Puerto Peñasco, known as "Rocky Point" to American visitors, is a city of 26,000 on the Sea of Cortez and just 60 miles south of the Arizona border and just over four hours by car from either Tucson or Phoenix.
   Rocky Point is in a free zone; no visas or special immunizations are required. Border officials conduct routine spot checks of vehicles entering Mexico. Mexico auto insurance is recommended and is available at insurance agencies in Phoenix, Tucson, Ajo, and Lukeville. Mexican gasoline is sold (in liters) at Pemex stations and is fine for American cars. 
   Tourism is the major industry in Puerto Penasco. Accommodations are limited. Most hotels, restaurants, and businesses in Puerto Penasco have English-speaking personnel.
   Fresh seafood, brought in daily, is on every menu, as well as Mexican specialties. You can buy fresh shrimp and seafood to take home at fish markets along the ocean front in the Old Port. Some of them have small outdoor restaurants. 
   Shopping is plentiful. There are grocery stores, fruit stands, hardware stores, and of course, lots of curio shops. Puerto Penasco has beautiful beaches open to the public. The best swimming is from May through October. Boating, sunbathing and water sports are the popular activities. 
   It's not necessary to convert your dollars into pesos since virtually all businesses use U.S. dollars.

A MUST VISIT WHEN IN ROCKY POINT:
CEDO, the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, is an independent non-profit organization located in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. CEDO is dedicated to the education, investigation, and conservation of the natural resources of the upper Gulf of California and surrounding Sonoran Desert.

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