Rocky Point Pins Economic Hopes on New Home Port Luis F. Carrasco - tucson.com
go to original August 23, 2015

Workers dump rocks and position concrete blocks to create a breakwater as part of the construction of the Puerto Peñasco home port. (Luis Carrasco/Arizona Daily Star)

Hopes are high that a new mayor and the construction of a cruise ship home port will speed up the economic recovery of “Arizona’s beach,” where the Great Recession crippled a once-booming real estate market and tourist destination.

Sonora's Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point, is already seeing an increase in tourism, officials said, with about 2 million people visiting in 2014 and a projected increase of about 20 percent for 2015.

While the beaches may be getting more crowded, the most visible sign of progress is a large crane and heavy construction equipment at the western end of Sandy Beach.

Workers spend their day dumping rocks and adding enormous concrete blocks to the breakwater that eventually will allow the construction of an almost mile-long dock for cruise ships.

Although there are several ports where cruise ships can stop while visiting Mexico, Puerto Peñasco will be the country’s first home port, not only a stop but a point of origination.

The port’s proximity to the United States and a growing tourism market in Mexico make it a perfect location, officials said.

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