There are still no regulations governing the distribution of state funds to Magic Towns, according to Pilar Posada, the regional delegate of the Chapala Lakeside
Ajijic is a Pueblo Mágico not only because of its traditions, but also its urban art, like this sculpture of Tlaloc (the god of rain) by the artist Antonio López Vega, located in the Ajijic plaza.
Sofía Medeles – According to Pilar Posada, regional delegate of the Chapala Lakeside, the state government will make the distribution in March of the 15 million pesos budgeted for the Pueblos Mágicos or Magic Towns of Jalisco, among them Ajijic.
Posada said that although the budget is already established, funds will not arrive until approximately March, due to changes in the administration of the Ministry of Tourism of the State of Jalisco, as well as changes in the rules of operation of the program. The Magic Town program stopped receiving Federal Funding in 2019.
Elizabeth Oropeza Silva, Social Communication Director of the Municipality of Chapala, commented that neither the direction of Tourism nor the Treasury have received notification about the budget that would be designated to Ajijic by the state government.
Last year, the budget given by the state government to the Magic Towns was divided in equal parts, allocating 1,333,000 pesos to each of the nine Magic Towns which are: Tapalpa, Mazamitla, Lagos de Moreno, Mascota, San Sebastián del Oeste, Talpa de Allende, Tequila, San Pedro Tlaquepaque and the most recent, Ajijic.
Translated by Sandy Britton
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