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Puerto Peñasco is often called "Rocky Point" in English, and has been nicknamed "Arizona’s Beach" as it is the closest beach to cities such as Phoenix and Tucson. The warm sea surface temperatures of the northern end of the gulf cause Puerto Peñasco to have a much warmer climate than coastal cities on the Pacific both in the Mexican and ...
Puerto Peñasco is a municipality in the state of Sonora in north-western Mexico. [2] As of 2015, the municipality had a total population of 62,177 inhabitants. [ 1 ] The only locality with a significant population is the municipal seat, also named Puerto Peñasco , which contains almost 99% of the municipality's population.
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The initial airfield in Puerto Peñasco commenced operations in the 1940s, primarily serving as a stopover on Mexicana de Aviación's route from Mexico City to Mexicali and featuring a telegraph office. In 1973, a larger airfield with a small terminal was established, achieving official international airport status in 1994.
Ernesto Munro Palacio (born 16 October 1948) is a Mexican former baseball player and politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He served in the LVI Legislature of the Congress of Sonora from 2000 to 2003 before being appointed the Executive Secretary of Public Security of Sonora by Governor Guillermo Padrés Elías.
The Pinacate Peaks lie just north of the fishing resort of Puerto Peñasco. The tallest of the peaks is Cerro del Pinacate (also called Volcan Santa Clara), with an elevation of 3,904 feet (1,190 m). The Mexican Spanish word pinacate is derived from the Nahuatl word for the endemic desert stink beetle, pinacatl.
This is a list of all counties and municipalities (municipios in Spanish) that are directly on the Mexico–United States border.A total of 37 municipalities and 23 counties, spread across 6 Mexican and 4 American states, are located on the border.