San Miguel Centro allocates $457,800 to hire a Mexican band for the traditional carnival

Banda El Recodo performed a concert in London (Photo: Group FB). The Municipality of San Miguel Centro awarded $457,800 for the hiring of the Mexican band El Recodo as part of the LXVII International Carnival of San Miguel, according to the institution's award registry. The process, identified with code 9252-2026-P0038, was awarded to Grupo Xezutzin S. A. de C. V., a company that submitted an offer in the competitive bidding process called to bring an international artist to the celebration. The contract is for the services of an international artist for the International Carnival of the District of San Miguel, which will take place on November 28 in the eastern city. The awarded amount exceeds $400,000 and was below the $481,000 that the municipality had planned and certified for the process, according to the detail published in the purchasing system known as Comprasal. The site establishes a planned duration of 60 days for the contract. The call for bids was published on October 12, 2026, while the opening and closing of offers occurred on October 19. The award was registered on October 22, and the contract signing was scheduled for November 3. The contracting file indicates that two interested suppliers participated: Grupo Xezutzin S. A. de C. V. and the company identified as 3mdos. Both uploaded their proposals on October 22, according to the registry available on the awards portal. The amount awarded for the international show was below the $481,000 planned by the municipality. / (Comprasal) The contract was classified under the competitive bidding modality. The registry also identifies Karina Maribel Alvarado Chacón, of Salvadoran nationality, as the ultimate beneficiary of the awarded company. The municipal information does not specify the name of the group that will perform the contracted show in the process detail. However, at the Reindas cocktail, held last October 24, the mayor of San Miguel Centro, Alex Torres, confirmed that for the night of the carnival, the Mexican group Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga, was part of the roster of international artists who will perform in the "Pearl of the East." The official page of the Secretariat of Communications of the Presidency on Facebook reported on November 11 that the international artists will perform at the Charlaix Stadium in San Miguel during the night of the carnival. The post announced the participation of salsa singer Marc Anthony, the International Orchestra Hermanos Flores, and for the first time in El Salvador, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga. The announcement set the concert for November 28. The activity gathers parades, floats, orchestras, national artists, and international guests in different points of the city every year. Salsa singer Marc Anthony heads the list of artists called for the 67th edition of the Migueleño carnival. / (Government of El Salvador) The event corresponds to the 67th edition of the carnival, one of the largest celebrations on the Salvadoran festive calendar. As is tradition, the Charlaix Stadium will be one of the venues scheduled for the musical performances that night. The contract awarded by San Miguel Centro is part of the municipal preparations for the carnival. The contract was registered as an international artist service, with an initial budget set at $481,000 and a final award of $457,800. With the confirmation of Marc Anthony, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga, and the International Orchestra Hermanos Flores, the scheduled program for the Charlaix Stadium brings together artists of salsa, regional Mexican music, and cumbia, in addition to other groups and bands that will be part of the musical lineup programmed by the Migueleño municipality in the city's different streets and avenues.