Mazatlán
Mazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
Mazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipio, known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located on the Pacific coast across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula.
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Worth seeing in and around Mazatlán
10 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.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango. It was erected in 1958 and, along with the archdiocese, lost territory in 1968 to form the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.
1.8 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico · Wikipedia - 02Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Mazatlán
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, also Mazatlán Cathedral, is the main religious building in the city of Mazatlán, in Baroque-Revival style of Sinaloa, Mexico, and home of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán. It is located in the historical center.
1.8 km · church in Mazatlán, Mexico · Wikipedia - 03Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
The Estadio Teodoro Mariscal is a stadium in Mazatlán, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and serves as the home stadium for Venados de Mazatlán.
2.7 km · stadium in Mazatlán, México · Wikipedia - 04Ángela Peralta Theatre
The Teatro Ángela Peralta is a theater building in the city of Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It was erected in the Porfirian era of the port and is considered one of the most beautiful and important buildings of its type in Mexico.
2.2 km · Theatre in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico · Wikipedia - 05Mazatlán Lighthouse
The Faro Mazatlán is a lighthouse located on top of Crestón Island in Mazatlán. It is one of the most iconic sites in the city and is very visited.
4.5 km · lighthouse in Mexico · Wikipedia - 06Christ the King Parish, Mazatlán
The Parroquia Cristo Rey is a Catholic parish building in Mazatlán.
900 m · church in México · Wikipedia - 07Church of Saint Joseph
The Templo de San José is a church building in Mazatlán, Mexico. It is the oldest religious building in the city, with construction dating back to the early 19th century.
1.9 km · church in Mazatlán · Wikipedia - 08Virgin of La Puntilla, Mazatlán
The Virgen de La Puntilla is a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mazatlán in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It consists of a regular-sized statue on a small pedestal.
3.2 km · Statue in Mazatlán · Wikipedia - 09Plazuela Machado, Mazatlán
The Plazuela Machado is a public park in the historic centre of Mazatlán, Mexico. It is one of the oldest parks in the city.
2.1 km · Park in Mazatlán · Wikipedia - 10Pino Suárez Market, Mazatlán
The Mercado Pino Suárez is a municipal market in Mazatlán. During the first half of the 20th century, it became the commercial hub of the port.
1.7 km · Market in Mazatlán · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Lighthouse of Mazatlan
- 02Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
This lovely building was finished in 1899 and is being gently restored to its original beauty, although to a visitor it is already beautiful to behold.
- 03Cliff
These daredevils do something similar as in Acapulco, but it is lower and more shallow.
- 04Gran Acuario Mazatlán
- 05Plaza Machado
The jewel of the restored Centro Histórico.
- 06Teatro Ángela Peralta
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Things to do
The miles of beach have plenty to keep most people occupied. Jet skiing, waterskiing, and parascending are all available, but always haggle on price.
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Where to eat
Coconuts - Try it with lime, salt, chili powder, various hot sauces. There's a restaurant to suit everyone's taste and budget. Mazatlecos are keen on seafood, especially prawns (camarones) and steak.
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- 02Mi Platillo Express
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- 03Tacos Borrachos Emlio
- 04Tacos Y Tortas Ahogadas El Mono
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- 05Tortas La República
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Getting to Mazatlán
- Airports
- General Rafael Buelna (MZT), 17 km · Bachigualato Federal (CUL), 203 km
- Stations
- Port of Mazatlán, 2.7 km
- Culiacán → Mazatlán202 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · MX$195–260
- Puerto Vallarta → Mazatlán315 km · quickest by air, 6h 16m · MX$1,030–1,590
- San José del Cabo → Mazatlán336 km · quickest by air, 6h 36m · MX$1,120–1,740
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Mazatlán
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 Mazatlán. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBaja Ferries runs a ferry between Mazatlan and the Pichilinque docks in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
- Get inThe Mexican Navy operates an every-other-Friday ferry between Mazatlan and Islas Marias, a former offshore penal colony that has been turned into a tourist destination with a Pueblo Magico, a UNESCO Biosphere Reservation, nature watching and sky watching opportunities and an eerie prison tour.
- Go nextLa Paz via ferry or airplane – a tranquil yet hip city on the Baja California peninsula with some stunning beaches Copper Canyon – a stunning system of canyons through the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range Durango – the drive there on highway 40D is one of the most spectacular in Mexico, and the highway itself is an engineering marvel through the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain mountains that traverses 68 tunnels and 115 bridges (including the famous Baluarte Bridge).
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