Zacatecas Gets Tourism Investment from Mexico’s Government

The colonial destination of Zacatecas, in Mexico, is to receive more than 168 million pesos in tourism investment, mainly to benefit the new “Palacio de las Convenciones,” which will receive 40 percent of the funding. In addition to this federal government investment, Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Council is to finance a 22.5 million peso tourism promotion program for the destination.

The National Fund for Tourism Promotion (Fonatur), through its Technical Assistance Program, will help the state with its tourism development program for the zone known as “Region Pinos,” which encompasses nine towns: Mineral de la Luz; Sangre de Cristo; Mineral de Santa Ana; Santa Rosa de Lima; Monte de San Nicolas; La Valenciana; and La Guadalupana. In total, the money will finance nine tourism projects, including the “Zacatecas, Ciudad de Luces” project and the second stage of “Zacatecas en Miniatura,” among others.

The convention center was inaugurated on April 22 with a concert by Spanish opera star Placido Domingo, accompanied by Argentine soprano Virginia Tola and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Zacatecas. In addition to 13 salons on the ground floor and an additional 30 salones to the rear of the building for academic events, the upper floor of the convention center will be home to a museum that will house the collection “America Migrants.”