Tessoro at Las Conchas sponsored two holes at the event, running a closest-to-the-pin contest on each of the event’s golf courses. The prize was a luxury vacation at Tessoro’s award-winning beachfront condominium residences in Puerto Peñasco. Cardinals coaches, NFL players and alumni, and corporate sponsors all swung away, eager to earn a Rocky Point vacation on the Las Conchas Peninsula.

The winners on the two holes included a corporate sponsor and a center for the Arizona Cardinals. In addition, a few special contests brought Arizona Cardinals linemen, receivers and defensive backs to the tee at Tessoro’s hole. The winning players will be visiting the resort soon.

Over the past twenty years, Cardinals Charities has distributed more than 3.5 million dollars to hundreds of worthy Arizona charitable organizations on behalf of the Arizona Cardinals and the National Football League. Cardinals Charities supports programs designed to improve the quality of life and enhance opportunities for children, women, and minorities in the state of Arizona. It is part of the organization’s commitment to its community.

The Celebrity Golf Classic is organized every spring to raise money for Cardinals Charities. This year’s event was held at the Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass. Dozens of current players and coaches participated, along with several celebrity NFL alumni. There were over 300 golfers in the event and numerous corporate sponsors. Rocky Point’s representatives proudly joined this tradition.

It looks like the Arizona Cardinals and Tessoro at Las Conchas is a winning combination.

Tessoro sponsored a Closest to the Pin Contest at hole number 8 and donated the featured live auction item – a vacation at Puerto Peñasco’s (Rocky Point’s) finest beachfront resort offering a week on the Las Conchas Peninsula. The package included spa services at Tessoro, concierge service, golf and more. Tessoro’s boutique resort offers a variety of services. Residents of the full-ownership beachfront condominium residences in Las Conchas have a lifestyle like no other.

Tessoro at Las Conchas was Mexico’s 2009 Best Development honoree and has been awarded 5 Stars for its design by the International Property Awards and ranked top five in the Americas. Located on the Las Conchas Peninsula with water on three sides, Tessoro is Puerto Peñasco’s finest beachfront real estate offering.

Both items raised money for the Valley of the Sun JCC and strengthened ties with the Arizona Jewish Community. Tessoro offers a home for the Jewish Community in Rocky Point. The development is a Corporate Sponsor of the JCC and offers a variety of events, such as Sukkot by the Sea in the fall.

It is company policy to support worthy charities in our core markets and give back to the communities we serve. For more information on Tessoro’s charitable activities and the boutique, beachfront resort in Las Conchas, please contact sales@tessoro.com.mx.

The Las Conchas Peninsula was alive with the sights and smells of fresh-cooked fish, ceviche and oysters on Saturday, April 10. In a show of support for Las Conchas’ first residents and the sustainability efforts of CEDO, Tessoro and its owners invited the NaturArte Cooperatives to hold a special seafood market at the resort. All proceeds went to support the cooperatives and their families.

The NaturArte Cooperatives have fished, farmed and cultivated mariscos on the Morua Estuary since long before the American and Canadian tourists arrived. They were Las Conchas’ original residents and pioneers. In the years since, Puerto Peñasco and the Las Conchas neighborhood have grown quickly. CEDO has organized the 3 primary cooperatives into the NaturArte Ecotourism Corridor. This allows these indigenous residents to participate in the benefits of tourism and maintain their lifestyles. It is one of the wonders of Las Conchas. The cooperatives engage in environmentally-friendly, sustainable fishing and oyster farming practices. They safeguard parts of the Morua Estuary and protect its pristine character.

Tessoro at Las Conchas offers its owners a beachfront resort like no other in Rocky Point. Our owners love the natural beach, environment and unique location in Las Conchas on the Morua Estuary. Part of what makes Tessoro special is its commitment to maintaining the natural beauty of its surroundings and its commitment to its neighbors and the Las Conchas community institutions. Unique in Puerto Peñasco, Tessoro strives to offer luxury beachfront living with meaning and social consciousness.

Tessoro owners and a small number of Las Conchas Homeowners and CEDO supporters enjoyed the freshest seafood imaginable on Saturday. The fish were caught that day. The oysters were pulled from the Estuary an hour before the market started. The ceviche was specially prepared. It was a community seafood experience and a joyous event. This really captured the boutique resort experience and beachfront lifestyle that Tessoro promises. Another day on the marvelous Las Conchas Peninsula in Rocky Point . . .

Tessoro at Las Conchas raised $5000 for children’s causes and the JCC along with Brenda Lee designs in the Heroes for Children Gala on February 20, 2010 at the Biltmore Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The event was organized by the Valley of the Sun JCC and honored Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver. Steve Nash, the suns Gorilla and comedian Howie Mandel were among the high-profile guests, presenters and performers.

The featured auction of the evening was a Tessoro vacation to spend a week at Puerto Peñasco’s finest beachfront condominium resort. Who can resist a chance to get away to the Las Conchas Peninsula in Rocky Point, especially when it is for such a worthy cause? Making the vacation even more special, Brenda Lee Design donated round trip transportation to the winner in a private jet.

During the past year, Tessoro has raised over $15,000 for charities benefiting children’s causes, handicapped sports and underprivileged communities in Phoenix and Tucson. Tessoro has been a sponsor of the 2008 Paralympics Trials and a contributor to the Tucson and Scottsdale Boys & Girls Clubs, the Miracle League of Arizona, the American Liver Foundation, and the Bridging Arizona Furniture Bank. In addition, in the local Rocky Point community, Tessoro has been active in environmental causes. This commitment to giving back to the communities Tessoro serves is part of the development’s core principals.

Tessoro, its owners and its staff are all proud to have been supporters of the 2010 Heroes for Children event and look forward to being an active participant in charitable causes this year.

The Christmas season in Mexico is filled with so much tradition, including the annual series of “Posadas” (Christmas shelters where celebrations are held). Around the 15th of December, my neighbors here in Puerto Peñasco all start with the Posadas every night. They go from house to house asking for permission to come in. Finally at the last home they are granted permission and the party begins. After having food, the tequila is broken out and the children begin the quest to break the piñata. I look forward to this every year.

The city hall in Puerto Peñasco went all out with decorating. They had a stable with baby goats, donkeys etc. The large ficus trees had been topped with white cotton and decorated with many lights. They even formed a cone shaped dome one for the top of one of the trees. I looked forward to going home every evening after work just to see all the lights and the children gathering.

Many of our owners were here for the holidays as well as several guests and renters – the beachfront condos were full! The community of people got together every afternoon for drinks by the pool and a chance to socialize. One evening the Johnson family had Carlos the “Cantinero” (bartender), his daughter, Karla (Tessoro’s Front Desk Concierge), and his friends play music in their condo. They were kind enough to invite my husband Bill and I for the party. Lanae made fabulous chicken enchiladas and her mom offered home made fudge. Wine and tequila flowed. Karla is our HOA liaison and has a voice like a song bird. We have known Carlos for many, many years here in Puerto Peñasco and it was nice to have him entertain at Tessoro.

It was great to see everyone come out to watch the sunsets every night despite the winter evening chill. The emergence of this community on the Las Conchas Peninsula is what I will remember best as I reflect back on this holiday season.

By Beverly Arrowood

Lanae Johnson’s parents Harry and Kay Elletson and Bill and Beverly Arrowood celebrate the holidays at Tessoro.

Now I am back in Rocky Point focusing on Tessoro’s lovely real estate offerings for sale. The skies today are clear but on the far horizon you can see many shrimp boats heading in as we are about to get the same weather that Phoenix and Southern California are seeing. We get very little rain here in Puerto Peñasco, so when we do it is great. Because of the moon’s cycle we are having some dramatic high tide/ low tide swings. We love when we see such tides and a little wind at these times as the Sea of Cortez is really awesome. It brings a bounty of shells to our beach and as I look out the window, one of owners and her son are out collecting shells – that is why they call this beach “Las Conchas.” Yesterday Lanae Johnson’s son was learning how to skim board in the tidal pools by the mouth of the estuary. He was really having a great time and was being coached by some friendly Mexican teenagers who were doing the same thing. There is just so much for everyone to do here.

By Beverly Arrowood

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]]> http://www.tessoro.com.mx/2010/01/update-from-the-las-conchas-peninsula/feed/ 0 http://www.tessoro.com.mx/2010/01/tessoro-at-las-conchas-featured-at-tucson-boys-girls-club-auction/ http://www.tessoro.com.mx/2010/01/tessoro-at-las-conchas-featured-at-tucson-boys-girls-club-auction/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:28:59 +0000 Tessoro at Las Conchas http://www.tessoro.com.mx/?p=2438 On Saturday, November 21, 2009, Boys & Girls Club of Tucson 29th annual Holiday Auction. Tessoro donated a one-week vacation in Puerto Peñasco for 4-6 guests to stay at Rocky Point’s finest resort on the epic stretch of real estate on the Las Conchas Peninsula, helping to raise significant funds for the charity. This marks the Fifth Boys and Girls Club event where Tessoro has participated. Tessoro has made it a company policy to support a variety of charitable groups in the markets where its owners live.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson has served as a leading force for youth development for over 40 years in Tucson. The six your clubhouses of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson served nearly 7,000 youths in 2009. The Club’s programs are fun, safe and affordable for all younger members of the Tucson community and are offered year-round.

The Twenty-Ninth Annual Holiday Auction was presented as “The Show Must Go On” and was held at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson. The Holiday Auction is the Boys and Girls Club’s most important annual fundraiser. Dozens of children from the different Clubhouses of the Boys and Girls Club were there to greet the guests and remind everyone what these events go to support. Tessoro’s representative was the guest of Cris, Juliette, Joe and Carol Cristiani, who were kind enough to invite Tessoro to join their Aqua Chill LLC table.

For more information on the Holiday Auction, please visit www.bgctuc.org/auction.

Q: So when did you first visit Rocky Point?

Over thirty years ago, our family started taking vacations to the beach at Las Conchas. We rented different beach houses and always enjoyed spending time at the estuary. The beautiful wide-open spaces offered something for everyone in our family. We enjoyed body surfing, walking the beach, collecting shells, fishing, exploring the coral reefs, building sand castles, frisbee, picnics, bonfires, and cruising the sand dunes.

Many locals walked the Las Conchas beaches peddling fresh shrimp, jewelry, paintings, blankets, etc. Friendly locals! We would frequently get stuck on the sandy Las Conchas road. Young men who were working on homes under construction would run over and push our car out of the sand. We would offer to pay them but they refused.

Q: That sounds like some good memories.

Yes. All these years later, the five of us kids and our parents still enjoy reminiscing about the fun times we had as a family and with friends. Back when we were playing on the dunes, I certainly never imagined that I would have a home there someday.

Q. How did it happen exactly, deciding to own a home?

Two years ago, I brought my family down to Las Conchas for the first time. We were excited to spend time at the estuary since I have so many fond memories there.  I was surprised (and initially disappointed) to discover the early stages of a building project in what had always been a gorgeous, undeveloped area. Curious as to what was happening at “our” beach, we checked out what was the first Tessoro model. The architecture, design, attention to detail, and overall vision of Tessoro was, to say the least, breathtaking.  If that land had to be developed, we are so glad it is being done so well.
Hey, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em!

Q. I understand that when you came down to take delivery at Tessoro in October, your father came with you and reconnected with an old favorite.

Yes, in early October Harry (my father) told Beverly Arrowood, a sales associate at Tessoro and long-time Puerto Peñasco resident, about the great little bakery we used to visit from about 1979 until the late 80’s. A former Las Conchas homeowner, Jack Ward, had told us about the place. Years ago when we visited this bakery we would bring the elderly gentleman who (we think) owned it a can of beer nuts. Don’t know if he liked them but he sure smiled when he accepted them!

On our recent trips to Las Conchas, we were unable to find this special bakery. My dad was obsessed with finding the bakery every time we went down there!  Trust me, we ALL wanted him to find the bakery so he wouldn’t keep talking about it! Plus we remember the really good rolls our mom would fried in butter. Sometimes with spun honey on top…yummy.

Beverly knew where it was and graciously drove us to the great little bakery with the beehive oven heated with wood. The very same bakery!  Needless to say, we will be visiting there in the near future.

Q. Your’s is such a nice story. Your father brought you here and now you are making Las Conchas and Tessoro a part of your family’s lifestyle.

We are thrilled to now own at Tessoro and make Las Conchas a part of our children’s life experience. We look forward to making more memories and feel blessed to be able to share this special place with the people we love.  Taking breaks from our hectic schedules and busy lives to relax here is simply good for one’s soul…..

Chuck is Vice President of the Las Conchas HOA and the director of Océano Luxury Vacation Rentals and Real Estate. Charlie is Chuck’s father and one of the original Las Conchas homeowners who played a key leadership role in the neighborhood’s development.

Q.  Tell us about Las Conchas in 2009?

Chuck: It’s been an exciting year. Lot’s of new houses were built, Tessoro opened, there is a new administration in the state and local governments that we think will be great for infrastructure and tourism development. The HOA is strong and active. CEDO is getting ready to celebrate its 30th anniversary. We are really looking forward to 2010.

Q.  You have watched it change a lot. Tell us a little bit about Las Conchas’ history?

Charlie: Las Conchas was Rocky Point’s original planned community and started in the late 1960s. John Chesney was the developer and established a contract with Cortez family, who owned most of the land in and around Las Conchas, to develop a master plan for a residential neighborhood. Mr. Chesney started selling lots and began building the large structure that is now the CEDO Institute as his sales center and clubhouse.

We purchased our lot in 1972 and built our house in ’75. I remember we headed out the dirt road from town east towards Las Conchas. Even the roads in the center of town were unpaved at that time. Roger Walen, the sales agent, took us out at high tide and got confused about what parcel he was selling us. He just said “your lot is somewhere around here.” [Charlie laughs]. In the middle and late 70’s there was a recession and that knocked out Chesney as the developer. There was so much left to do that me and the neighbors took over. In 1980 we formed the HOA and incorporated two years later.

Chuck: Electric arrived in 1986 – my father had to go door-to-door to collect the money from each of the neighbors to bring in the power lines. We built water tanks and added pumps. Then, to make sure all the neighbors had reliable land rights, we created a master trust in 1987. With the infrastructure and trust, Las Conchas really boomed. My father and I opened Océano 13 years ago and the neighborhood continues to be a big part of our lives.

Q.  Las Conchas has come a long way.  How do you feel about seeing the first beachfront condo resort in the neighborhood?

Chuck: It blows me away. We used to ride our bikes down there when there was nothing but sand. I have a lot of memories growing up by that Estuary. My Father always said that was the prettiest land in Puerto Peñasco.

Charlie: Chuck had a boat he used to play with down by the Estuary. We knew that area on the Peninsula was too compelling and would bring a bigger resort or hotel one day. We are glad that it was something as beautifully built and community-minded as Tessoro.

Tessoro is now open as a resort with a limited number of high-end rental offerings. I understand Océano will be acting as rental manager for the resort?

Chuck & Charlie: That’s right. We wanted to be involved. The success of Tessoro is important for the neighborhood and we have cared for this neighborhood for a long time. My father taught me and I taught Chuck that it is important to be involved in your community, to lead, to help.

When we saw that Tessoro and CEDO had cooperated on the Las Conchas eco-map, we knew we had a real neighbor, a new partner. We are all in this together. Tessoro is part of the neighborhood.

I can see us building on this cooperation. CEDO has always taken responsibility for looking after the environment in Las Conchas, which has been so pristine for so long. That’s their mission. Our mission has been to keep the neighborhood strong and organized. With Tessoro and Océano, we are going to do some good things to invest in and promote Las Conchas.

Q. What do people say when they rent in Las Conchas for the first time?  Although it is the town’s most storied neighborhood, some newer visitors only know the row of condo towers on Sandy Beach.

Chuck: They usually say they didn’t realize how beautiful the area was. How different it is to be right on the beach and walk out, see your children play. How safe it feels deep inside a quiet, gated community – no noise, no vendors, familiar faces. They are impressed with how clean and clear the water is here. Most of all, new visitors always love the low-density neighborhood feel. It is so different than being lost in a wall of condos.

What are the top 3 things to do in Las Conchas that most people never see?

1. Snorkeling on the beach in front of the houses or Peninsula – you can do that in Las Conchs and it is like an aquarium.
2. Go to the beaches on the Estuary side and watch the tides change. The sand there is remarkable and the dunes are a whole different world. Look out across the water at the Pinacate volcano.
3. Participate in the neighborhood’s charities and community events. Just ask one of your neighbors for more information. There are periodic barbecues, informal get togethers and great events around the time of the Homeowner meetings. Tessoro is always throwing nice events now too and invites the neighbors in Las Conchas. Even if you are not staying here, take the time to stop by and see for yourself.

Tessoro was proud to host the first annual Sukkot by the Sea celebration the first week of October. This celebration brought together Jewish families from Mexico City, Arizona and California at Tessoro to celebrate their common interests in Rocky Point. It is a beautiful story and the first step in bringing together two wonderful Jewish communities.

It is an unexpected nexus point. For Arizona and California residents, Puerto Peñasco is the primary beach resort and place for family vacations or retirement. For Mexico City Jews, Puerto Peñasco is a popular place to invest in real estate, develop and do business. Amazingly, the thousands of Jews from Arizona and California who frequent Rocky Point did not know about the role the Mexico City community has played in building their beach resort. On the other hand, the Jewish families from Mexico City had no idea there were so many Jewish visitors supporting their investments (in fact, many had no idea there were even Jews in Arizona!). Sukkot by the Sea was the first concrete step in raising awareness on both ends.

Visitors came from Los Angeles, Tucson, Phoenix/Scottsdale, New York City (by way of Italy) and Mexico City. Together, we built a Sukka by the Sea on Puerto Peñasco’s most beautiful beachfront on the Las Conchas Peninsula. There were guests who stopped by from Sandy Beach and Las Conchas. The participants blessed the Sukka and then spent the weekend eating in it, praying in it and enjoying each other’s company. There were three kosher lulav/etrogs, a Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat, a Saturday Minion complete with Cohanim. Chaim Mayer Hazan, whose grandfather is the chief Rabbi of Italy, presided over services all weekend. We all enjoyed the pool and beach as well — the weather was amazing.

Tessoro donated the space and food for the event. The Scottsdale JCC helped promote and organize the event, and Tessoro would like to thank Moises Paz and Harriet Colan for all of their support. The development, its architects and investors look forward to welcoming back all of our guests and many more for the Second Annual Sukkot by the Sea in 2010.

By Marcos Rayek