With the purpose of promoting Carnaval and Mazatlán as a tourist destination and suitable for investment, this morning at El Encanto Marina Club Yates a special program entitled “El Encanto del Carnaval” was recorded for the Podcasts hosted by Vanessa Claudio, one of the television hosts most loved by the television audience.
As a special guest, the Municipal President of Mazatlán, Estrella Palacios Domínguez, was present, accompanied by the Secretary of Tourism of Sinaloa, Mireya Sosa Osuna; the General Director of the Instituto de Cultura, Turismo y Arte de Mazatlán, Raúl Rico González, and architect Ricardo Raúl Villavicencio, host of the morning event.
The members of the court of the Mazatlán International Carnaval 2025 “La Perla” could not be missing: Lucero I, Queen of the Carnaval; Desireé I, Queen of the Floral Games; Bryan Gamboa, King of Joy; Ángela Salazar, Children’s Queen and Ximena Lizárraga, Queen of Poetry.
Municipal President
Estrella Palacios Domínguez highlighted that Carnaval is an opportunity to generate well-being for all Mazatlan residents and visitors, and took advantage of the interview to announce the programming of the biggest fiesta, promote Mazatlán as a tourist destination and show its gastronomic and cultural wealth.
The mayor invited everyone to enjoy the Carnaval cast such as the presentation of the singers Jorge Medina and Josi Cuen, at the coronation of the King of Joy; Plácido Domingo on Friday, February 28th to celebrate the Centennial of the Floral Games; Grupo Firme, at the Coronation of the Queen and Alejandro Sanz, guest artist at the children’s coronation. She also invited all the Naval Combat and the spectacular Carnaval parades, on Sunday, March 2nd and Tuesday, March 4th.
During the program, the Secretary of Tourism of Sinaloa, Mireya Sosa spoke about the tourist impact of the Carnaval in Mazatlán, which expects a hotel occupancy of over 90% and the arrival of more than 950 thousand visitors and an economic spillover of more than 900 million pesos.
Raúl Rico referred to the motto of this year’s Carnaval, and shared his vision of what it represents for Mazatlán.
The motto “The Pearl” exalts the pride of the city that the pearls of the American Pacific have carried Mazatlán in their name since the last century, for this reason we proclaim to the world that our city is “The Pearl of the Pacific”, for the pride of the Mazatlecans.
In response to a question from host Vanessa Claudio, the Director of Cultura responded that the Quema de Map Humor, a Carnaval tradition, is a mass event, preceded by a procession in which thousands of people witness the burning of a cardboard representation that symbolizes the destruction of worries, to make way for joy in the city.
Finally, Ricardo Raúl Villavicencio thanked the guests for their presence and highlighted their willingness to “open a window to the world so they can learn more about Mazatlán…. You’ll see, we’re going to make it more beautiful!”.
The promotional will be available starting next Tuesday at https://www.youtube.com/@aztecaunopromos and on the television company’s social networks.
