Puerto Vallarta is showing its resilience and readiness to greet tourists, confidently moving past the effects of the recent storm surge. Despite localized damage impacting various parts of the popular tourist zone, the city’s capacity to welcome guests is fully preserved.
This positive outlook was confirmed by Alejandra Cornejo Cornejo, the Director of Economic Promotion and Tourism. While acknowledging that some beachfront restaurants and businesses sustained damage from the high waves brought by Hurricane Priscilla, she noted that the overall impact on the city’s key infrastructure has been minimal.
In fact, following damage assessments conducted alongside Civil Protection authorities, Cornejo explained that damage to lodging establishments across the tourist zone is not significant, which is why the full capacity to accommodate guests remains intact, ensuring a seamless experience for visitors. Furthermore, structural damage elsewhere has been reported as minimal, affecting a few commercial spots, particularly on the Malecón and in the Romantic Zone.
Regarding the clean-up efforts, the Malecón experienced one of the most remarkable clean-up efforts. Cornejo noted that the fierce waves actually lifted some of the pavement slabs that were already scheduled for removal as part of a pre-planned renovation project.
This unexpected turn of events, while initially disruptive, presents an opportunity: the city will now accelerate the Malecón rehabilitation project. This planned work will receive new emphasis and potentially some adjustments to the approved designs and budget, ensuring a faster, full renewal of this iconic area.
While an official quantification of economic losses is still pending, the Director specified that most affected businesses, including some in commercial areas and beachfront establishments, are expected to have a short-lived interruption to their operations.
Although a few small businesses, such as some of the traditional ramadas at Boca de Tomates and on Camarones beach, may take longer to fully recover, the overarching sentiment is one of swift restoration and renewal.
The community is working diligently to quickly restore these areas and maintain the seamless experience that visitors expect from this beautiful Pacific coast retreat.
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