Rocky Points’ latest landmark.

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New fish in town . . .

Probably most driving directions you get in Rocky Point from now on will include “turn ( left / right / straight ) at the big fish.” The new sculpture at the entrance to Calle 13 is just that, a Marlin that points to one of the busiest tourist centers in town.
If Rocky Point is about one thing, it is Shrimp.  We already have two statues that ‘show the love’ to this humble crustacean. Why this fish and why here?
At one time, this was the turn to Playa Hermosa. The beach and hotel there were the ‘resort’ area for Rocky Point, years before Sandy Beach was more than, well, a sandy beach.
A sign at this intersection directed you out to Playa Hermosa, which had a drawing of a fish. ‘El Pescado’ (the Fish) was a landmark known and used by everyone in town.

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Photo / Joaquin Hernandez

Probablemente muchas de las direcciones en Puerto Peñasco incluirán “das vuelta (izquierda / derecha / derecho) en el pescado.” La nueva escultura en la entrada de la Calle 13 es solo eso, un Marlin que a uno de los mas transitados centras turisticos de la ciudad.

     Si Puerto Peñasco es una cosa, es camarón. Ya tenemos 2 estatuas que muestran el amor a este humilde crustáceo. Porque este pescado y porqué aqui?

Alguna vez este fue el punto para ir a Playa Hermosa. La playa y el hotel alli eran el area turistica del Puerto, años antes de que Sandy Beach fuera solo una playa arenosa.
Un letrero en esta intersección, con el dibujo de un pescado, te dirigia a Playa Hermosa. “El Pescado” era un punto de referencia muy reconocido por todos en la ciudad.

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