The Daily Briefing – Friday, March 7, 2023

Puerto Vallarta News

600 officers patrol Vallarta’s rivers, beaches and tourist areas

More than 600 members of Puerto Vallarta’s Police have been deployed to the areas with the highest number of visitors, especially the beaches, rivers and boardwalk.

Last Saturday, the Easter and Holy Week operation was launched in coordination with the authorities of the Municipality of Banderas Bay, with the participation of state and federal authorities.

The operation includes a force of 500 operational elements and 160 of Municipal Transit, distributed in different points, from Boca de Tomatlán to Boca de Tomates, covering mainly the beaches with the highest number of visitors.

The rivers La Desembocada, Cuale, Mismaloya and Boca de Tomatlán will also be covered.

With reporting by Lupillo Arce from Tribuna de la Bahía

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Beaches of Banderas Bay to have 35 lifeguards on duty

During this holiday period, the beaches of Bucerías, Sayulita, Punta de Mita, San Pancho and Lo de Marcos will be staffed by 35 lifeguards, volunteers and employees to take care of the thousands of tourists who will be visiting this destination this weekend.

In addition, 11 rescue units, ambulances, water trucks and transport units, operated by 15 elements, will be available to attend to any emergency in the beach, urban and mountain areas of the municipality.

In the beach area, special attention will be given to the area of Sayulita, where there will be three bases in the Centro area and in the towers of Terrazola and Los Muertos, in addition to 18 elements. Historically, this beach receives 6,000 to 10,000 vacationers each year.

With reporting by Isrrael Torres from Tribuna de la Bahía

Los Cabos News

Access to El Medano will be restricted during holiday period

El Medano Beach is one of the main tourist attractions in Los Cabos. Every year thousands of domestic and international tourists visit this place to enjoy its services and natural beauty.

During this weekend, the authorities will carry out a surveillance operation to avoid accidents and have controlled access of vehicles entering this tourist area.

Although there is no estimate of the number of tourists that will visit the restaurants, beach clubs and bars in the El Medano area, a full house is expected.

Restaurants in the beach area have mentioned that they have 100% reservations and are expecting a significant number of guests.

With reporting by Luis Castrejón from Tribuna de México

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La Paz letters to have a new look

Repairs are being made to the La Paz malecon, as many areas have deteriorated due to use and even the materials used in its construction.

The Port Authority will invest approximately 10 million pesos in these works, a budget that includes the repair and repainting of the emblematic letters of “La Paz” located on the seafront at the level of the Arreola Avenue.

The emblematic letters of “La Paz” were installed for the first time in the coastal promenade on October 25, 2016, had a total cost of 170 thousand pesos and was the work of a sculptor originally from the state capital.

Cancun News

Cancun’s Huayacán Avenue to be expanded to four lanes

A section of the highway that extends from the junction of Cancun’s Huayacán Avenue that connects with Chetumal will be widened to four lanes.

Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa revealed that highway 180 will be expanded from the Huayacán Avenue junction to the highway toward Chetumal  from two to four lanes.

She says the road expansion project is thanks to an agreement with the Federal Government and the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT).

The widened highway will improve Cancun airport traffic to and from Riviera Maya.

Lezama said that while there is no cost or start date yet, they are expecting to begin the project sometime this year. Once complete, it will speed up Cancun airport traffic into the city.

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Mexico joins alliances to promote its destinations to LGBTQ+ tourism segment

The LGBTQ+ segment of tourism represents 35 million travelers and an estimated income of $218 billion USD.

Since 2019, through the alliance with Queer Destination, the First National Strategy for LGBTQ+ Tourism was launched. It has been working in 13 destinations with 12,500 trained tourism service providers.

The First National Strategy for LGBTQ+ Tourism was launched through the alliance with Queer Destinations in 2019, through which specific actions have been promoted to serve this niche, one of the most economically generated worldwide.

Sectur established this strategic alliance with the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and Queer Destinations with the purpose of democratizing the benefits of tourism for Mexicans, reducing the inequality of the population historically discriminated against and strengthening diversification. of the country’s tourist offer.

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