Press Release: Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (San Diego, CA, USA). The team from the Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV-Peñasco), under the leadership of OCV President Héctor Vázquez del Mercado, had a thrilling and productive experience in promoting our destination at the 2017 San Diego Travel and[…]
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By José Antonio Perez – www.rockypoint360.com With more than 8000 motorcycles, filled hotels, and rebounds in sales of between 25% to 35% in local businesses, the 16th edition of the Rocky Point Rally undoubtedly met and even surpassed expectations, indicated organizer Oscar Federico Palacio Soto. Palacio Soto, founder and main[…]
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The first 50 passengers to deplane the new TAR flight from Cd. Juarez to Puerto Peñasco were met at the Mar de Cortés International Airport with rhythms struck up by the Municipal Marching Band, and presented with dreamcatcher necklaces by members of the Tohono O’odham indigenous community. Thursday’s inaugural flight[…]
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Nearly 55,000 U.S. tourists visited the beaches of Puerto Peñasco during the week leading up to and including U.S. Memorial Day, with hotels reporting an average of 85% occupancy, according to local Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) President Héctor Vázquez del Mercado. This translates into an economic influx of more[…]
Read More »By Azucena Mazon on June 3, 2016 Héctor Vázquez del Mercado, President of the Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), confirms that flights from Puerto Peñasco to Cd. Juarez, Hermosillo, and Tijuana will begin July 21st. This date is approximately a month later than had been initially anticipated. The State[…]
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Puerto Peñasco is no stranger to adrenaline. Last weekend, dozens of cyclists relished in that adrenaline at the 1st Mountain Bike Race held May 8th at Laguna del Mar. Participants traversed twenty-eight kilometers of dunes and trails through the desert mountainous landscape near the sea in this first mountain biking[…]
Read More »Las dos semanas de Spring Break en el puerto dejarán una derrama económica de unos 100 millones de pesos, estimó Héctor Vásquez del Mercado. El presidente de la Oficina de Convenciones y Visitantes (OCV) informó que el pasado fin de semana recibieron a cerca de 55 mil spring breakers, número[…]
Read More »With an influx of more than 2 million visitors in 2015, Puerto Peñasco grew 13 percentage points in the area of tourism. According to data from the local Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), 2015 closed out with a general occupation rate of 44%, representing estimates of 2,008,070 visitors to the[…]
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