Culiacán

Worth seeing in and around Culiacán

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Estadio Carlos González

   Estadio Dorados is a stadium with a capacity of 21,000 seats. Is home of the team Dorados de Sinaloa.

   2.8 km · stadium in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary

   The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, also known as Culiacán Cathedral, is the Catholic cathedral that serves as the headquarters of the diocese of Culiacán, Mexico. On May 22, 1842, the seventh bishop of Sonora and Sinaloa, Lázaro de la Garza y Ballesteros, authorized construction of the church.

   200 m · church in Culiacán, Mexico · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Jardines Del Humaya

   Jardines del Humaya is a cemetery outside the city of Culiacán, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, established in 1969. The cemetery has gained notoriety for its mausoleums built for deceased cartel members that are unique and lavish in their style.

   6.5 km · building in Mexico · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Forum Mall

   The Forum Culiacán is a shopping mall located in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, in Desarrollo Urbano 3 Ríos, one of the biggest districts in the city, next to Culiacan river. The two-story complex includes many clothing stores, a pet shop, a food court, and a cinema.

   1.1 km · shopping mall in Sinaloa, Mexico · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Estadio General Ángel Flores

   Estadio General Ángel Flores was a stadium in Culiacán, Mexico. It was primarily used for baseball and served as the home stadium for Tomateros de Culiacán.

   1 km · stadium in Culiacán, Mexico · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Autonomous University of Sinaloa

   The Autonomous University of Sinaloa is a public university with its central campus located in the state capital of Culiacán, Sinaloa and with campuses in multiple locations within the state. The university is ranked in the top 25 universities of Mexico.

   2.4 km · Mexican public university · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Tomateros Stadium

   Estadio Tomateros is a professional baseball stadium in Culiacán, Mexico, it is home to the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League. The stadium replaced Estadio General Ángel Flores as home of Tomateros.

   900 m · stadium in Culiacán, Mexico · Wikipedia

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Things to do

There are sports venues, casinos, discos, and theaters. Musicians, consisting of norteño, banda, and mariachi bands, can be found on Bulevar Francisco I. Madero (the Mazatlán-Culiacán highway, or the 15) between General Aquilines Serdán and Venustiano Carranza. There are Pemex gas stations at both intersections. Many musicians have rented out buildings, and some of the bandas have their own trailers.

1. 01
   Presa Sanalona

   A dam and reservoir nestled in the hills east of Culicán where you can camp and fish.

2. 02
   Estadio Tomateros

   Modern state-of-the-art baseball stadium seating 20,000 fans.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Restaurant China-loa

   Donato Guerra 160,.

2. 02
   La Casa de los Loaiza

   Excellent restaurant as shown by its popularity among locals.

3. 03
   Las Marias

   Comfortable homey restaurant with a country style serving traditional and regional Mexican cuisine.

4. 04
   El Guayabo

   Casual traditional restaurant famous for their fried chicken.

5. 05
   Restaurant Huy Fong

   It is just north of the catedral at the intersection of Alvaro Obregon (the main street that runs north-south) and General Antonio Rosales; to the left of Subway.

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Getting to Culiacán

Airports

Bachigualato Federal (CUL), 9 km · General Rafael Buelna (MZT), 216 km · Los Cabos (SJD), 300 km

Stations

Federal de Bachigualato International Airport, 9.4 km

• Mazatlàn → Culiacán

  202 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · MX$195–265
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• San José del Cabo → Culiacán

  305 km · quickest by air, 6h 9m · MX$970–1,510
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• Loreto → Culiacán

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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Culiacán. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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