The Secretary of Tourism of the Government of Mexico, Miguel Torrucodelivered in the company of the governor of Sonora, Alfonso Durazo Montanoand the entity’s Secretary of Tourism, Celida López Cárdenasthe appointment of Magical neighborhood to Villa Seris in Hermosillo.
The title of Barrio Mágico is given to emblematic places located in capital cities or in the interior of the country, which reflect the spirit and essence of a city, to the municipal president of Hermosillo, Antonio Astiazarán Gutiérrez. The above differs from the Magical Towns, since said title cannot be delivered to the cities.
Torruco pointed out that in the face of a tourist that is increasingly informed, demanding and looking for interesting, authentic and innovative attractions, innovation and diversification of tourism products is essential.
In this sense, he indicated that the Secretariat under his charge was devoted to the creation of unique and original products, which strengthen the tourist offer of the 235 places of tourist vocation that exist in the country; For this reason, one of the strategies that was implemented was the Magical Districts of Mexico program.
It should be noted that at the end of 2022, the Historic Center of Chetumal, in Quintana Roo, became the first Magical Neighborhood in Mexico; while in January this designation was granted to the Tlaxcala neighborhood, in San Luis Potosí, a distinction that will promote the integral intervention of the space with urban infrastructure works; and it will benefit from the “Magic Color Routes” program, with the painting of 140 house facades and 20 artistic murals.
They will invest in the new Magical Neighborhood of Villa de Seris
According to Miguel Torruco, the appointments will continue throughout 2023. It is expected that by the end of the year there will be 32 destinations with said title, one for each entity. This February it was the turn of Villa de Seris, in this productive city of Hermosillo.
The governor of Sonora, Alfonso Durazo Montaño, thanked the inhabitants of Villa de Seris for the great work done as a community to continue preserving their cultural identity, as well as the infrastructure that has made it worthy of recognition as a Magical District.
Rodrigo Osegueda Philosopher by training. Contemplate the soul and imagination of Mexico.
