Overview
- The Feria de Puebla, which opened Thursday with an inauguration by Governor Alejandro Armenta Mier and concerts by Toto and El Recodo, runs April 23 to May 10 at the Centro Expositor in Los Fuertes.
- State authorities activated a joint land-and-air security plan with more than 2,000 personnel to protect visitors and target criminal cells after recent arrests tied to the group known as Los Bukanas.
- Organizers detailed on-site resources that include 1,554 security elements, 148 patrols, six ambulances, three video-surveillance towers, three drones, 18 metal detectors, 11 K9 teams, and two helicopters.
- To ease trips to and from the grounds, the mobility agency set four taxi bases and five night bus routes that link corridors such as Zaragoza and 5 de Mayo with hubs like the CAPU bus station.
- Officials project more than two million visitors and about 1.5 billion pesos in local spending, with Mexico’s tourism secretary highlighting Puebla’s rising arrivals and new air routes.