Artisans from the Wikirri corridor, located next to the municipal precinct and outside the Juan Escutia municipal market in the heart of the historic center, are asking the city council for support with a promotional campaign because they are struggling. According to the social comptroller, Felipa Carrillo, their sales have plummeted in the last two or three months.
She added that every year an agreement is signed between authorities and artisans to carry out outreach campaigns and marketing strategies, but this year none has been implemented. Therefore, they are calling for strategies to help them boost their economy at least in the remaining six months of the year. They are also experiencing problems such as the collapse of the market stairs that fall on their premises, and other conditions that affect them, such as rainwater ingress due to the lack of adequate roofs to cover their products.
“Look, the truth is, for us, this is a central location. They tell us it’s a tourist area. We haven’t had good sales this year, but yes, one buyer or another keeps dropping by, yes, but we all need more.
We’re here in this area because there’s an agreement we previously signed, but it wasn’t signed this year. We’re waiting. I think everything will happen in time, things will get done. We’re working on it. What does this agreement stipulate? The agreement aims to be financially healthy, to work alongside the city council, but we need more publicity, more tourists because we’re not promoted either.” – Felipa Carrillo, social controller of the “Wikirri” indigenous artisan corridor in the historic center of Tepic, Nayarit.
Source: meganoticias
