We are very excited to welcome you to another issue of the Consular Newsletter on Economic and Tourism Affairs. We strive with each issue to provide readers with relevant and useful information related to economic and tourism topics for the business and political community on both sides of the Arizona–Mexico border.
In this issue, the #ChooseMexico section offers valuable information about the mining industry in Mexico. In addition, José Antonio Larios Ponce, the Consul of Mexico in Yuma, explains the collaboration between authorities in San Luis, Arizona, and in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, to organize free cross-border vaccination campaigns.
The #ArizonaThrives section includes the contribution of U.S. Congressman Raúl Grijalva, who describes the importance of the economic and cultural ties between Mexico and the United States. We also have an article from Monica Villalobos, President and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (AZHCC), and Catalina Perez, who talk about how the AZHCC has been working with the Chamber of Commerce in Peñasco to increase tourism and help business owners in the city thrive.
Also in this section, Avondale Mayor Kenneth Weise reveals the city’s plan to attract more Mexican visitors, and, Kristin Allen, Executive Director of Global Ties Arizona, details all the opportunities available for international exchanges and provides a link so you can learn how to volunteer as a citizen diplomat.
In the #DiscoverMexico section, you will find out why the state of Chiapas should be on your travel bucket list, and, Eva López, hotel manager at Hacienda Xcanatún by Angsana, gives a short history and cultural tour of Merida, Yucatán, and takes you inside the marvelous Hacienda Xcanatún.
Please enjoy this latest edition and share it with your friends.
Jorge Mendoza Yescas
Consul General of Mexico