Puerto Morelos Launches Year-Long 10th Anniversary Celebrations for 2026

Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo — Puerto Morelos has officially begun planning celebrations for its 10th anniversary as a municipality, forming an organizing committee that will coordinate events throughout 2026.

Mayor Blanca Merari Tziu Muñoz chaired the committee’s inaugural session, presenting a preliminary program of cultural, civic, and community activities designed to highlight the history and identity of this Mexican Caribbean tourist destination.

Organizing Committee Members

The committee includes municipal, state, business, and civil society representatives. Key members are:

• Municipal Trustee Carlo Fonseca León
• Councilors Alejandra Basilia Mena Parra and Rosario del Carmen Concha Nal
• Leona Vicario Delegate Luceli Benítez Arzápalo
• Municipal Secretary of Economic Development and Regulatory Improvement Rosa Elena Gutiérrez Briseño
• Director of the Municipal Institute of Culture and Arts Adriana Nava Gómez
• Director for Attention to Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples Mirsa Arlette Cuhuó
• State Secretary of Economic Development Paul Carrillo de Cáceres
• Director of the Quintana Roo Institute of Culture and Arts Lilian Villanueva Chan

Tourism, fishing, and citizen sector representatives also participate, including members of the Cancún, Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres Hotel Association, fishing cooperatives, and citizen councils. Municipal General Secretary Jesús Espinoza Payán will serve as the committee’s secretary.

Planned Activities for 2026

The commemorative program includes various initiatives to strengthen historical memory and citizen participation:

Cultural and Historical Projects

• Publication of a commemorative book marking 10 years as a municipality
• Installation of a historical timeline at the Cultural Center and Museum
• Creation of a time capsule for 2050
• Commemorative mural
• “Then and Now” photography exhibition
• Traveling exhibition in Leona Vicario
• Publication of the children’s book “How My Municipality Was Born”

Civic and Community Events

• 10th Anniversary Civic Week
• Community reforestation days
• Digital capsule series “10 Years, 10 Stories”
• Commemorative concert
• 10-kilometer charity race
• 10th anniversary fishing tournament on Navy Day

The municipal government will also request that the National Lottery issue a commemorative ticket dedicated to Puerto Morelos.

Recognition for Municipal Founders

Committee member Marco Antonio Betancourt Canul proposed publicly recognizing those who participated in the Puerto Morelos Historical Vindication Movement, which other committee members supported.

Cabinet Technical Secretary Pedro Alberto Gutiérrez Varela noted that the municipality’s creation resulted from years of social and political advocacy. The Quintana Roo State Congress’s XIV Legislature approved the decree creating the state’s eleventh municipality on November 6, 2015, which took effect on January 6, 2016.

Strengthening Community Identity

Mayor Tziu Muñoz emphasized that the anniversary presents an opportunity to preserve the municipality’s historical memory.

“This anniversary is an opportunity to remember where we come from, recognize those who fought for the municipality’s creation, and set a historical precedent for future generations,” she said.

She added that the committee will work to strengthen community belonging and consolidate Puerto Morelos’s identity.