Baja California Sur Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío inaugurated a new community center and 13,000 square meters of concrete street paving in the Villas de Guadalupe neighborhood of La Paz, a combined investment of roughly 47 million pesos ($2.6 million USD).
37.9 Million Pesos for Paved Streets and Utilities
The street paving project alone cost 37.9 million pesos ($2.1 million USD) and covered 13,000 square meters of concrete. The work also included new drainage lines, potable water connections, street lighting, and sidewalks throughout the neighborhood.
Villas de Guadalupe sits on the southern edge of La Paz, the state capital with a population of about 250,000. The colonia has grown quickly in recent years, and many of its streets previously lacked paved surfaces and basic utility connections.
New Community Meeting Point and School Football Field
Castro Cosío also opened a Punto de Encuentro Comunitario (PEC), or Community Meeting Point, built at a cost of 9.13 million pesos ($507,000 USD). The facility includes multipurpose rooms designed for neighborhood assemblies, cultural events, and public services. A new football field at CECyTE EMSAD 13, a state technical high school in the area, was part of the same inauguration package.
CECyTE (the College of Scientific and Technological Studies) operates preparatory schools across Baja California Sur. EMSAD campuses serve smaller or more remote communities that lack a full high school facility.
Mural Program Targets 100 Walls Across Five Municipalities
At the same event, the governor launched “Acción Poética,” a mural painting program that aims to cover 100 walls across La Paz and four other BCS municipalities over three months. High school students will participate in the painting, which is intended to reduce visual blight and engage young people in public art.
The mural initiative follows a pattern seen in other Mexican cities, where state governments use public art programs to address graffiti and encourage community ownership of shared spaces. Details on which colonias or buildings will be painted first have not yet been released, according to the Baja California Sur state government.