Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mazatlán expects excellent summer vacation season, although weighed down by Sinaloa violence

Mazatlán summer tourism boost is expected as hoteliers report 80 percent occupancy and urge stronger security measures to revive jobs and local businesses being weighed down by violence in Sinaloa.

Mazatlán — As the summer vacation season gets under way, local leaders say tourism is set to rise despite ongoing security worries. Yudith Verónica Estrada Osuna, head of Coparmex Mazatlán, noted that an influx of visitors could help buffer the economic fallout from a recent wave of violence in Sinaloa. “We continue to suffer the consequences of this wave of . . .

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