For June 2023, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 12.3%, compared to the same period in 2022. Guadalajara, Tijuana, Los Cabos, and Puerto Vallarta presented an increase in passenger traffic of 20.6%, 10.9%, 7.4%, and 0.6% respectively, compared to June 2022.
Remittances to Mexico reached a new monthly record of just under $5.7 billion in May, although the strength of the Mexican peso in recent weeks and months is softening the impact of money sent home by workers living abroad. Most of the money sent to Mexico in remittances comes from the United States, where millions of Mexicans live and work.
International cruise ships are expected to arrive at the port of San Blas, Nayarit starting next year, as confirmed by the State Secretary of Tourism, Juan Enrique Suárez, and the Mayor of that municipality, José Antonio Barajaz. The two cruise lines that have confirmed interest are Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises.
According to Mexico's Health Secretary, Hugo López-Gatell, the vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will be administered along with the influenza vaccine, as is done every year during cold and flu season, at health centers and clinics throughout the country.
As part of a 230-year-old indigenous ritual, the mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, Oaxaca, Víctor Hugo Sosa García, on Thursday married a caiman, (a crocodile-like animal). After Sosa and the reptile married, the mayor and his 'bride' danced to traditional music.
On June 26th, Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism presented Nayarit State’s Minister of Tourism, Juan Enrique Suárez del Real Tostado, with five new Pueblo Mágico designations for the Pacific Coast destination, including the towns of San Blas, Ahuacatlán, Amatlán de Cañas, Ixtlán del Río and Puerto Balleto.
AMLO recently announced that construction of the highway that will provide a shortcut between Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara will be completed by March 2024. Once completed, this highway will shorten travel time to 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Mexico's federal Environment Secretariat (Semarnat) announced last week that it will expand the 'zero tolerance' protection zone for the critically endangered vaquita. In this protected area, gillnets, used to catch the coveted totoaba fish, are permanently banned, as vaquitas often die after becoming entangled in them.
On Monday, June 26, the Mexico Ministry of Tourism announced the appointment of 45 new Pueblo Mágicos throughout the country, of which three can be found in Jalisco: Cocula, Sayula and Temacapulín, bringing the total number of Magical Towns in the state to twelve.
The first Mexican woman to set foot in space, Jalisco native Katya Echazarreta, will lead the first space camp to ever be held in Mexico this summer. Called 'Mission to Mars 2023', the aerospace camp will take place in Guadalajara from July 10 to August 4 and will allow up to 100 young people to learn about robotics, science and technology.
