Doubling of border tourism in South Central Mexico

The Central American tourism in Mexico's southern border has doubled in the same season last year, the president of the Association of Hotels and Motels Soconusco, Abel Perez Bernardino.

In an interview, explained that in December 95 per cent of visitors who have come to this region of Chiapas are from Guatemala and the rest from other nations and within the country.

He said that on average has reported an 80 percent hotel occupancy in the region and it was even a marked increase in the days that are celebrated the Virgin of Guadalupe, after he was venerated in Tapachula massively.

He noted that apart from this, thousands of Central Americans are coming to the region as tourists trade to take advantage of favourable currency parity.

In other words, he added, come to Mexican border cities for the sole purpose of making purchases, visit a nearby location and returned the same day without taking hotels.

"The important thing is that they are leaving behind large amounts of money that are reflected in increased sales in local shops and department stores, even several of them reported being in first place in national income, said.

He said that problems being experienced by the country and the crisis that hit the country, the economy-at least in the Costa, Sierra and Frontera Sur in Chiapas, "depends on" trickle of resources that are making tourists .

So said it is very important as to join government efforts to make attractive border towns, "because it is seen that there is a remarkable neglect, especially in the infrastructure that makes the city beautiful."