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Mazatlán Travel Guide: 565 reviews and 775 photos

To see Mexico!

The main reason that we seem to always end up going back to Mazatlan is that it's more layed back than other places like Cancun or Puerto Vallarta. The People are very friendly & don't appear to be as pushy irn regards to timeshare sales and peddling on the beaches.
Mazatlan is a fairly large city with lots of industry, so they don't fully rely on the tourist industry to make a living like some other tourist areas do.
Mazatlan is also one of the least expensive tourist areas to go to. Your dollar will go a lot further because food & goods are more reasonably priced than other areas.

Seafood heaven!

One of the reasons that we go to Mazatlan is for the seafood. You can go down to the market is the morning & buy just about any kind of sea creatures that you would want for supper. Everything is fresh, right of the fishing boats. You may have to barter a bit to bring the price down, but in the end, you don't pay very much for fresh seafood as compared to frosen seafood back home.
Mazatlan is known to be the shrimp fishing capital of North America.

Enjoying their work!

Bartender at the Guatalahara Grill.

The Mexican people seem to enjoy themselves & are happy to be working. They seem to take a lot of pride in what they do.

LOTS MORE INFO & PICTURES ON MAZATLAN ARE ALSO LOCATED IN THE TRAVELOGUE OF MY MEXICO PAGE.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Very friendly people, safe vacation spot, good public transportation & excellent weather!
Cons:can be a bit cool some evenings, has some dirty & poor areas of town.
In a nutshell:A great spot to go for some sun & relaxation!

Last visit to Mazatlán: Jan 2003
Intro Updated Mar 3, 2003
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Reviews (42)

Well worth the beach walk. Restaurants (9)

Chicken soup & a few Pacifico beers. more travel advice

The New Casa Country! Restaurants (9)

The New Casa Country is located aproximately 1/2 mile north of where the old one was located. The reason they changed... more travel advice

The kids are so cute! Favorites (6)

Most of the local kids are very well behaved & seem to enjoy themselves no matter what they are doing. They seem to... more travel advice

Cking out the local bands! Favorites (6)

Mazatlan has some very good local bands that end up playing most evenings in hotel lobby's or corner street bars. We... more travel advice

Hotels (3)
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Transportation (2)
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Shopping (2)
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Local Customs (2)
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Nightlife (4)
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Comments (58)

greendan Jan 10, 2007 at 4:01 PM Report Abuse

Pueblo Bonito is "an older hotel," but Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay is new.
KimberlyAnn Nov 4, 2005 at 10:59 AM Report Abuse

I am glad to hear that Mazatlan is still laid back and less expensive than some other areas. Great pages, nice tips. Wish we hadn't missed Stone Island!
Sandi-2004 Nov 19, 2004 at 7:19 PM Report Abuse

Very thorough coverage of Maz. I just returned from Yucatan & am planning to go the the Pacific Coast next. This is very helpful. Thx.
Kate-Me Apr 18, 2004 at 5:06 PM Report Abuse

sounds like a great place!
Summer33 Jan 31, 2004 at 3:46 PM Report Abuse

I've been trying to decide for a couple weeks now between Puerto Vallarta or Mazatlan for our vacation and finally my mind is made, great pages...thanks much!!!
mazatlanfan Dec 8, 2003 at 7:37 PM Report Abuse

great tips and info. Guybert..
matcrazy1 Aug 8, 2003 at 8:43 PM Report Abuse

After almost half an hour of reading this page (+ travelogues) I can say only one word: FANTASTIC!!!
Sweetberry1 Apr 10, 2002 at 7:42 PM Report Abuse

Super page &Trav`ls !!!
windoweb Apr 9, 2002 at 12:56 PM Report Abuse

Love the beach
Dazzy Feb 27, 2002 at 6:56 PM Report Abuse

Nice tip about Stone Island