Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Governor Mara Lezama led a meeting with more than 100 U.S. investors from various sectors. During the meeting, she outlined the unique advantages of investing in Quintana Roo with its attractive economic, logistical, connectivity, infrastructure, competitiveness and projected growth.
During her presentation “Invest in Quintana Roo,” Governor Lezama expressed that her unique government is a committed ally to productive investment, development with shared prosperity, and the building of strategic alliances that are transforming the face of Quintana Roo.
“Quintana Roo is not just another destination. It’s a proven platform for growth, a fertile territory for investment and a privileged gateway to the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, Latin America and the rest of the world,” she said.
Mara Lezama highlighted the success of tourism, the progress toward smart and sustainable economic diversification, clear tax incentives, the projection of formal employment, legal certainty, institutional security and stability, but above all, the human talent that is the foundation that ensures the sustainability and competitiveness of every project consolidated in the state.
She also assured that she has the support of the Mexican government, which has made Quintana Roo a national priority for strategic infrastructure with the Maya Train, which has 12 stations in Quintana Roo, the Nichupté vehicular bridge, the Cancún-Isla Blanca tourist corridor and the four international airports: Cancún, Tulum, Cozumel and Chetumal.
Mara Lezama also highlighted the Maya Ka’an project, which represents the national model of rural and community tourism and the Economic Development Hub for Well-being in Chetumal. The hub, she explained, is designed to spur investments in manufacturing, energy, healthcare, agribusiness, real estate, transportation, telecommunications, hospitality, aerospace, technology, logistics and international trade, which will consolidate Quintana Roo as a safe bet for development, innovation
She noted that Quintana Roo currently has an investment portfolio exceeding $2 billion which includes Royal Caribbean, with Perfect Day Mexico in Costa Maya worth $600 million and creating more than 3,000 jobs.
The state’s portfolio also includes the expansion of the Xcaret Mexico Hotel, which represents $700 million and more than 2,000 jobs, the opening of the Ritz-Carlton in Cancun worth $400 million and real estate investments in Mahahual for more than $250 million as part of a long-term strategy.
He asserted that these projects are tangible evidence of the private sector’s confidence and Quintana Roo’s new transformative role: an economy open to the world, but with social justice and balanced development. “Investment, yes, but with shared prosperity,” she emphasized.
In closing her presentation, Governor Mara Lezama said she spoke with the certainty that comes from experience and the conviction of the future.
“Quintana Roo is a proven, profitable territory with a strategic vision. Here you will find a government that respects and promotes investment, institutions that guarantee legal certainty and security, first-class public infrastructure, a solid international tourism market and a development model that looks to the future with balance and vision.”
The meeting was held Wednesday in Mexico City as part of the US-MX Summit. She was accompanied by the State Secretary of Economic Development, Paul Carrillo de Cáceres as well as Juan Sabines Guerrero, Mexican Consul in Orlando.
