Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo — It will be in a few days, possibly this Friday, when it is known which national teams will come to base in Quintana Roo during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, revealed Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa.
In an interview after participating in the celebration of Puerto Morelos’ 10th anniversary as a municipality, the governor stated: “We are already very advanced; we have pursued them for a long time.”
She said there is a possibility that on January 9 it will be known which teams could take Quintana Roo as their base, or it would be on the 19th of this month.
Mara Lezama noted that there are many requirements and demands from FIFA to secure a team base, regarding connectivity, facilities, security, among other aspects.
Quintana Roo is the only state in the country that will host two soccer teams. One will be at the Moon Palace hotel and the other at Mayakobá.
Historic Year for Health
Previously, the governor asserted that this will be a “historic year” for Quintana Roo in terms of health investment, which has already begun with the inauguration of the ISSSTE Family Medical Unit in Playa del Carmen.
Regarding that clinic, she indicated that it will serve 14,000 beneficiaries plus their families, which is a matter of social justice for Playa del Carmen, which waited 26 years for this space.
Mara Lezama asserted that even with all the services it offers, it will not stop there, as during the inauguration she asked Martí Batres, director of ISSSTE, to expand this clinic with radiology and other areas, which the federal official reportedly accepted.
The governor listed various investments in this sector, including the new ISSSTE hospital in Chetumal, the maternal and child hospital in Cancún, and the recovery of five operating rooms.
To this is added “very good news” that she will announce in the coming days, as President Claudia Sheinbaum has already authorized a project that she has been managing “since her first day.”
Denies Transfer of Aguakan
Finally, the governor denied an alleged ongoing transfer of Aguakan to the National Water Commission (Conagua), as that concession remains in litigation.
When asked explicitly about that transfer that would be carried out in exchange for payment of an indemnity of 12.6 billion pesos, Mara Lezama questioned “where they get that from” and clarified that the litigation remains in force.
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