{"id":23040,"date":"2026-09-12T23:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/news\/12\/09\/2026\/harlingen-obtiene-una-certificacion-turistica-estatal-destinada-a-impulsar-el-desarrollo-economico-local\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T23:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:14:35","slug":"harlingen-obtiene-una-certificacion-turistica-estatal-destinada-a-impulsar-el-desarrollo-economico-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/12\/09\/2026\/harlingen-obtiene-una-certificacion-turistica-estatal-destinada-a-impulsar-el-desarrollo-economico-local\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlingen obtiene una certificaci\u00f3n tur\u00edstica estatal destinada a impulsar el desarrollo econ\u00f3mico local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harlingen ha obtenido una distinci\u00f3n tur\u00edstica estatal que reconoce sus esfuerzos por atraer visitantes y utilizar el turismo como herramienta de desarrollo econ\u00f3mico.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travel Texas ha designado a Harlingen como \u00abComunidad Certificada de Texas Amiga del Turismo\u00bb, seg\u00fan anunci\u00f3 la ciudad a principios de esta semana a trav\u00e9s de un comunicado de prensa. 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