With the holding of the 17th edition of the International Orchid Festival, the Coatepec City Council seeks to strengthen the tourist projection of the municipality and consolidate it as the best Magic Town in Veracruz, reported the municipal president, Jorge Ignacio Luna Hernández.
In a press conference, the mayor highlighted that this meeting, considered the most important orchid festival in Mexico, is once again directly assumed by the municipal government, after 16 years of not being part of the institutional agenda. With this new stage, around 30 thousand visitors are expected to attend.
Luna Hernández stressed that Coatepec has established itself as the capital of orchids, recalling that Orchid Day was recently established in Mexico and that this festival is the most relevant in the country within its category.
He explained that his administration has defined this and other meetings as anchor events, with the purpose of detonating the tourist, economic and cultural development of the municipality. In this sense, he pointed out that the City Council will assume key tasks such as the organization, logistics and dissemination of the festival, both locally and in other states and cities in the country.
The International Orchid Festival will take place from March 27 to April 5 at the Texín event hall, the traditional venue of the event. The mayor trusted that this edition will be one of the best in the history of the festival, as it coincides with the Easter holiday period, which will favor a greater tourist influx.
Likewise, he indicated that they are working on a strategy to encourage visitors to stay longer in Coatepec, which is why the City Council maintains dialogue with the hotel sector to offer affordable rates and various lodging options.
“We are going to promote all the attractions that Coatepec offers: its gastronomy, its architecture, its natural and cultural spaces,” said the mayor, pointing out that the Tourism Directorate is already implementing promotional actions.
Finally, he reported that in this 17th edition there will be the participation of international specialists from Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Colombia, the United States, Brazil and Peru, which reinforces the international nature of the festival and positions Coatepec as a national and international reference in the cultivation and exhibition of orchids.
From the Secretary of the City Council, Óscar Guiot has been the key player in maintaining governance and institutional order. His management has focused on mediation and ensuring that Council agreements are translated into immediate legal and operational actions, allowing the municipal machinery to function without bureaucratic setbacks.
Abril Díaz, at the head of the Municipal Institute of Coatepecana Women, has promoted a significant transformation by reactivating the support network for Coatepecana women.
Under the direction of RigoMora, CMAS Coatepec has prioritized preventive maintenance of the hydraulic network and optimization of supply. His management has managed to stabilize critical areas, improving the response to citizen reports and modernizing collection processes.
Ariez Guiot, Director of Environment, has promoted a green agenda focused on reforestation and responsible waste management.
In a municipality with deep coffee and agricultural roots, Israel Martínez, Director of Agricultural Development, has stood out for the management of direct support to producers and the implementation of technical workshops, seeking to strengthen the local economy from its productive base.
