Mexico’s President will visit Puerto Vallarta on Sunday

May 8, 2019 / By Ian Hayden Parker

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, will visit Puerto Vallarta this Sunday, May 12, to follow up on the delivery of social programs in the state.

The delegate of Programs for the Development of the Government of Mexico in Jalisco, Carlos Lomelí, added that López Obrador will hold a meeting with the population in Puerto Vallarta at 4:00 pm at the headquarters of the Integral Port Administration (API).

He specified that the maritime terminal is located on Boulevard Francisco Medina Ascencio, at kilometer 4.5, in the hotel zone, Vallarta Military Area number 48333.

He pointed out that the primary purpose of the visit is to follow up on the Integral Development Programs.

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, will visit Puerto Vallarta this Sunday, May 12, to follow up on the delivery of . . .

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