Discover Santa Anita del Peñasco

For a trip to Santa Anita del Peñasco in the municipality of Galeana, Nuevo León, two reforestation efforts, a historical reference dating to 1937, and a route report about nearby El Peñasco offer different points of interest. The dates help distinguish the projects from the route report; for a tour, the specific access situation described also matters.

Reforestation in two projects

In October 2025, a reforestation project in Santa Anita del Peñasco was reported: volunteers from PrepaTec Eugenio Garza Sada and other community members planted 210 trees. The event took place on September 21, 2025. Apoya tu Bosque Local, a civil society organization, supported the project. The organization works to restore tree stands and inform people about protecting natural habitats. The figure of 210 trees relates specifically to this September event and is tied to the participants and the particular occasion mentioned.

A report from 2024 describes another reforestation event in the forests of Santa Anita del Peñasco. It took place on August 24; Whirlpool Corporation and Apoya tu Bosque Local planted more than 850 trees. The report describes it as the eighth reforestation event. The two figures relate to different dates and project arrangements: 210 trees at the September 2025 event and more than 850 at the event on August 24. This lets you compare the partners, date, and scale without treating the plantings as a single event.

Route to El Peñasco

El Peñasco is located near Santa Anita del Peñasco. A route report published in September 2024 describes an ascent through a ravine that, according to the report, is not considered particularly technically difficult. At some points, however, the group had to climb rock faces. The group occasionally detoured to the side and, toward the end, went cross-country to avoid more demanding climbing sections and reduce the risk; in other words, its route choice adapted to the terrain. It then reached a beautiful plateau covered with pines and continued to the summit. The assessment of the difficulty should be read alongside the climbing sections and the changes to the route.

For this tour, the group entered a fenced property; it was granted access through a personal acquaintance of one of the group members. Before making the trip yourself, check whether you can obtain access.

Historical reference from 1937

An official reference dates back further: in 1937, a resolution was published in the proceedings for the allocation of an ejido to the community of Santa Anita del Peñasco in the state of Nuevo León. The historical reference is therefore to the allocation proceedings themselves. This publication predates the two reforestation events by a considerable margin; the dates place the three topics in their respective contexts.

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