History of Puerto Penasco
Puerto Penasco, Mexico is the community where you will find the unique, family-friendly Laguna Shores Resort situate directly on the beautiful Sea of Cortez. Puerto Penasco was founded in 1920, but was really no more than a sleepy fishing village until the early 1990s when the area was discovered and quickly developed into a resort destination.
Puerto Penasco or Rocky Point is a bucolic community on the western shore of the Sea of Cortez in Baja California (Mexico). The incredibly beautiful spot is where the Sea of Cortez meets the Sonoran desert. So whether you are an ocean lover or a desert lover, Rocky Point is just for you! It is also just a few hours from Tucson or Phoenix. The first settlers arrived in the area in 1920 and it slowly developed into a sleepy fishing village. In the beginning, even basic services like fresh water were not available. But as people began to move into the area, things began to change and Puerto Penasco started developing rapidly. The ocean provides multitude of opportunities for fishing, boating and relaxing and hence the community has developed into a vacation destination.
Actually, the credit goes to Mexican President Lazargo Cardenas who took a personal interest in developing this gorgeous area into a tourist destination. A railroad was built in 1936 and that was a major step forward. A road to the U.S. was built soon after and thus tourism began to increase. Slowly and steadily, Puerto Penasco came to be known as a shrimping village and soon many hotels and motels sprang up. With amazing food, stunning sights, and plenty of fun activities and warm weather 350+ days of the year, Puerto Penasco is becoming a 21st century tourist destination!
The pristine beaches of Puerto Penasco stretch for miles and provide excellent opportunities to snorkel, scuba dive, surf, sail, kayak, swim and so forth. In the 1990`s, investors from other countries became interested in the area and thus foreign investment occurred in the form of international hotels and restaurants. This was actually the turning point in the history of the Rocky Point as the area was modernized and developed, and for the first time truly offered the full range of facilities, amenities and infrastructure to attract all kinds of tourists.
Laguna Shores is a beautiful resort located right beside the ocean, with a top quality 18-hole golf course scheduled to open in 2015. You can rent a villa or a luxury condo or better still, just buy it and enjoy vacationing here every year! Whether you want to enjoy a day in the village eating local delicacies or just want to enjoy sea activities right outside of your condo, you can do it all at the Laguna Shores Resort. Visit us at http://lagunashoresresort.com/ for more details.
Puerto Penasco or Rocky Point is a bucolic community on the western shore of the Sea of Cortez in Baja California (Mexico). The incredibly beautiful spot is where the Sea of Cortez meets the Sonoran desert. So whether you are an ocean lover or a desert lover, Rocky Point is just for you! It is also just a few hours from Tucson or Phoenix. The first settlers arrived in the area in 1920 and it slowly developed into a sleepy fishing village. In the beginning, even basic services like fresh water were not available. But as people began to move into the area, things began to change and Puerto Penasco started developing rapidly. The ocean provides multitude of opportunities for fishing, boating and relaxing and hence the community has developed into a vacation destination.
Actually, the credit goes to Mexican President Lazargo Cardenas who took a personal interest in developing this gorgeous area into a tourist destination. A railroad was built in 1936 and that was a major step forward. A road to the U.S. was built soon after and thus tourism began to increase. Slowly and steadily, Puerto Penasco came to be known as a shrimping village and soon many hotels and motels sprang up. With amazing food, stunning sights, and plenty of fun activities and warm weather 350+ days of the year, Puerto Penasco is becoming a 21st century tourist destination!
The pristine beaches of Puerto Penasco stretch for miles and provide excellent opportunities to snorkel, scuba dive, surf, sail, kayak, swim and so forth. In the 1990`s, investors from other countries became interested in the area and thus foreign investment occurred in the form of international hotels and restaurants. This was actually the turning point in the history of the Rocky Point as the area was modernized and developed, and for the first time truly offered the full range of facilities, amenities and infrastructure to attract all kinds of tourists.
Laguna Shores is a beautiful resort located right beside the ocean, with a top quality 18-hole golf course scheduled to open in 2015. You can rent a villa or a luxury condo or better still, just buy it and enjoy vacationing here every year! Whether you want to enjoy a day in the village eating local delicacies or just want to enjoy sea activities right outside of your condo, you can do it all at the Laguna Shores Resort. Visit us at http://lagunashoresresort.com/ for more details.
