LANGUAGE
Mazatlán means 'place of deer' in the Nahuatll
language and is nicknamed the 'Pearl of the Pacific.'
PORT TOWN
Mazatlán is the largest port between Los
Angeles and Panama.
Fishermen sell the catch of the day on the beach by San Félix
Bay. A 10-kilometer, ocean-view boardwalk stretches from the resort
district to downtown.
GEOGRAPHY
Mazatlán is one of the few spots in the world
with two beachfronts, facing both the Pacific Ocean and the Sea
of Cortes. Mazatlán extends north from the peninsula
port area along Gabriel Leyva and Barragan avenues to where the
cruise ships, sportfishing boats, and ferries dock. A curving seaside
boulevard, or malecón, runs 17 miles along the waterfront
from Playa Olas Altas to Playa Norte.
BEACHES
Places to visit include Sabalo and Cerritos Beach.
CITY PARKS
Olas Altas Boulevard has a number of gardens and city
parks. A must visit is Estero
Del Yugo.
CULTURAL WORLD
Check out the remodeled opera house, the Angela Peralta
Theater, a striking neoclassical opera house built in 1860. It is
the city's principal cultural attraction and one of the oldest theaters
in operation in Mexico.
Mazatlán is home to one of the world's three
major carnivals,
comparable to those in New
Orleans and Rio
de Janeiro.
SPORTS
Baseball season begins in October and ends in January.
The Mazatlán home team, the Venados
(Deer) are major players in the Pacific League.
WEATHER
The tropic of Cancer cuts across Mexico just north
of town, so this is officially the tropics. The dry months are also
the coolest -- November-April.
NEARBY
Tours are offered to the El Verde Sea Turtle Conservation
Center, as well as to Teacapán, Copala and Stone Island.
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