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Passport Book or Passport Card will be required by June 01, 2009.

Passport Books are valid for international travel by air, sea or land.

Passport Cards are valid when entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land border crossing. Passport Cards are NOT valid for internatonal travel by air.

Passport Books/Passport Cards are valid for 10yrs. for adults & 5yrs. for miners (16yrs. & under)

For more info & fee: http://

travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html

Passport:

Apply for U.S. Passport (First time Applicant & for minor)
Lost or Stolen U.S. Passport (report and/or replace)
Renew your U.S. Passport
Changing or Correcting Info to your U.S. Passport

    http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738_2.html

Spring Breakers Warning For Puerto Peasco!

March 17th, 2010 06:16:39 pm

-by El Gitano Peasco, "The Peasco Gypsy" There are the usual travel to Mexico warnings popping up all over the place and I came across one today published by the Clarity Digital Group LLC, which owns the website(s) www.examiner.com. Near the top of the article, dubbed Mexico Spring Break Warning, they kicked off by quoting the Texas Department of Safety Director with the following: There is an increase in Mexican drug cartel related violence in the northern Mexican border cities. Parents should not allow their children to visit these Mexican cities because their safety cannot be guaranteed. Then right after that they include the U.S. State department warnings followed by: The majority of arrests, accidents, violent crimes, rapes and deaths suffered on spring break are the result of alcohol use. Certain behaviors are not tolerated there and may lead to prosecution - and you do not want to go to a Mexican prison. Disturbing the peace, lewd or indecent behavior, littering, driving under the influence, drinking on the street or on public transportation, using public transportation without payment, or making obscene or insulting remarks are all considered criminal activities by Mexican authorities. Drug possession can result in imprisonment without bail for up to a year before a case is even tried. If the student is 16 years or older, they will be tried as an adult. And then after reading all the rest of the garbage, they tell parents with kids going to our beloved community that: Nogales/Sonora: Puerto Peasco, a.k.a. Rocky Point, is located in northern Sonora, 60 miles from the U.S. border, and is accessible by car. The majority of accidents that occur at this Spring Break destination are caused by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol. Travelers should exercise particular caution on unpaved roads, especially in beach areas. Of course we all know that Nogales is in Sonora too and that there is a U.S. and a Mexico side to the community; but what parents may not know is that from the U.S. side it is about 3 hours driving time and some 200 miles just from Nogales to Lukeville, so if they need to locate their kids this article could have em searching in all the wrong places But even worse is that this piece (and others) outright implies that Mexico (and PP) and the great Mexican people are the problemo when in fact it is these kids, many of whom are spoiled rotten to the core, who travel south of the border and pull their **** down here in their host nation! And if they tried the same crap back home (and some do) theyd wind up in the U.S. (federal, state or regional) judicial system and could also face a stint in jail and/or prison because in the U.S. kids (aka: children) younger than 16 are often charged with crimes as an adult! Viva Mxico y Puerto Peasco! elgitanopenasco@gmail.com Awaken your inner beach bum... Thank you for supporting Rocky Point Tides!