massive luxurious resorts where you can drink, dine and even take in a spa day.
You have the option in staying in town in some of the older hotels or you can stay right on Sandy beach where they have state of the art golf courses, concierge and a variety of water sport activities. Rocky Point is also a great place to go horseback riding, and there are several off road vehicle rentals available.
With the recent real estate boom in Rocky Point it is rea
will be coming down to Penasco on Feb 6th for a week. Anyone know of a good place to watch the Superbowl? Also, will there be any events going on locally that week? Thanks.
I just spoke to the Border Patrol and Customs Agents in Lukeville this past weekend and they are expanding the border to have another 2 lanes that will be able to be reversible so that they can check people coming into Mexico then use them to check people
So Donald Trump Junior visits Rocky Point. Flew in regular air to Hermosillo then to Penasco then used the Mar de Cortes Helicopter to check out he beach town for himself. What do you think about that? Is it the mark for the bottom of the market? Will
So because of how many English speaking people there are in Puerto Penasco and the fact that Americans still come down every weekend from the States to relax, the local Radio Station has launched a pilot program of English only Radio. It is only on Satur
Tune into 106.1 FM every Saturday at noon, where Rosie and Russ will tell you whats going on in Rocky Point. If you are not in Rocky Point you can still listen to it via the internet at
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Hope it is warmer in Rocky Point than it is in Phoenix! Very cool this morning.
Kent White
And another article by the same author...
If facts don't lie, is Mexico safer than the U.S. ?
By Patrick Osio
Here comes Easter break again and young people will be young people - high school and college kids will travel to distant places where the drinking age is either less than it is in the U.S. or where authorities don't care to enforce minors' drinking laws. For several decades Mexico has been one such place of choice where the legal drinking age is 18. Mazatlan , Acapulco , Puerto Vallarta and Cancun were the fly to favorite places and Rosarito Beach and Ensenada the favorite drive to places from Southern California . - But not this year, or for that matter neither was it last year.
Our government and the U.S. media have convinced most Americans that Mexico is not a safe place to visit as drug traffickers are fighting it out to see which gang will have the right to sell their illicit drugs to the very group that will not be visiting Mexico . They will have to wait until they return from Easter break to get their Mexican smuggled drugs at home.
But what really struck me was that the preferred country to visit this Easter break in lieu of Mexico is the Dominican Republic . It struck me because Dominica is rated as the number one country with the highest propensity for crime in the world. According to facts gathered by NationalMaster.com, their total crime per 1,000 residents (per capita) is 113.822 -Compared to the U.S. that is 8th in the world in total crimes at 80.0645 per 1000 residents, making chances of being a victim of a crime in Dominica better than 10%, and slightly less than an 8% chance of being a victim in the U.S.
But here is the real clunker - Mexico, the country our government tells us not to visit and the media has a field day reporting any crime be it significant or not to further put the fear of God into staying away from there - well, it ranks 39th in total crime in the world with a per capita of slightly less than 13 crimes per 1000 residents that is a 1.3% chance of being a victim of crime in Mexico.
So Mexico is out, Dominica is in, yet the chances of being a crime victim there is greater than in the U.S. and the chances of being a crime victim in the U.S. is greater than in Mexico . But, for our own safety we need to stay out of Mexico .
Have you ever felt like you're being duped but you can't quite put your finger on why - what's the motive? Is it to keep us from facing some bitter truths? We keep reading how crime is down, how safe we are compared to most other parts of the world. But is it true?
So here are some multiple choice questions for you:
Which country has a higher crime rate per 1,000 residents?
Mexico, b. Germany, c. Canada, d. U.S.
Which country has the highest murders with firearms?
Mexico, b. El Salvador, c. U.S.
Of the following countries, which has the least number of drug offenses?
a. Germany, b. United Kingdom, c. Canada, d. Switzerland, e. Mexico
4. Which country has the most prisoners?
a. United States , b. China , c. Russia , d. India, e. Mexico
(Answers: 1. d. U.S. , 2. c. U.S. , 3. e. Mexico , 4. a. U.S.- Source: http://www.nationmaster.com )
In one of the only bright spots due to its recent gang related murders, Mexico , on a per capita, ranks as more dangerous than the U.S. occupying No. 24 and Mexico No. 6 in the world, but in total number of murders the U.S. is No. 5 and Mexico No. 6.
In fact, much of the crime data per capita 1000 population suggests that in many respects Mexico is safer than the U.S.: in assaults the U.S. ranks No. 6, Mexico No. 20; burglaries the U.S. No. 17, Mexico No. 34; car thefts U.S. No. 9, Mexico No. 22; fraud U.S. No. 18, Mexico No. 29; Rape (Canada No.5), U.S. No. 9, Mexico No. 17.
No doubt that at the expense of Mexico we are being duped. Is it to hide our insatiable appetite for illicit drugs and cheap labor, and so by pointing the finger of guilt to the biggest supplier of both we exculpate our actions or at minimum pacify our own guilt?
Maybe it's time for "the home of the free, and land of the brave" to take note.
mexicoruss
1 Year Anniversary for Sonoras only English radio program "Rocky Point Ramblings" We will broadcast LIVE today from the Malecon in Old Port Rocky Point at noon Arizona time until 2:00 you can listen in anywhere in the world via our live streaming on the internet using this link! You can contact us via text message to Russ 638-113-4591 or Rosie 638-386-9081
The "Taste of Penasco" event is coming back to Rocky Point once again on November 27th, 2010. The event will run from 12 noon to 6pm in the park across from the Municipal Building on Fremont (Old Jim Burr Plaza w/ small Shrinp statue). We invite you to come and enjoy some of the local "flavor" found in Rocky Point, which in my opinion is some of the best around! This year's event will benefit two of the local Fish Ministries, so please join us for all the fun and festivities.
