Rocky Point Puerto Penasco Mexico
It's a seaside-postcard Saturday afternoon in Puerto Penasco, where the Sonoran Desert meets the 700-mile-long Gulf of California, 60 miles southwest of the Arizona border with Mexico. In front of our Condo,
Palacio del mar in the Mirador , Local shrimp trawlers ride at anchor, their nets stretched to dry in the sunshine. Brown pelicans dive into glistening sapphire waves to grab tiny silvery fish that jump from the water then fall back with a soft plop. I think it’s a perfect time for me to grab my snorkeling gear, walk 75 steps into the Sea of Cortez and enter the crystal blue waters of tranquility ….That is Rocky Point Relaxation. Welcome to 123rockypointrelax.com,
Puerto Penasco, Mexico. In December of 2008 my girlfriend and I became part time residents of Rocky Point with the purchase of a beautiful 2 bedroom condo that is closer to the water than any place in Penasco, there's beach front and then there's Palacio Del Mar. Located on top of the sea of Cortez in the Mirador at the bottom of Whale Hill just west of Mannys, waking up to the sounds of waves breaking and the sights of sparkling turquoise blue waters we found our paradise, we're just a couple of everyday normal people living our dreams. If there was a way for us to make a living down here, trust me, we would be here full time. That’s when we decided to let others discover what a great place Rocky Point is and what it has to offer, If you’ve ever thought about traveling to Rocky Point but haven't Here are a few good reasons you should:
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If you're looking for a real BEACH FRONT getaway for the best price (from $100) in Rocky Point -Puerto Penasco- Mexico (testimonials) or have any questions about condo reservations, feel free to contact me. Palacio Del Mar is the newest development in Rocky Point, so new, the top floors are still under construction. Oh by the way, our condo is on the bottom floor just steps from the heated Jacuzzi and pool. See you soon and thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out the rest of 123rockypointrelax.com
Where and What is Puerto Penasco ?
Puerto Penasco, also known as Rocky Point, is a small city near the top of the Sea of Cortez in the state of Sonora Mexico. Relaxed, friendly, unhurried and tolerant it's a live and let live kind of place, with a "no worries" kind of atmosphere. A mere 65 miles or so south of the Arizona/Mexico border at Lukeville, and only a 4-hour drive from Phoenix and Tucson, Arizonans in particular have thought of it as their own slice of heaven for decades.
Puerto Penasco is located within the Sonoran Desert, a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the northwest Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. It is one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America, with an area of 311,000 square kilometres (120,000 sq mi). The desert contains a variety of unique plants and animals.
This bustling community has a well established infrastructure; a growing year-round gringo population (many of them retirees); miles of swimmable beaches; reliable Internet service; cell phone service; satellite TV; excellent fishing, diving and boating opportunities; golf courses; great restaurants; affordable real estate (getting more affordable all the time due to the impact of the global economic crisis), and the added bonus of being within easy driving distance from many of the Western states in the USA.
The greater Puerto Penasco municipality kind of grew "organically", without much of a
plan during most of its relatively short existence (the city is less than 100 years old). For much of its life it existed primarily as a fishing/shrimping village, with several periods of boom and bust throughout the years.
As Arizonans began to discover its charms as a beach and fishing destination, casual "Gringo" enclaves began to develop, first at Cholla Bay to the northwest of town where aficionados were building very basic "vacation homes" and then at other spots as well. (The picture here was scanned from a 1964 Arizona Highways magazine, showing Cholla Bay) Most gringos who came to fish, party and relax simply camped on the beaches. By the time the late 1980s rolled around, when the shrimping industry collapsed, the town was seeing more than 200,000 tourists per year, and the development of beach homes, R.V. parks and tourist zones quickly followed. The attraction was, as it still is, all about the miles of beaches and and the deep blue natural aquarium called the Sea of Cortez.
