Hot, Hot, Hot, and Humid. There is really no other way to describe our August weather here in Puerto Penasco. Those of us who have lived here for years know it well, and those of you who have come for the first time undoubtedly figured it out very quickly. That said, we are still super busy and our resorts have been filled to capacity every weekend. It seems that the hot, humid weather is not much of a deterrent when there is so much to experience here in paradise. Most establishments are air conditioned and there is water all around you. Stay inside, stay wet, or brave the heat. One way or another, this is still the place to be. Las Vegas Night for Charity 2014 was another great success. We at Sonoran Resorts want to give a huge Thank You to all the volunteers and the people/businesses who donated prizes. All of you people are the reason that it works so well every year. Please read the story and check out some photos below. We'll do it again next year and I hope to see you there. Both Samuel Ocana and Blvd. Benito Juarez are now open to through traffic. Construction continues but there are no more confusing dirt road detours as you enter town. The new roads look very nice and the way that they are being constructed should ensure that they last a lot longer than the ones that they are replacing. If you're coming to Sandy Beach, the best way is still to take the roundabout towards Laguna del Mar. Speaking of that roundabout, if you have ever driven to Puerto Penasco through the Lukeville/Sonoyta route, you are certainly familiar with that rather unconventional roundabout intersection a few miles before coming into town. You know, the one with all the crazy on and off ramps (are they ramps when they don't go up?). This intersection has been the site of many terrible accidents and the design has proven to be very dangerous. Well, word is that funds have been approved to build a bridge at that intersection. I'm not sure yet of the design, when the construction will start, or how long it will take but it is sure to cause a little delay when coming or going. Personally, I think a "normal" intersection with a stop light would have worked just fine. Boomerfest seems to be picking up steam. There are many more ads and billboards promoting it and additional bands seem to be signing up as the event approaches. It is a very ambitious undertaking and I really do hope that it comes though as advertised. Only time will tell. You can check out their website at: https://www.boomerfestdays.com/.
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Part VII: Economic Impact of Home Port on Puerto Pe�asco
In Part VI of our impact study we discussed the unique characteristics the cruise industry enjoys that are rarely found in other segments of the tourism industry. Among those we mentioned, as an example, that cruise operators are fundamentally supply driven, that demand always exceeds supply. In other words, cruise lines can create new demand by simply providing new capacity (ships). This, they have been doing steadily for forty years with the same results: astonishing growth year after year. That growth continues at a remarkable pace.
As cruise lines project into the future, a concern is that major routes like the Caribbean, the bread and butter for most of the large cruise companies, will not be able to keep up with market growth. In the past they had been concerned with the same issues as they related to the smaller "exotic" destinations, and were eventually forced to actually fund the building of their own ports and terminals as well as contribute to the expansion of infrastructure for the destinations that were too small to accommodate the large influx of passengers at any given time.
How these concerns relate to Puerto Pe�asco are not necessarily about us as a destination, but the seven or eight tiny ports along the coast of the Sea of Cortez. Should they become declared as inadequate to handle port calls, the cruise lines will face the choices of assisting them in expansion, or even building a larger facility themselves.
This would be one reason for a change in itinerary as we discussed last month. Again, such occurrences would not affect Puerto Pe�asco as a home port except to increase the number of arrivals and departures due to shorter cruise itineraries, at least during the time the port expansions are taking place.
Bottom line here is that we are in the unique position of being naturally isolated against adverse effects of any changes having to do with other ports along the Sea of Cortez routes.
Down by the Pier
A brief communication from home port project Administrative Director, Wendy Winzer, revealed only that the state of geological analysis of the building stones for the breakwater are still underway and no decisions have been made, nor conclusions drawn with regard to how or where they will acquire more stones. That is, the "status" is "quo" at this point. We will keep you posted, however.
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Sonoran Resorts Las Vegas Night for Charity 2014 Was A Special Night, Indeed!
Right at 300 good hearted folks seemed to find a great excuse to come out and play on Saturday night, July 5th. It's probably hard to find a better excuse to have fun than getting to play your favorite casino games knowing that win or lose you're helping the city's chief charity, DIF, the 38 year old Office of Integral Family Development.
This program assists families and individuals, adults and children in nearly a dozen areas of need, including medical care, rehabilitation, women's and children's shelters, school breakfasts, and food centers for needy families, to name some. Las Vegas Night for Charity has raised one of DIF's largest single contributions each year since the very first Las Vegas Night in July of 2012.
The idea was masterminded by Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales and Marketing over all the Sonoran Resorts, who felt that the Las Vegas format would be just the thing to make everyone want to come out and have fun on a Saturday night in our little slice of paradise by the sea-and he was spot on. The event gets better each year with more activities, more fun for everyone, and each year the funds raised have exceeded those raised the previous year. This year, the donation raised was $5000US and DIF is determining how to best utilize the donation.
The fun was permeating and the atmosphere was studded with prizes galore, all donated by our generous local businesses. Indeed, as the evening matured it was harder and harder to find someone not carrying a bottle of Tequila Penasco, a gift certificate for dinner, a massage, haircut, wine, or one good for a couple nights in a Sonoran Resorts beachfront resort condominium. They were carrying wine baskets, gift baskets, T-shirts, caps, and other creative gifts, including the one-of-a-kind shell art creations donated by internationally famous local artist, Julio Meza.
Adding to the Vegas ambiance was Emcee Randy Van Hulle, owner of 27 year old Ace Casino Rentals of Tucson who has lent his expertise to the event since day one. Food was delicious and plentiful, and drinks were served in real glass glasses! For that we can thank Jerry C��ez, owner of Jerry's Catering and Banquets, who would settled for nothing less.
Puerto Pe�asco Mayor, "El Profe" Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta and First Lady Rafaela F�lix de Figueroa, who is President of DIF, took time from their busy schedules to enjoy the festivities, chat with volunteers from DIF and play some Black Jack and Roulette.
Finally, without a doubt, the continued overwhelming success of our annual Las Vegas Night for Charity would not be possible without the nearly 50 volunteers who dedicate many hours in behind the scenes preparations, even attending classes to learn how to make sure everyone has a memorable time while playing black jack and other casino games.
We hope you enjoy the photos since they tell a story of a thousand words about how much fun this valuable charity event is to attend. If you missed it this year, consider putting it into your plans for next year. There are a limited number of tickets sold each year, and, at just $35 USD per ticket, they sell out every year!
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Mexico Could Edge Out Thailand as Most Popular for Medical Tourism 
Mexico might soon be in first place as the leading world destination for medical tourism.
In 2012, the latest year for which statistics are available, Mexico welcomed a million visitors who came for medical treatment. Only Thailand received more: 1.2 million.
Mexico is in an ideal position to overtake Thailand, primarily because of its location next to the world's biggest source of medical tourists, the United States, says Sergio Rodr�guez of private health care firm M�dica Sur. The U.S. represents 40% of the world medical tourism market, he says.
"The quality conditions of private health services in Mexico are very competitive and you can find in many cases they are at the same level as the best health institutions in the world."
At present there are 10 hospitals in Mexico that enjoy accreditation through a program offered by the International Joint Commission. Thailand has 32.
But this country is on track, according to a report in Diario, as a domestic certification program lists 90 private hospitals having medical tourism accreditation, with another 119 in the process of obtaining it.
The most commonly sought after treatments in medical tourism in Mexico are esthetic, dental, oncology, fertility and overweight.
A challenge to the growth of this type of tourism include the shortage of both translation services and service providers who are able to speak English, an advantage that can be found in Thailand and Malaysia, according to Patients Beyond Borders, a consumer information service in the field of medical and health travel.
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Special Event Caterer Jerry C��ez Is Known for Quality and Service
Jerry C��ez was born with a passion for quality and service and knew his career was to be in the food and beverage business from an early age. Even though his love of the service industry came naturally, Jerry worked hard to earn his expertise in the culinary arts, restaurant management and organization, as well as the specialized fields of banquets and weddings. In fact, if you attended the Sonoran Resorts 3rd Annual Las Vegas Night for Charity on July 5th of this year, you're already familiar with Jerry's ability to put on a delicious buffet as he catered that affair.
In 2005, Rom�n Gerardo (Jerry) C��ez M�ndez earned his "Licenciatura" in Administration of Tourism Enterprises from the Centro de Estudios Superiores Del Estado de Sonora in Hermosillo specializing in Food and Beverage. Adding a strong foundation to his credentials, Jerry had worked full time the entire four years at Appleby's, starting as a dishwasher and rising through the ranks to eventually manage the entire restaurant.
When you meet Jerry (if you don't know him already), you'll understand immediately that he is doing what he loves and, through education and experience, has built an arsenal of "back of the house" detail and creative ideas to share with his clients for catering unique banquet and wedding events.
Born and raised in Caborca, after earning his Licenciatura , Jerry moved to Puerto Pe�asco in 2005 to carve out his own little slice of paradise by the sea becoming the General Manager of the Sonoran Resorts three restaurants located in the beach front Sonoran Sea (Martin's), Sonoran Sun (Catorce) and Sonoran Sky (Ocean View) resort condominiums. He developed, sold and serviced many weddings and special events at all three locations.
In 2009, Jerry opened his own restaurant, Jerry's Restaurant and Seafood, taking over the old P�rico Marinero venue in the Malec�n. As he continued to grow his banquet business, Jerry needed a larger area for food preparation and storage space. At the beginning of 2012 Jerry opened his current venue, Players Sports Bar on Benito Juarez in the red building about a block north of Burger King and on the same side of the boulevard.
Have you ever wondered where you might possibly find food around midnight or after? It happens a lot, especially when your friends come down to visit, or after a concert, recital, wedding, movie...you get the picture. Players is one of those traditional Mexican gathering places that fits into the "late night" niche, opening at 5:00 PM, and doesn't close until 3:00 AM. But the best news is that the kitchen is open until 2:00 AM seven days a week!
It gets better. Let's say you've got the midnight munchies but it's so perfect out on the balcony with your friends-or just the two of you, that you don't feel like fixing something, much less going out. Players will bring you anything on their menu such as your choice among seven different chicken wing (alitas) creations or five original house hamburgers. There's also fried chicken in a basket, Caesar's Salad, Players' fried potatoes, or bakers stuffed with cheese and bacon. Just call them from your condo phone at 383-6565.
Planning a special event? Use Jerry's 10 years of banquet and catering experience for your next wedding, anniversary, even a small cocktail party. He'll assist you with planning it as well. To help you plan the best event possible Jerry doesn't charge you for a menu tasting. Learn more by visiting Jerry's Banquet web site at www.jerrysbanquetes.com. You can also call Jerry at 638-115-0983, or email him at [email protected].
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Chef Julio's Secret For Preparing Flavorful, Healthy Meals Even With Dietary Restrictions
Chef Julio Vel�zquez has proven himself a gifted culinary artist, having worked and trained under such renowned Executives as Epicurean Chef, Eddie Matney and French cuisine icon, Chef Christopher Ross in Phoenix. He also served as Sous Chef and Head Chef of the award winning Cheuvront Restaurant in Phoenix.
It was this combination of hefty culinary experience, and the sage advice of a wise doctor that pulled Julio through the traumatic diagnosis of Lupus in 2009. By all accounts, his future was to be filled with massive changes in activities, diet, indeed, even his ambitions to become a well known creative chef.
Lupus, also known as systemic lupus erythematosus, is a disease of the immune system, which causes it to erratically attack non-infected tissues in various parts of the body that leads to tissue damage and illness. Approximately 1.5 million people in the U.S. have lupus, 90% of whom are women. Even though up to 1 in 250 people may develop lupus, only 10% are men.
Symptoms are many and varied since the disease can cause the immune system to attack any part of the body at any given time. When the attack is on organs, significant damage can result. When it attacks joints, the damage can result in swelling and severe pain, up to and including rheumatoid arthritis. When it attacks the skin, rashes, hair loss and other damage can occur. Other organs, such as kidney, gall bladder, blood cells and eye sight, just to name a few, can be affected.
Upon his diagnosis of lupus, Chef Julio started following a restricted diet, which was made even more complicated as he endured an entire year of chemotherapy.
While there was no known dietary treatment to cure, prevent or even relieve lupus symptoms, as a chef, Julio knew that proper nutrition and diet would help his body battle chronic illness. As is his nature, he began studying the dietary influences that affected the symptoms and progress of lupus, both positively and negatively.
However, it wasn't until 2011, when his disease attacked his gall bladder requiring major surgery and a strict post-op diet, that he was surprised by the lack of healthy diet options in Puerto Pe�asco. Hence, the birth of Julio's Healthy Meals.
Within a few days after his surgery, even while doctor's orders insisted on extended bed rest, Julio was up creating and preparing meals according to the no fat diet restrictions recommended. He continued to expand the depth and breadth of his research to vegetarian life styles and eating habits, veganism, low carb and low fat diets, including what effects each ingredient of those diets had on the body and its organs.
Out of this specific research, which has also included online
classes through the U of A Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, his three years prior studies in healthy preparation of foods, his 10 years in food preparation, and most importantly, his research and understanding of auto-immune diseases, Julio has built his menu of healthy meals to share with others who require diets low in carbohydrates, fats and include foods that minimize chronic inflammation and improve health.
What is most impressive about Julio's healthy recipes is that he has tested them all-on himself! That was his commitment at the beginning of this project, and a commitment he holds dear to this day.
During the development of his project, Julio has had the chance to test his theories on several lupus-induced maladies, such as skin rashes, and swollen and painful joints. Using his extensive knowledge base, Julio has developed specific diets that have greatly improved and reduced these symptoms. Last year he was diagnosed as anemic. Unwilling to settle for accepting that condition, Julio diligently worked on dietary formulas and modifications that have completely alleviated his anemia!
Well, now that you know the "back story" on Julio's Healthy Meals, it's time to reveal the true treasure of his dedication to this project...
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Puerto Pe�asco's Tourism Growth Continues in Summer
The beaches of Puerto Pe�asco have seen a 5% growth in tourism from the U.S. during the month of July, which could close out with nearly 280,000 visitors.
According to info provided by the local Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), July has had 70 to 75% occupancy rates at beachfront hotels, with many weekends reporting to be completely full. This represents a 5% increase over the same period last year.
OCV President H�ctor V�zquez del Mercado notes this coming weekend is important for tourism in Puerto Pe�asco, with thousands of visitors from the U.S. enjoying their remaining vacation weeks, along with numerous Mexican tourists principally from Baja California, Chihuahua, and Sonora.
V�zquez del Mercado indicated July numbers show about 75% of tourists coming from abroad, with the remaining coming directly from Mexico. He added the percentage of national tourism will begin to grow this coming week as Mexican families recover from graduation costs.
During August, the majority of tourists to the area tend to be from Mexicali and Tijuana in Baja California, as well as from the state of Chihuahua and areas across Sonora, with an expected 50% hotel occupancy rate which represents about 200,000 visitors for the month.
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Pe�asco Expats Hold Diaper Drive for Amores de Pe�asco Children's Shelter Again This Year
Last year's successful diaper and wipes drive, affectionately labeled as the Tea Party and held at Giuseppi's Espresso Cafe on Fremont Boulevard in June netted 5896 diapers and 5488 wipes, nearly a year's supply for the children of the Amores de Pe�asco shelter-quite a feat for a first year effort. It was also a testament to the breadth of kindness by the foreign residents and loyal visitors of our little slice of paradise by the sea.
Everyone who attended the Tea Party was asked to bring a package of diapers and/or wipes as a "ticket" to the afternoon affair. Obviously, many brought much more than one package of both items. Some had purchased extra supplies, others had held their own collection drives either locally or in the states to make the event far exceed their expectations. Read our blog about how it all got started by clicking TeaParty.
This year the now anticipated Tea Party was even more successful, and there was no one more excited or appreciative than the remarkably dedicated volunteer, Kathleen Duncan (aka "Tia Katy" by every last one of the Amores de Pe�asco children whose lives she has so deeply touched) of Arizona's landmark Duncan Family Farms who has devoted the last 22 months of her time, resources and love to the shelter staff and children; and for whom the generous ladies of Puerto Pe�asco have organized the diaper drives.
In fact, her thank you letter (dated Monday July 14, 2014) to the Tea Party organizers and contributors conveys her emotional appreciation best:
I am feeling incredibly grateful to have had the chance to travel to Penasco this morning to meet a wonderful and incredibly generous couple that were not able to attend the diaper drive that Sandy Spain and Barb Olszewski hosted for the shelter last weekend. Angela and Scott Scriver collected donations from friends and family in the U.S. to buy diapers and wipes during their trip down this week and they ended up collecting over $1,500! Barb, Sandy, Angela, Scott and my newest friend and volunteer Mary Robson and I all gathered for a really fun shopping spree at Sam's Club this morning to spend that money, A literal mountain of diapers and wipes are all now safely stored in closets throughout my house (sorry Arnott Duncan but you have now lost your garage and several closets to Friends of 'Amores de Penasco' Children's Crisis Shelter!) Between the diaper drive last weekend and our shopping spree this morning a total of 10,605 diapers and 8,506 wipes were collected! We also purchased a few other items needed at the shelter including baby shampoo, soap and powder, diaper rash ointment, toilet paper and garbage bags. Now that we will not have to use our limited funds on the items that are being donated by so many of you generous people we can now begin focusing on providing much needed activities and services for the kids at the shelter. We have a teacher coming in to tutor the kids all summer and last week I arranged for our kids to have swimming lessons from a local instructor. They start swim classes tomorrow and most of these kids have never had the chance to swim in a pool before and they are SO excited (and so am I!) I have attached a photo of our shopping spree this morning and, by the way, the cashier did ask how many Grandchildren I have!
I continue to be encouraged and humbled by the generosity of so many and am confident that, poco a poco, we will be able to begin to impact the lives of these kids:)
Gracias y Hasta Luego!!!
Tia Katy
If you were moved by Kathleen's compassion in this letter you may want to read more of what she has accomplished since getting involved with the shelter, including her "Big Five Wish List". It's a challenge just keeping up with Kathleen's extraordinary ability to bring her ideas-her dreams, really-to fruition...
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Missed the Supermoon In July? There's Another In August
If overcast skies spoiled your view of the much hyped July 12th 'Supermoon', no problemo, amigo. You'll have not one, but two more opportunities this year to gaze at, photograph, or otherwise enjoy the phenomenon of a Supermoon. The photos in this story are of the July Supermoon, taken by our friend and local photographer, Tony Ballesteros, who endured through the wee hours of July 11th to capture these awesome images. Thanks Tony!
What is a supermoon?
The label supermoon was coined over 30 years ago by Richard Nolle -an astrologer, no less-although it didn't hit prime time usage by astronomers until just a few years ago. No real reason why it didn't become widely used right away since Nolle's definition of a supermoon was a clear, concise description of what astronomers call a perigee full moon or perigee new moon. Perigee simply means "near earth." Because the moon's orbit around the earth is elliptical there's a point when it is nearest the earth and a point when it's furthest from the earth. When its near point coincides with a new or full moon, that is a Supermoon. Nolle even defined the distance to the earth that would qualify a moon as a supermoon. He said that a supermoon is a new or full moon which occurs with the moon at or near (within 90%) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. The distances are measured from the center of the moon to the center of the Earth. That generous 10% leeway allows for many supermoons by definition, anywhere from 4 to 6 per year.
In fact, this year, counting the July 12th Supermoon we've already had three of them. The first two were new moons that occurred on January 1st and January 30th. Of course we couldn't see them as new moons occur when the moon is aligned between the earth and the sun. We still have two more full moons to go which will be Supermoons according to Nolle's definition. The next one is on August 10th and the final, and fifth of the year is on September 9th, another full moon. The full moon of next Sunday, August 10th is actually the one that will be closest to the earth and will appear as the largest and brightest. It will also cause the largest surges in the earth's tides. (Full and new moons always affect our tides because our planet receives extra gravitational pulls from both the sun and the moon.
So, how close will the August 10th Supermoon be to the Earth? On that night the moon will be 356,896 kilometers from Earth. For reference, when it is the furthest from Earth the distance is 406,567 kilometers, a difference of 49,671 kilometers.
So, get your cameras, binoculars, telescopes...or beach chairs and enjoy the bright moon on Saturday the 10th. If you're a meteor shower watcher, please note the supermoon will fade out all but the brightest of meteors from the Perseid showers that happen this time each year.
Even though they don't have much to do with Supermoons, we'll leave you with these final two interesting facts that you may not know about our earth and the moon:
Earth:
Did you know that in our orbit around the sun, we're hurtling through space at nearly 67,000 mph? At the same time our planet is spinning around in circles at over 1000 mph! Almost makes you dizzy, doesn't it?
Moon:
Did you ever wonder why we always see the same side of the moon from here on Earth? It is simply because the rotation period of the moon is identical to its orbital period (29.5 days). Hence we always see the same face of the Moon!
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Beach Bum in Malec�n Trending as a Favorite Eatery and All Around Party Hut
When Jon Sharp, a computer network engineer, and his wife, Mary, a nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix came down for the 2013 Super Bowl, they returned with a special memento of our little slice of paradise by the sea. While most visitors are satisfied with silver, serapes or straw hats, Jon and Mary came back with the ownership papers to a fully operational restaurant and bar business! And not just any restaurant and bar, mind you. This was the iconic two-story thatched roof establishment known at the time as Mexico Beach Bum, which had spent time under the name of Wrecked at the Reef and before that it was the La Palapa.
If you're thinking Jon and Mary don't take long to make a decision, you would be correct. The evidence is clear that this is a very special couple-two kindred spirits, soul mates who've been inseparable since they first laid eyes on each other at a youth football fundraiser in May of 2011 and led to their wedding on June 2nd of last year, 2013. With their penchant for knowing what they want and making decisions to get it, no doubt their marriage would have taken place earlier had it not been for Jon's major motorcycle crash in 2012 that nearly removed him from their dream relationship. Fortunately for them-and for us-Jon has miraculously and completely recovered from the multiple serious injuries he received in that crash.
Even though they don't have any of their own, Jon and Mary have continued their volunteer work with children both here, with the Santa Claus Club, Adopt A Classroom and others, and in Phoenix where they volunteer with such organizations as the Barrows Connection annual "Day on the Lake" program for children with brain and spinal cord injuries through St. Joseph's Hospital. This couple loves life and knows how to give back what they get from it, always open to helping others, especially children.
Located on what is arguably the best corner in the Malec�n, boasting a large inside dining area upstairs with seating outside along a full veranda providing spectacular views of fiery sunsets across the captivating Sea of Cortez, and just a few meters from all the music, people and action happening on the huge Governors' Plaza pavilion , the Beach Bum Restaurant and Bar offers its own colorful brand of fun.
The Sharps have attracted a growing number of locals as well as visitors with every innovative detail they've added, from menu items to music. There's a small air conditioned bar downstairs with its own covered patio directly accessible from the Malec�n sidewalk that invites you to awaken your inner beach bum with one of Beach Bum's tropical drink treats of such enticing monikers as Beach Bum Sunset, Orange Bum Whip, Sunburn Bum or Beach Bum Gummy Bear to name a few. To learn what those concoctions are made of, you'll just have to visit and get the ingredients first hand.
Jon and Mary worked with their chefs and others to come up with equally creative appetizers, hamburger combinations, main dishes and sauces too vast to list, but we can whet your curiosity with such names as Coconut Fried Onion Rings, and the Biker Burger that comes with their secret recipe sweet zucchini relish that is so popular they sell it by the jar! And when you try it you'll be glad they do.
There's a Beach Bum party with live music every Friday and Saturday by the versatile Los Hijos de Mauricio who take requests for any genre, but feature lively salsa music on Fridays from 9:30 to 12:30 and the gamut of danceable rock, country and rock & roll on Saturdays 9:30 to 12:30. They're closed on Tuesdays and every other weekday they open at 9:00AM and close at 9:00PM.
With four TV's plus one giant 120" projection screen upstairs and two TV's downstairs, it will be hard to miss any major sporting event (can you say "every NFL game by satellite") at the Beach Bum. Other experiences designed to keep you smiling like a biker after a burnout include Happy Hour Sunday through Thursday from 3:00 to 6:00 (except Tuesday when they 're closed). Show up then for $2.00 Mexican beers, half priced house Margaritas and $3.00 well drinks. Listen to uninterrupted music from their own Beach Bum Radio station while you're in the restaurant as well as online no matter where you are...
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Potpourri Page-Short Shorts of All Sorts
'Made In Puerto Pe�asco' Shell Art Shop Gets Space On Malec�n Main Drag
"We are so happy!" says Gina Avil�s, "This is the dream location we've been waiting on for a long time." Their little shop was located a couple of doors off the main street on Calle Ulloa next door to Viva Mexico Taquer�a. Look for their new location between the stairs that lead up to Linda Vista Restaurant on one side and Richard's Fish Market on the other.. They're open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; closed on Wednesdays. For more information you can call or email Gina or Jos� at (U.S.) 602-618-8340; (MX) 638-380-8233; Email: [email protected]
Adopt-A-Classroom Non-Profit Charity Reminds Us School and The Need for Supplies Begin in August
Since its founding in 2003 this non-profit has collected and distributed badly needed school supplies to tens of thousands of kids through 12 local schools here in Rocky Point. Beginning in August of each year, founders Barb and Mark Olszewski turn their attention and that of their friends and followers toward looking for pre-school sales on school supplies and share the information throughout their family-like network. This simple system has proven successful year after year. Just keep your eyes open for back-to-school sales and make a few purchases for the needy students of Rocky Point. It will be most helpful if you can email Barb with details about the sale you found so she can share it with other folks. Email her at [email protected] or call their U.S. number: 602-324-9529 to arrange for her to pick up the supplies when you come down. You can also drop them off at any Sonoran Resort Sales office, the Lighthouse Restaurant, Giuseppi's Coffee House or Rocky Point Times office. On behalf of the kids, thank you in advance!
Roger Clyne's Hang Out, Banditos, To Remain Open During Summer
Plans were to close for part of July and August to replace the landmark thatched roof of this recently reborn, renamed and redecorated Sandy Beach watering hole at the entrance to the Sonoran Spa and Sonoran Sea beachfront resort condominiums. Alas, an untimely delay in delivery of the replacement thatching has enabled this popular eatery and bar to stay open-a change of plans sure to bring cheers from the hundreds of [Roger Clyne and the] Peacemaker fans who create the high energy atmosphere, especially on weekends.
Thatching for Banditos huge cone-shaped roof , as are most thatched roofs in Mexico, generally referred to as palapas, is made of dried palm leaves layered in a sustainable roofing technique that dates back to the Aztec hut dwellers of centuries past.
This delay simply means you may continue to go forth, party, eat and make merry at Banditos while dancing or just listening to the phenomenal guitar sounds of Riband, arguably the best local musicians in our little slice of paradise by the sea!
Sea Turtle Chooses Sandy Beach To Lay Her Eggs
On the morning of July 3rd, many tourists walking Sandy Beach in search of shells, stones and other natural memories of our little slice of paradise by the sea got a very special bonus that few get to experience. The crowd began to grow as a sea turtle crawled from the sea, across the beach and began digging a hole a couple of feet deep into which she began laying her eggs. Afterward, she covered the eggs by filling the hole and made her way back into the sea. These alert and concerned tourists meanwhile had notified authorities who arrived quickly and cordoned off the area to protect the eggs. What a rare and exciting sight for these visitors!
The location will be watched day and night until the eggs are hatched, which authorities estimate to be around August 25th, though they can't narrow it down to a specific date, of course. At that time, the young turtles will begin digging their way out of the hole and will find their way to the water. Interesting to note that when these young ones become of reproductive age, they will find their way back to this same area to deposit their own eggs. Authorities estimate that 60 or more eggs are incubating at this time. They also hope the timing will be such that they can hold a special celebration once the babies are safely in the sea. Stay tuned for updates!
El Pollo P�pago Moves to New Location On Constitution Near CFE
Back in March of 2013 we did a story on Mart�n Victorica, owner of El Pollo P�pago, and shortly afterward realized just how popular this gregarious, smiling, English conversationalist is among the Americans who live and visit here. A while ago he moved his little chicken rotisserie operation off of Benito Juarez to small venue on Constitution Avenue between Sonora Ave. and Le�n de Barra, just a block from the new CFE building. Looks like he's added some new goodies to his menu as well. Give Mart�n a call at 638-385-1301 for more information or to order some take out of rotisserie chicken with his own special sauce based on an ancient Mayan recipe! He'll be glad to see you!
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Oxxo Stores are Everywhere and They Continue to Multiply
You can't go far in Mexico without seeing an Oxxo store, and you'll be seeing even more of them as time goes by. Mexico's largest convenience store chain and one of its most successful retailers, with 11,850 outlets in operation throughout the country and in Colombia, opens more than 1,000 new stores every year.
The reasons for its success, according to a report in El Financiero, are in logistics, rented locations and no franchises. It is seven times larger than its nearest competitor 7Eleven, and is in third place behind Walmart and Chedraui in terms of sales per square metre, a figure that comes in at more than 10,000 pesos.
And figures from the first quarter of this year show that those productivity numbers are growing faster than they are at the two big-box retailers, which actually recorded declines.
Launched in 1978, Oxxo is owned by Femsa, proprietor of Coca-Cola Femsa and one of a handful of Mexican companies that have thrived internationally.
So what is Oxxo's formula for success? El Financiero asked some specialists for some clues:
Oxxo is not a franchise. Most stores are operated under a commission contract and others directly, for the purpose of maintaining absolute control over products and service.
It has a real estate division. This division is charged with identifying ideal locations and defining the expansion strategy based on population densities. It currently has a very high density in the northern states with one store per 4,700 people; in the center of the country there is one for 14,000 inhabitants.
It doesn't buy, it rents. The majority of its locations are rented. Instead of investing in real estate, Oxxo prefers to invest its money into opening a greater number of stores and begin to generate cash flow without making a bigger initial investment.
Logistics. With 16 distribution centers in Mexico it can work with suppliers who might have limited capacity for delivering products. This permits a broader selection of goods.
Additional services. Customers can make credit card and utility payments, pay for various services and buy cellular airtime.
Development of prepared products. It offers prepared foods of brands such as Andatti and Delixia and snacks such as those of Bitz, and the launch of O'Sabor and Saldazo debit cards which are linked to Banamex accounts. Pharmaceutical products are another attraction.
According to figures released by Femsa, each Oxxo store on average serves 759 customers a day.
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Puerto Pe�asco Ideal Spot for Binational Desal Plant
Press Release
Following feasibility studies, the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) has determined Puerto Pe�asco is the ideal spot for development of a binational desalination plant, which would provide water to Puerto Pe�asco and surrounding areas as well as to the southern part of Arizona.
Given these findings, during the 22nd ordinary meeting of the Puerto Pe�asco City Council at the end of June, Engineer Jorge David Ayala Soto was approved as Project Coordinator and Technical Committee Director to coordinate further studies and corresponding actions.
Engineer Ayala Soto will have the authority to take necessary steps to acquire national and international financing, carry out technical-economic feasibility studies, as well as the executive project and specifications for the equipment bidding process.
The Mayor explained in following through with the June 20th agreement signed by the Water Committee of the Sonora-Arizona Commission, Puerto Pe�asco's City Council has ratified its formal commitment to help implement the project for a desalination plant.
Once the binational project is completed (which is for the long-term), part of the production from the desalination plant would supply Arizona while also strengthening the present and future social, commercial, tourism, and industrial development of Puerto Pe�asco and other spots in Sonora.
Jorge Ayala, who is also Director of the Civil Association "Water for the World and Renewable Energy", explained his role would be that of continuing and finalizing bases that would allow for water from the desalination plant to reach communities in Sonora and Arizona.
"The Federal Government, via CONAGUA, has shown through studies the ideal spot to develop the binational desalination project is Puerto Pe�asco," he affirmed.
The project would produce 2000 liters of water per second, with a first phase of 500 liters per second. Ayala added, "it is a green project," which would not produce discharge back into the sea though there would be salt recovery. In addition, the initial 100 megawatt project would be supported by solar energy.
Finally, the Mayor emphasized, protecting and preserving ecosystems and marine life within the Gulf of California, along with tourism infrastructure, are criteria that must be considered fundamental for the implementation and operation of the international desalination project with water from the Gulf of California.
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How Mexico's New Telecoms Laws Will Affect Consumers
Everybody is talking about Mexico's new telecommunications laws and the impact they will have on the country's telephone and television companies, like Grupo Televisa, and the people who own them, like Carlos Slim, but how will they affect the average consumer?
The new rules must still be signed into law, but they were designed to spur competition by limiting how much telecommunications companies can charge and what kind of exclusivity arrangements they can make. This will be beneficial to individual users - and their wallets. Here's how:
* Roaming fees are no longer charged by Am�rica M�vil, or Telcel, due to its preponderant market position. (This change has been in effect since April.) * The new laws will make it easier to change one's service provider, while retaining the same cell number. Within 60 working days of the laws' taking effect, rules established by the Federal Telecommunications Institute will ensure that changing your carrier and keeping your existing phone number will take no more than 24 hours - and all you'll need to make the change is your official identification. * Effective January 1, 2015, you will no longer have to pay any additional costs for domestic long-distance phone service, which should represent a savings to users of approximately $22 million pesos a year. * The law will also require providers to offer plans that include charges by the second, rather than having to pay for another full minute when your call lasts, say, 72 seconds. * Unused airtime will no longer expire within two or three months. Instead your credit will "roll over" for at least one year. Also, providers will not be allowed to charge for calling to check the amount of airtime you have left. * There will be a system for users' complaints against providers who's service doesn't meet set standards. * Contracts can be canceled within 60 days without penalty if the provider of your phone service modifies the original contractual conditions. The new legislation was approved by the lower house of Mexico's Congress last month, but we are still waiting for its official proclamation and publication.
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Pinacate Reserve Offers Unique Vacation Stop
 Just a few miles outside of Puerto Pe�asco, the Pinacate and Grand Desert of Altar Biosphere Reserve is a special space and one of a kind in the world given the richness of its landscape, history, geology, as well as its flora and fauna. The Pinacate Reserve, recognized in 2013 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, offers visitors the opportunity to visually attest to its majestic natural beauty, diverse geology, lava fields, maar craters, moving dunes, and granite mountains. These elements have attracted researchers from across the globe to the area, including even NASA at one time prior to the
first trip to the moon.
The biology station at the Pinacate Reserve, located about 50 kilometers from Puerto Pe�asco, is open to visitors 365 days a year from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Staff from the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP) are there to register guests and suggest routes.
During the summer, meteorological stations within the Pinacate register extremely high temperatures, therefore visitors are recommended to wear comfortable clothing covering all skin surfaces, walking shoes for all types of terrain, as well as a cap or hat to help protect against the sun's rays.
H�ctor Munro Colosio, CONANP Director of Communications, Image, and International Relations at the Pinacate Reserve, explains during the summer one can enjoy the flowers and fruits of cactus from saguaro, pitahaya, nopales, and la biznaga. These are pollinated principally by bats and flower generally at night.
In addition to thousands of bats, Munro indicates, fauna during this season include guanas, wild hares, quail, prairie dogs, and roadrunners among other species that transit the area due to the few predators. In the afternoons or very early in the morning there are also coyote, fox, deer, mountain goats, wild boars, kangaroo rats, and rattlesnakes, among other species.
The Communications Director explains the Pinacate Reserve receives up to 17,000 visitors yearly, a number which has increased significantly after the area was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Even so, he adds, it continues to be one of the cleanest natural protected areas in Mexico, and they are confident that visitors possess this awareness.
"Schuk Toak" Visitors Center
The "Schuck Toak" Visitors Center located about 30 kilometers from Puerto Pe�asco is another option for those who wish to learn more about the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve without necessarily journeying out on routes through the Sonoran desert.
The self-sustaining ecological building, which operates off more than 200 solar panels, houses an interactive museum covering top pics of geology, biology, culture, and history. It also provides informational stations along walking paths in the area, a well-equipped audiovisual hall with videos about the Pinacate, and a spacious terrace from where visitors can take in the natural landscapes and, on special occasions, spectacular views of night skies and meteor showers.
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Pambazos
(Salsa-Dipped Potato and Chorizo Sandwiches)
The pambazo is a Mexican sandwich that's similar in style to the more familiar torta, but not nearly as ubiquitous. Pambazos are made with hard, white bread rolls soaked in guajillo chili sauce that softens the crust and gives it a warm, orange-red hue. Once dried, the bread is sliced in half and then filled with a generous portion of diced potatoes, chorizo, lettuce, sour cream and sprinkled queso fresco. The bread is quite fragile, so eating the concoction can be somewhat challenging. From the first bite the pambazo starts to disintegrate, and by the end you're usually scooping up the heavy mess with your fingers. It's all worth it, though, as the light hint of chili in the bread and the hearty ingredients inside give the dish the same satisfying and belly-filling pleasure that comes with a good bowl of thick stew.
Recipe:
SERVES 6
INGREDIENTS15 dried guajillo chiles
1 clove garlic
� small white onion, roughly chopped
Kosher salt, to taste
2 � lb. Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into �" cubes
� cup canola oil
1 � lb. fresh chorizo, casings removed
6 soft pambazos, teleras, or kaiser rolls, split
3 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
2 cups grated queso fresco or mozzarella
� cup crema or sour cream
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Heat a 12" skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add chiles, and cook, turning once, until toasted, about 2 minutes. Transfer all chiles to a large bowl; pour over 4 cups boiling water, and let sit until chiles are soft, about 30 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 � cups soaking liquid, and remove stems and seeds from chiles. Transfer chiles and reserved soaking liquid to a blender along with garlic and onion; pur�e until very smooth, at least 2 minutes. Pour sauce into a bowl; set aside.
2. Bring a 4-qt. saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat; add potatoes, and cook until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a 12" skillet over medium heat; add chorizo, and cook, stirring to break up into small pieces, until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Add potatoes, and cook until potatoes are very tender, about 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper and set aside.
3. Using your fingers, scoop out and discard some of the insides of rolls, leaving a �"-thick shell. Place about 1 cup potato-chorizo mixture on roll bottoms, and cover with tops; press sandwiches lightly to flatten and compact filling. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat. Submerge two sandwiches in chile sauce until thoroughly soaked, at least 10 seconds; place in skillet, and cook, pressing constantly with a metal spatula to flatten and flipping once, until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board; repeat with remaining oil, sandwiches, and sauce. Open sandwiches and divide lettuce, cheese, and crema among sandwiches; close sandwiches again and serve warm.  | | Pambazo with papas and chorizo |
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Don't Get Stuck in the Sand.
The beaches in town and some close to town are off limits for any type of motorized vehicle but once you get a little ways out, you can find miles of beaches where you can drive right down to the water - if you are prepared. Here are a few tips to help you avoid getting stuck:
-If the sand is soft, the first thing to do in any kind of vehicle is to let the air out of the tires. Drop the pressure to levels way, way too low to use on pavement. Twelve to 15 psi is good - less if you have narrow, high-profile tires. This increases the tire's footprint, allowing it to float over the sand instead of digging a trench.
-Needless to say, as soon as you get back to terra firma, the first thing to do is to re-inflate. Even a couple of miles to the next gas station could peel a tire off a rim. Not to mention that your cornering and braking will be severely lacking. I keep a 12V tire pump as standard gear in my truck.
- When you're driving on the sand, avoid sharp corners. Wheels trying to turn take a lot more to push through the sand than ones going straight. If you start to get stuck, straighten the wheels out until you get going again. Then you can try and turn. If that means backing up, shoveling the trenches back in and trying again, fine.
- If you do lose forward motion, don't spin the tires until you've dug halfway to New Zealand. Back gingerly out. A floor mat, some branches or even a chunk of chain-link fence can get you started again. If the soft patch is short and there's water nearby, wetting down the path will make the sand grains stick together enough to lift the tire over instead of digging in. Don't try this with your drinking water if you're far from fresh water.
- Got a front-wheel-drive car? Stay home. The front wheels will dig in almost instantly on loose sand.
- Rear-drive cars do a little better-but there's no substitute for 4WD.
- A proper part-time 4WD system with a low range and a locked center differential will get through almost any beach. If you've got a full-time AWD road car, you can do a limited amount of deep sand cruising, but there's probably not a lot of ground clearance. More importantly, low gear isn't really low enough, and you stand the chance of overheating the transmission by grunting along at low speeds.
What if You do Get Stuck?
When stopping on loose sand, back up a foot or so, so that when you pull off you don't have any sand built up in front of tires. This will reduce the possibility of a wheel spinning and digging a hole. Try not to spin wheels as you pull away, but move fast enough to get some momentum built up.
If you do get stuck, don't sit there and spin the wheels, you will only make it worse. Get out and think a minute about the best way of becoming "unstuck". A piece of wood, carpet, or dead tree branches under the stuck wheel can sometimes help you get unstuck. A shovel and few minutes of digging in the right place can often work wonders too, especially if your rear axle is buried in the sand.
Water can also help getting unstuck on loose sand. Try pouring five gallons or so of water into the sand around the stuck wheel(s), let it soak in for a few minutes, then try again. Again, don't use your drinking water.
Once you have planned your escape from the sand (whether it be digging, laying something down for traction, or just pressing the right buttons), drive slowly and don't let a wheel spin and dig in (unless you are clearly becoming unstuck and gaining momentum).
The secret to getting quickly unstuck on sand is assess the situation as soon you become stuck. Do not spin your wheels if you are not making progress. A quick pull with a strap or winch will often get you moving again, unless you have dug yourself into a big hole by spinning your tires, then it becomes much difficult to get yourself free.
There are a multitude of products that you can purchase to help you get un-stuck if you plan on doing any serious driving "out in the middle of nowhere" on the sand. Just do a Google search and you'll see how many options there are. Some are actually very creative (exhaust jack), (sand tracks), and others are basic common sense (folding shovel), (tow strap). Some even suggest carrying a (telescoping ladder) to put under the wheels to get unstuck.
Whatever you do, it is always best to be prepared if you will be on the beach away from people and help. Cell phone service is pretty good overall but don't count on it. And, ALWAYS bring extra drinking water.
Final Tip: Do not drive below the high tide line if you think that there is any chance at all of getting stuck! Many people (see below) have lived to regret it. A vehicle will never be the same after a salt-water bath.
Even the Police get stuck sometimes
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See you again next month. Until then, stay cool and enjoy the Summer.
Saludos, Jim Ringquist
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1 BR East Building
$155,000
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