Where will Mexico’s president spend Christmas?

President Claudia Sheinbaum volition walk her Christmas abrogation successful Acapulco, Guerrero, marking her archetypal authoritative interruption since taking office. The president announced Monday that she volition beryllium successful the coastal metropolis from Dec. 25 to 27.

The travel comes 2 years aft Hurricane Otis devastated the larboard metropolis successful October 2023, sidesplitting dozens and causing billions of dollars successful harm to infrastructure and the tourism industry.

“We’re going to walk Christmas [in Acapulco],” Sheinbaum told reporters during her Dec. 22 greeting property conference, wherever she besides announced that the regular briefings would beryllium suspended from Dec. 24 until Dec. 29 to springiness journalists clip off.

When asked astir her Christmas meal plans, the president revealed she would beryllium eating romeritos, a accepted Mexican crockery featuring a herb autochthonal to cardinal Mexico, usually served with mole and potatoes.

“[It’s] the crockery I similar most” for the occasion, Sheinbaum said.

Despite being distant from the National Palace, the president emphasized she would stay vigilant astir events successful Guerrero, peculiarly the “Paseo del Pendón” festival successful Chilpancingo, which draws ample crowds.

“I’m going to beryllium paying attention, obviously,” she said, noting that national authorities would coordinate with authorities officials to supply immoderate indispensable information enactment for the event.

Sheinbaum clarified that statesmanlike abrogation homes successful locations similar Cozumel oregon Acapulco nary longer beryllium arsenic exclusive residences. The properties that stay beryllium to the Defense Ministry oregon the Navy, not for the president’s exclusive use.

Cierra la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum la mañanera del pueblo con la canción Feliz Navidad de José Feliciano. pic.twitter.com/HWxrr1sTY7

— JorgeArmandoRocha (@JorgeArmandoR_) December 23, 2025

Before ending her property league connected Tuesday, the president led the assemblage successful singing “Feliz Navidad” and thanked reporters and viewers for accompanying her each morning.

“To everyone watching us, listening to us: Merry Christmas!” Sheinbaum said. “May Santa Claus bring tons of gifts to each the boys and girls.”

With reports from Infobae and Proceso