Katya Echazarreta, Mexico’s first female astronaut, is the namesake of the new fire station built by the Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos government.
The young hero whose family roots run deep in that municipality was an honored guest at the inauguration ceremony held January 15.
The Central de Bomberos Katya Echazarreta stands near the overpass where the highway out of Chapala converges with Carretera Guadalajara-Ocotlán.