Mazatlan, Mexico

Mazatlan is located in Mexico. Search, find, choose and compare our list of luxury five star Mazatlan, Mexico, resorts, comfortable four star Mazatlan, Mexico, hotels, clean three star Mazatlan, Mexico, lodges, convenient two star Mazatlan, Mexico, inns, and budget one star Mazatlan, Mexico, motels to find rooms available for lodging accommodations in Mazatlan, Mexico. Book a Mexican hotel room and make reservations in Mazatlan, Mexico.

Mazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipality, for which the city serves as the municipal seat, is also called Mazatlán. It is located at 23°12`N 106°25`W, on the Pacific coast, just across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula.

Mazatlan is a Nahuatl word meaning place of the deer. The city was founded in the 1820s. By the mid-1800s, a large group of immigrants had arrived from Germany. These new citizens developed Mazatlan into a thriving commercial seaport, importing equipment for the nearby gold and silver mines. It served as the capital of Sinaloa from 1859 to 1873.

Mazatlan, with a population of 340,000 as of 2000, is the second-largest city in the state and Mexico`s largest commercial port. It is also a popular tourist destination, its beaches lined with resort hotels. A car ferry plies its trade across the Gulf of California from Mazatlán to La Paz, Baja California Sur.

Every year, Carnival is celebrated during the week before Ash Wednesday. There are a lot of festivities, including the election of a Queen, parades, and balls. This is the third largest Mardi Gras in the world, behind the celebrations held in Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans.

Mazatlan is served by Gral. Rafael Buelna International Airport.

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