Puerto Penasco

Puerto Penasco is a hotel town located in Puerto Penasco Municipality within the northwest of the Mexican country of Sonora, one hundred kilometres from the border with the U.S. State of Arizona. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of sixty two,177 inhabitants. It is located on the northern shores of the Sea of Cortez at the small strip of land that joins the Baja California Peninsula with the relaxation of Mexico. The vicinity is a part of the Altar Desert, one of the driest and freshest regions of the larger Sonoran Desert. Since the past due Nineties, there was a push to expand the place for tourism.

It is now one of the most crucial tourist locations in northern Mexico. Puerto Penasco is often called "Rocky Point" in English, and has been nicknamed "Arizona’s Beach" as it's far the nearest beach to towns such as Phoenix, Tucson, and Yuma. The Mar de Cortes International Airport serves Puerto Penasco, however currently has no regularly-scheduled flights in or out. The new toll road shortens the power from California with the aid of one hundred sixty km.