Rocky Point News

The new International Airport in Rocky Point is now taking flights. This is big news for the future growth of Puerto Penasco, aka Rocky Point.

Puerto Peñasco, like much of the northwestern coast of Mexico still reeling from a decline in the fishing industry, is getting a makeover. The city, 60 miles south of Mexico's border with Arizona, is increasingly better known for its designer golf courses than for the 850 tons of shrimp it pulled into its harbors last year. But as investors pour millions of dollars into luxury vacation developments, many worry that the rush to cash in on tourism could destroy the unique desert-marine environment....

Art and Viv Sloan of Sun Lakes have come up with an enjoyable way of helping out our military veterans. But only 162 adults can take them up on their offer this fall, so listen up and prepare to act quickly.

It's a secret obfuscated with many names. People in Arizona refer to the Mexican city of Puerto Peñasco as Rocky Point, its English translation. The name in either version refers to a Gibraltar-like rock outcropping that punctuates two long stretches of beach.

Direct flights have been proposed to originate from Southern Californias LA/Ontario airports to destination Rocky Point.  The proposed flights are from airline carrier AeroMexico and would be provided by the carriers regional airline Aerolitoral. 

The Las Palomas beach and golf resort in Rocky Point, Mexico has announced that it will break ground in short order on a planned World class spa facility.

The Laguna Del Mar project near Rocky Point has been sold, will the new ownership spark a resurgence of the project?

The current requirement is to have a passport starting January 2008 in order to return to the USA when traveling by land from Mexico, that date may change.

If you are heading down to Rocky Point in June or thinking of going, there are a few Rocky Point events going on that might enhance your time down there.

Local favorite band Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers make another concert stop in Rocky Pont

Generally, the busy travel season in Rocky Point brings the masses to the beaches as people are in search of the perfect vacation getaway, this year seems to be no exception.

Cedo, a popular research institute in Puerto Peñasco which focuses on marine biology, has entered into a legal settlement with a Scottsdale developer that will keep Cedo in its long time home base.

In the not so distant past, the only places to stay in Rocky Point were the RVs and tents that stretched along Sandy Beach, west of downtown Puerto Penasco, also known as Rocky Point. In the present, the new Rocky Point is completely different.

As the busy travel season imminently approaches Puerto Penasco, Rocky Point house rentals and Rocky Point condo reservations are heating up. Because of this, we feel it is a good time to update our readers on the status of the Coastal Highway. What is the coastal highway project? Read on to find out more!

Puerto Penasco, or "Rocky Point" as it is commonly referred to in the U.S., is one of the fastest growing real estate markets and tourist hot spots in Mexico. Rocky Point, which is less than 100 miles south of the border, is entering into the high-end vacation destination category currently captured by Cabo San Lucas and Acapulco.

Reservations at the Point has increased its available offerings to give its customers even more choices.  Reservations at the Point, the number one choice to make Reservations in Rocky Point, has added Rocky Point beach homes, PLaya Bonita Resort, Laos Mar hotel, and Penasco Del Sol Hotel.

The Mexican Government realizes the potential economic riches of the Baja and Sea of Cortez.  The Government is under taking a massive project to continue the interest of tourism in the area.  The project is called, "Nautical Route Project - Sea of Cortez," nicknamed the Nautical Ladder.

Rocky Point continues to receive interest from big time developers, as it is quickly becoming a desired vacation destination. Two major builders are eyeing Puerto Penasco, commonly known as Rocky Point for a new project.

We have been receiving questions from would be travelers, as they want to know if there is a requirement now to have a US passport to return from Mexico. The answer to that question depends on your method of travel.

GMAC International Mortgage this week announced it had rolled out a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage for Americans buying property in Mexico in addition to a "stated income" or limited documentation option for a slightly higher interest rate.

Los Corales Resort, a new oceanfront resort priced to sell....  Read about Los Corales.

Reservations at the Point, The premier Rocky Point Reservations travel agency, has enhanced its customer experience with the release of its new website.  Reservations at the Point currently provides Resort, Condo, and Hotel reservations for Puerto Penasco, commonly known as Rocky Point.

The Golf course at the Las Palomas resort on Sandy beach receives an International award.

The Rocky Point Rally is ready to kick off another succesful event in what has become an annual affair

The President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, visited Rocky Point and discussed the Nautical Route under construction and the International Airport.

Mexico wants us to notice!!!! The Mexican state just south of the border is spending $1.5 million this year to attract tourists from Arizona, compared with $100,000 in years past.

Changes coming to Sonoran Sun Resort on Sandy Beach in Rocky Point

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States.

Another camera has just flipped the switch in Rocky Point. Dave with Satnetpenasco.com has just flipped the switch on another webcam in Puerto Penasco - the MOAB-Cam!

If you are planning to head to Rocky Point on Nov 9, 10, 11 of 2006, I hope you are planning your trip early. The Rocky Point Rally will cause the town of Rocky Point to sell out months before the event.

At a recent lunch with an attorney who specializes in Mexican real estate transactions especially in the Puerto Penasco area, I asked him to guess how many of the real property purchases in Puerto Penasco, by primarily Arizona residents; did he think had not gone full cycle meaning passed through the notario process? His answer was 2000. My follow-up question was, of these 2000 buyers how many buyers did he think actually think they owned the property? His answer was 2000.

Sonoran Sky lottery turns out to be huge success

In my last writing, I outlined what I consider to be the eight segments that form the greater Puerto Penasco marketplace, but I am still left wondering. What is Puerto Penasco to become? Who are the property owners? What is their exit strategy? What are the demographic of our visitors? Why do they come here? Is, as Alan Greenspan made famous, Puerto Penasco’s current market experiencing “excessive exuberance”?

DON'T SPEED!!!!!! A head on collision in rocky point takes the lives of 6 people.....

We recently stayed at Sonoran Sea 607W. We loved our vacation......

I have been involved with real estate investors since 1968. After spending forty years in California, three, soon to be four grandchildren proved to be a powerful draw back to Arizona, and fortunately to Puerto Penasco. About ten months ago a group of investors and I purchased some property in Puerto Penasco for a condominium development.