Due to the Zipolite Nudist Festival, they estimate an spill of 74.9 million pesos in communities on the Coast of Oaxaca Nadia Bolaños in an interview with EL UNIVERSAL highlights the importance of this event for the economy of the Coast, as it attracts visitors not only to Zipolite, but also to other communities that live from tourism

Por Festival Nudista de Zipolite, estiman derrama de 74.9 mdp en comunidades de la Costa ... El universal de Oaxaca Según la Sectur Oaxaca la derrama económica estimada para Zipolite como resultado del festival es de 15 millones 881 mil 400 pesos; mientras que la ...

Oaxaca de Juárez .- Tourism authorities of the Oaxaca government estimate the economic benefit captured in communities in the Coastal region of Oaxaca at more than 74.9 million pesos, which benefited after the four days of the Zipolite 2023 Nudist Festival , which in This, its eighth edition, broke all forecasts and reported more than 3,000 attendees just at its start, according to the organizing committee.

According to Nadia Bolaños, regional delegate of the Oaxaca Tourism Secretariat ( Sectur Oaxaca ) explains in an interview with EL UNIVERSAL that the importance of this event is great for the economy of the Coast, because as an international tourism product it attracts visitors not only to Zipolite, but to other communities that live from this activity such as Mazunte , San Agustinillo , Pochutla and even attendees come from Huatulco and Puerto Escondido .

It is for this reason that he assures that this year for the first time the state government allocated a "historic investment of 800,000 pesos to the festival, as well as inter-institutional support to facilitate its organization."

 

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“Zipolite, due to its strategic location, is one of the main destinations with a tourist vocation. The investment that was made was 800,000 pesos. The communities, specifically Zipolite, had never had this kind of support,” he affirms.

According to the Sectur Oaxaca, the estimated economic income for Zipolite as a result of the festival is 15 million 881 thousand 400 pesos; while hotel occupancy was 100%; however, the benefits extend beyond this police agency.

“When we talk about the indirect economic spillover, which is going to reach Zipolite, Mazunte, San Agustinillo, Puerto Ángel and even people come from Bahías de Huatulco looking for the festival and to see the official Mexican nudist beach , there we are talking about almost 75 million pesos for all the surrounding communities”, he details.

 

Fer Moreno from Acapulco Shore shows off a tan on the Zipolite nudist beach

According to the delegate, there is an express instruction from Governor Salomón Jara not to spare resources to promote the development of the area and the objective is to "cut the gap between high seasons", because after December and around Easter, the occupation and economic spillover.

"We hope that with this type of event we can close this gap and we will not feel this low season in these months and that it will be sustained, from December to March, which implies continuing to promote this destination."

 

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