La Paz Mayor Milena Quiroga Romero inaugurated the new Centro Impulso community center in the La Pitahaya neighborhood on Monday, May 19. The facility cost nearly 12 million pesos (about $600,000 USD) and is expected to serve more than 25,000 residents from multiple colonias across the Baja California Sur capital.
The Centro Impulso is part of the Programa Impulso initiative, which Quiroga Romero launched in 2022. The program offers free sports, cultural, and inclusion workshops across the municipality. According to municipal data, La Paz currently runs 144 free workshops for children, teens, adults, and people with disabilities in both urban neighborhoods and rural communities.
Children Already Using the Space
Construction of the La Pitahaya center was first announced in March 2026, when the mayor told residents it would be finished within about a month. At that time, more than 100 children were already participating in Programa Impulso activities at the site before construction was complete. Residents can contact the program via WhatsApp at 612 198 5588 to sign up for courses and workshops.
La Pitahaya has been a focus of recent municipal investment. During a public audience in March, Quiroga Romero announced plans to install drainage infrastructure, rehabilitate roads, and improve water supply in the colonia. The city also completed the Circuito Urbano Sur Poniente, a road improvement project connecting Calle Oro through Altamira and Valle de La Paz to Bulevar Pino Payas.
Part of a Growing Network
The La Pitahaya location joins a growing network of Centro Impulso sites across La Paz. The city also operates a Centro Impulso in the Olas Altas neighborhood, where Quiroga Romero recently announced plans to convert the space into a boxing gym for young athletes. Other Centros Impulso are spread across parks and public spaces throughout the municipality.
The 12 million peso investment comes as La Paz continues to expand infrastructure in residential areas that officials say suffered years of neglect. Quiroga Romero has framed these projects as part of a broader national strategy promoted by President Claudia Sheinbaum to use sports and culture as tools for community development.
First reported by Noticias La Paz.