Mazatlán, Sin.- The beach catering sector has failed to recover sales that fell by up to 40 percent due to storm surges caused by natural phenomena recorded during the current hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean.

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Ricardo Flores, restaurateur who has his business on the beach of Del Mar Avenue, called Los Gavilanescommented to Direct line This also drives away tourism, because even though there are many visitors to the city, this is not reflected in sales, which are down significantly compared to last year.

– “Well, it was a bit calm in question, we were affected by the swell, the swell that there has been these days, well, the bad weather that passed also brought us swell , even if she didn’t arrive (“Norma” in full) here.

– So there aren’t many tourists?
– “Well, not much left in this area. »

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He said the drop in sales at beach restaurants could be due to several factors, including bad weather causing the tide to rise and carry stones to the seashore, covering much of the sand, causing does not attract the visiting public.

Malecon of Mazatlán. Photo: Ariana Luna

He added that another factor that prevents visiting beach restaurants is that some tourists They arrive in trucks that offer vacation packages that even include meals, and another thing may be that the walkers are financially limited.

The restaurateur specifies that the expected increase was not observed during the summer holidays either.We are therefore waiting for the winter holidays, when compatriots and Canadians will arrive in the pearl of the Pacific, which could generate a rebound in sales in this sector.