Rocky Point
Puerto Peņasco, Mexico, or to us gringos known as Rocky Point, began its life close to 90 years ago. In the 1920s Puerto Peņasco was known as Cerro de Peņasco and was merely a temporary camp for passing fishermen. Over the years that small fishing camp began to develop into a full fledged fishing community and Americans began to notice the potential of the area as a tourist destination. Presently Rocky Point is in a transitional phase, drifting away from its roots as a shrimping town and quickly becoming one of Mexico's most popular tourist destinations. Discovered in the early 1920s by two wandering fishermen named Victor and Benjamin Bustamante, Rocky point seemed destined to remain a small fishermen's encampment. That was, until a well known Mafioso and close associate of Al Capone named John Stone took interest in Rocky Point. In 1929 Stone had built Rocky Point's first hotel and drilled a well so the town could finally have fresh water. Stone and his guests enjoyed fishing, hunting, gambling, and drinking (this was during prohibition) until 1931 when the Mexican government took away Stone's business license and forced him out. Once again Puerto Peņasco returned to being a
In 1997 Rocky Point got its first world-class resort, named Plaza las Glorias. They couldn't be more correct, when the sun goes down people of all ages stop sun-tanning and head out to the clubs where a wide assortment of entertainment can be found. The government had had enough, in 1994 the northern part of the Sea of Cortez was declared to be an International Biosphere Reserve by the Mexican government. They come for the beautiful days and the quiet, relaxing nights. Music, dancing, karaoke, upscale, downscale, young, and old, it can all be found in Rocky Point night life. Only 60 miles south of the border Rocky Point, for many Americans, is the closest and most easily accessible beachfront tropical paradise. The foreign trawlers were using long drag nets and GPS systems that allowed them to systematically wipe out shrimp populations in the areas they were fishing. Presently Rocky Point is experiencing a huge boom in growth. com "Rocky Point" Julie Newberg, The Arizona Republic, April, 20012. In 1989 fishing accounted for 80% of Rocky Point's economy and today, after the I.
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