For the first time in memory, the mayor of Mazatlan has named a woman to head Code-tur, the semi governmental agency that plans Mazatlan’s annual international carnaval. Leticia Arellano, recently appointed by Mayor Gerardo Rosete, may stand head and shoulders above the many competitors who applied for the Codetur job. She is, after all, a former carnaval queen (1991-1992) herself, and if anyone knows what goes into the making of this mammoth civic event, she does. Not only has Ms. Arellano received the crown of queen and ridden in splendor on the royal float of a carnaval parade, she topped off her experience by winning the title of Miss Sinaloa (1992-1993). A Mazatlan native, married and the mother of three children aged 8, 6 and 2, Arellano says she has the necessary experience, having worked for seven years with a company that organizes major events as well as being a one-time insider at Codetur. On her first day in the office, she stressed to the Pacific Pearl that she is not just a pretty face, she’s “a working woman, a