Puerto Peñasco is one of
the youngest cities in the state of Sonora. It
emerged in the year 1927 as a simple fishing camp;
since that date, fishermen of several places of
the state, like Guaymas, Kino Bay, Puerto Libertad
and Puerto Lobos arrived during the fishing seasons,
establishing and living in an improvised way in
carps and caves that they found between cliffs
of hills on top of sand dunes.
By 1929 the place was known as “Stone Point”
(Punta de Piedra) or “Crag Point”
(Punta Peñasco). Due to its volcanic origin
that enters in the waters of the Sea of Cortes,
the principal attraction of this fishing camp
was its extraordinary abundance of “totoaba”,
which is a big fish very appreciated by the United
States of America, not only for its meat but for
its medicinal value.
The first inhabitants of this place were Víctor
Estrella, Banjamín Bustamante, as well
as Tecla Bustamante, who is considered the first
definitive settler. In 1932, a police delegation
dependent to the Sonoyta´s precinct was
created, inside the jurisdiction of Caborca. By
1941 Punta Peñasco had 187 inhabitants
that worked in fishing activities or in the construction
of the Sonora-Baja California railroad; Mexicali-Puerto
Peñasco section was inaugurated in 1940.
On December 4th, 1941 Puerto Peñasco was
declared municipal precinct.
Puerto Peñasco is located 63 miles from
the border of the United States, located on the
northeastern part of the State of Sonora. It is
only 219 miles from Phoenix, AZ and 497 miles
from Los Angeles, California.
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