Francisco de la Vega is now Tourism Secretary for Sinaloa, replacing Antonio Ibarra, who was shot down in Culiacan last December. Ibarra had been instrumental in organizing a meeting of the Western Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers in Mazatlan during January, 2009. Ibarra’s killers have not been found.
The newly appointed official credited his predecessor with such accomplishments as increasing tourism to Mazatlan by 37 percent and attracting millions of dollars in new investment.
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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