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Mexico State Gov. Eruviel Ávila Villegas unveiled a Strategic Tourism Development Map on Wednesday, dividing the state’s territory into nine tourism corridors that offer a wide variety of destinations, such as archaeological sites, natural areas, adventure expeditions and cultural and culinary attractions.
The nine tourist corridors in Mexico State, which Ávila Villegas said will make it easier to promote the state’s destinations and develop travel infrastructure, are Toluca and its Surroundings, Sanctuaries, Beauties of the Nevado, Monarch Butterfly, Mazahua Splendor, Otomí Heritage, Teotihuacán, Volcanoes and Shopping Circuit.
Ávila Villegas said Mexico State is a place with a great deal of potential to promote tourism and create jobs, adding that he trusted that all of the state’s economic and social sectors will close ranks and help attract more visitors from elsewhere in Mexico and from abroad.
“We have natural beauty, we have the same number of volcanoes as pyramids, we have forests, lakes, plateaus — a great variety of natural beauties in our state, hot areas and the Nevado de Toluca volcano, and so we’re in a special place to be able to invite and promote tourism here in our state,” he said.
The state government is also pushing for the Padre Tembleque Aqueduct in the Nopaltepec municipality, which dates back to the 16th Century, to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ávila Villegas has signed an agreement with Tourism Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu and Mexico State Family Development Agency (DIF) President Isis Ávila Muñoz that will implement the National Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in the state’s tourism industry, which is aimed at protecting minors from human trafficking, exploitation and sex tourism.
This agreement will require all of its signatory agencies to adhere to all of the sexual exploitation guidelines established by the federal government, Ávila Villegas said, as well as ensuring that local tourism industry operators also take appropriate measures to prevent sex tourism.
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