Re-inventing the Ajo Chamber of Commerce: A Center for Tourism

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Feb 28, 2015 | Rocky Point Times |

What is the Ajo Chamber of Commerce? I am sure most of us would be able to define it as some entity in town where different decisions are made and many town activities are run. Since I began working for the Chamber, I have realized that it is so much more than that. The organization and the passionate people behind the operation are taking massive strides to benefit Ajo and bring our town to its full potential. The Ajo Chamber of Commerce is re-inventing itself and becoming a center focused primarily in tourism. This concept has some exciting potential benefits to the businesses of Ajo, members of the community as well as the many visitors that pass through the town each year. Let’s look back at how far the Chamber has come in the last few years and the plans for the future.

Zuquin Restarurant

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Feb 5, 2015 | Rocky Point Times |

IMG_4322Zuquin Restaurant & Banquetes (Catering Services) is celebrating their 11th anniversary this year. Zuquin, a dream that was born inside the heart of Estela Zurita Quintana and became a reality on February 14th, 2004. Since then, Zurita and the De la Puerta Zurita family have hosted patrons in their restaurant as well as catered events of up to 200 people. They have become a Rocky Point favorite when it comes to ca

Walter Brats Recipe

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Feb 5, 2015 | Walter Malchow |

I was born 1948 in Luebeck on the Baltic Sea. As the youngest of 7 children, I started early getting interested in cooking. The first teacher for me was my mom, she was Austrian and very, very skillful in all different kinds of cooking. 1965 was when I started my education as a cook, in the Hotel “Kieler Yachtclub” and Restaurant “Foerdeblick”. After that I trained in many different international restaurants (Thai, Italian, Mediterranean, and others). Since 2008 I have been producing original German Brats in Mexico.

February Funk

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Feb 5, 2015 | Vince Deadmond |

I fly fish Puerto Peñasco all year long, and I am usually glad to see the end of February. Our winters in Rocky Point are better than most, but the colder temperatures usually cause the fishing to be not as good as the rest of the year. While November is really a good month to fly fish, December, January, and February can be our least productive fly fishing months. While some of our fish leave for warmer water, there are still good numbers of fish that can be caught close to shore with a fly.

Honey! Look there’s a Crane!

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Feb 5, 2015 | Steve Franklin |

Not so Fast. The tall lanky birds around the Rocky Point shorelines are either Herons or Egrets, but are frequently confused with Cranes. There are only two types of Cranes in North America. The Sand Hill Crane and the Whooping Crane and neither live around here. The main difference between the Herons and Cranes, besides their colors, is their neck. Cranes have long straight necks and Herons have “S” curved necks. Herons fly with their necks retracted while Cranes fly with an extended neck. In this month’s article we will talk about the three different Herons that live around Rocky Point and save an article for the Great White and Snowy Egrets for a later date.

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