Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo — Mayor Atenea Gómez Ricalde represented Isla Mujeres at the International Symposium on Religious Freedom Mexico 2026, held at Anáhuac University in Cancún, where she outlined the municipality’s efforts to promote religious tourism and interfaith dialogue.
During her speech, Gómez highlighted Isla Mujeres’ commitment to religious freedom, noting that the municipality has 63 registered churches and 85 religious leaders. She emphasized the importance of respecting the right to practice or not practice a religion in a diverse and inclusive community.
“In Isla Mujeres, we have worked responsibly to promote respect for religious freedom,” Gómez said. “Today we know that the municipality has 63 registered churches and 85 religious leaders, which allows us to better understand our challenges and strengthen dialogue with everyone, always under the constitutional principle of respecting the right to profess or not profess a religion.”
The mayor said her administration maintains close ties with churches, religious leaders, and various sectors of society to foster social peace and institutional cooperation.
The panel also included state legislators Jorge Arturo Sanén Cervantes and Paola Moreno Córdoba, federal lawmaker Mildred Concepción Ávila Vera, Honduran National Human Rights Commissioner Blanca Izaquirre Lozano, and Pedro Daniel Quijada, director of liaison with social organizations for the Quintana Roo government.
