Rosarito Adds Sand Sculpture To Activities With September 27 Amateur Competition
ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO---Known for decades as one of the hot surfing spots on the West Coast, Rosarito on Sept. 27 will add another
popular beach activity to its attractions with a sand sculpture contest.
Baja Sand 2009 will be held from 10 to 6 p.m. that Sunday in front of the Rosarito Beach Hotel. The exhibition and amateur competition is a prelude to
the first full-scale sand sculpting competition which is scheduled for May 2 of 2010.
Half of the profits from the 2010 event will be donated to the Rosarito Boys & Girls Club.
�We�re very excited about this inaugural event and think it�s a perfect fit for this city with its miles of beautiful coastline and tradition of
artistic creations,� said Rosarito Mayor Hugo Torres.
Registration and further information is available at info@rosarito.org, rosaritotur@baja.gob.mx or by calling 661-612-0200 or 661-612-0396 in Mexico
or
619-730-1871 in the United States.
The creation of elaborate sand sculptures is a popular event on beaches throughout the world, including an annual competition in Imperial Beach which
attracts some of the best global teams and hundreds of thousands of fascinated spectators.
Raul ******, Rosarito�s delegate from the Baja State Secretary of Tourism office, an organizer of the event, said that planning has been going on for
month to make Baja Sand 2009 a memorable and successful attraction.
The event will follow by one day the 30th-year edition of the Rosarito-Ensenada 50-Mile Fun Bike Ride, which attracts thousands of riders, and the
same day as the Rosarito chamber of restaurants annual steak and lobster festival.
�It will create an incredible fun-filled weekend here,� ****** said. �Both longtime fans of sand sculpting and those who have never seen this
incredible activity before will have an amazing day.�
Although this event is an amateur competition Archisand, one of the top teams in the world, is being brought in to give an exhibition the day of the
contest.
Archisand, a team of architects and craftsmen, was founded by in 1989 by Greg LeBon. It has won the 10-man division of the U.S. Open at Imperial Beach
six of the past nine years. More than 300,000 people attend that annual competition.
�People will be amazed at what Archisand and create from simple sand,� ****** said. �It truly does qualify as exceptional sculpture.�
To help amateurs prepare for this year�s competition, Rosarito sand sculptor Raul Ocegera will give workshops this Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 1 on
the beach in front of the hotel.
MEDIA CONTACT: Ron Raposa
619-948-3740
ronraposa@hotmail.com
Ron Raposa
Cell: (619)948-3740
ronraposa@hotmail.com
U.S. Mailing Address:
2751 Lincoln Court
National City, CA 91950
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