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You hit the best choice, flash! Can't beat that beach view as you're leaving town. You're lucky you didn't stay in town until happy hour, it happens often! Come back soon!!!

UGH! So sad about the Sandbar. Glad we went there several times over the last few months and took lots of pics. Send your condolences here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001048506832

Yes, we had really great experiences with Maria Bonita's inside the Vina del Mar Hotel, did breakfast and afternoon drinks two different days. I love how secluded it feels, and the landscaping and tiling reminds me of old-school Mexico--or is it '50s Hollywood or Hotel Coronado I'm thinking of...

What are the dates they depart? Or at least the day of the week...

YES! OK, I know of the place. We were going to take a short day trip down the new Costera Highway leading to El Golfo but we didn't have time. There's a pic of El Solito here on the right hand side. http://www.penascorecreation.com/roadlog.htm

Any pics/links for that? Or do you remember the name?

Thanks! I knew there were issues around the area but wasn't sure if it was the same company, etc. Are there any businesses to speak of in the immediate area?

Is this an Ejido? Forgive my ignorance.

Ugh. :(

Great pic, Manny! Who wants to start a thread with Flickr/YouTube links to Mexican nationals' Penasco Semana Santa pics/vids? Not surprisingly I haven't seen many, considering how many folks were there over the weekend. (And yeah, I realize this is an English-based forum.) Also, could be one of...

You will have a good time! These are nothing like the Cali beaches, which I always end up talking new friends out of visiting. One trip to Penasco and they're hooked. Clean, spacious and no alcohol restrictions. If you or your friends have more questions or they have any other reservations about...

I know, I'm sure everyone feels helpless, I do hope there are people working behind the scenes. I just remember after the police chief shooting that the mayor boasted about how there was to be a lot more done, big changes, more police, more military, and it looked good for a few weeks there, but...

Trying to understand this article, a lot of it focuses on access for official emergency vehicles. Are they saying that he got in the way of ambulances that were trying to assist someone in a rollover?

Neither do the problems in Nogales, but look at what a disaster that turned into in just a few years. I don't think anything like that will happen to Penasco, but if people keep turning a blind eye and saying "it has nothing to do with tourists," things can only get worse. It's much easier to...

So all the Mardi Gras invites and promotion I saw over the prior months were geared toward locals only? That was a city-sponsored event!!! Am I wrong? How the hell was that able to happen and nobody was caught? And the police were seen ducking for cover?

Good to hear! And I know it's kind of weird the first time you see such a military presence when visiting a foreign country, and local business owners can complain all they want that it is bad for business, but the town needs to clamp down on this shit now before a tourist actually DOES find...

Yes, yes, crime everywhere. I'm pointing out your statement "For Penasco they had to go back a year to find something to try and scare people with!" is in fact not true. The advisory was brief and merely highlighted the most glaring incident. Saying that it's all lies and rumors is a disservice...

FayeMoon, are you in fact coming to see the Peacemakers play that weekend? If you stay on Sandy Beach and don't drive, you'll have to deal with taxi rides that are a bit expensive, as in Mexico they charge per person usually, not for the entire cab. If you stay somewhere in town (even Penasco de...

SO are we all just going to pretend what happened in March of this year never happened? Is that the new solution? Jesus, people. This shit is just going to get worse with that attitude.

I totally understand the point you are trying to make about crime in Penasco being relatively lower, etc. But you don't seem to understand that you are attacking a reporter who wrote about a government-issued statement. And there were no lies in that statement. You cannot lump this together with...