Manny Sanchez
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May 25, 2010
- There are thousands of US residents, investors and, business owners in the state of Sonora alone
- There are over 1 million US citizens who reside in Mexico and make it home
- The governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, visits and owns properties in Rocky Point, and has for many years
- Reports negatively reflecting on Rocky Point are totally unsubstantiated
- There is still a lot of investment and building taking place in and around Puerto Peñasco
- The Old Port area is being refurbished as you read this
- The crime rate in Rocky Point is far lower than Phoenix, Tucson, and most towns of the same size in Arizona or anywhere in the United States
- The new Mar de Cortes international airport was officially inaugurated in November 2009 and, is open for business
- Thanks to the new Coastal Highway north of town, Yuma and San Diego are only 3 and 5 hour drives away, consecutively
- Most tourist related businesses and accomodations have bilingual staff and lots of security to cater to American travelers and residents
- Todd Lyons, Kurt Geisler, John Witt, Kent Cossey, and Kenneth Wallace all live and work in Rocky Point
- There has been a spike in property sales in and around Rocky Point, no doubt thanks to those mentioned above and, amazing beachfront property pricing (shameless plug)
- Your US dollar goes much further in Mexico, more bang for your buck most would say
- The delicious shrimp found in the local waters are shipped all over the world and, are a favorite of Arizona residents and nationals too
- The road down to Rocky Point is more patrolled and more secure than ever before, due to untruthful safety claims made by the US media
- You will usually gain a friend or two in Rocky Point each time you visit
- When there is an isolated incident at a border town, due to the US demand for illegal drugs, Mexico is unfairly generalized as a dangerous place
- A cold cervesa and/or shot of tequila taste better at the beach
- Arizona issues a yearly Arizona Crime Report with an average thickness of 136 pages, in Sonora it would be a fraction of that
- The northern part of the Sea of Cortez is the only place in the world one could see the vaquita marina, an extremely endangered porpoise about 1.5 meters long
- Crime is not spilling over into Nogales,AZ like the media claims, according to their police chief
- In Arizona, there were 464 murders in 2007 alone, along with 1,797 rape offenses, and, the value of property stolen in AZ was $661,889,760.00, according to the Arizona Crime Report
- Professional athletes and some celebrities, current and retired, have property here
- If there are over 100 million Mexicans in Mexico that aren’t afraid to travel within their own country, you shouldn’t be either. It’s worth the trip to see for yourself
- It is still less than a 4 hour drive from Phoenix or Tucson, to the beautiful beaches and friendly people of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico