Mazatlan Attractions

The well-equipped Aquarium, together with the zoo and small botanical gardens (Av. de los Deportes III), is the largest of its kind in Mexico. Shells from seas all over the world are displayed in the "Seashell City" Museum (Rudolfo Loaiza 407). The massive Monumento al Pescador reminds the visitor of Mazatlán's fishing tradition.

There is a daily ferry service between Mazatlán and La Paz, capital of Baja California Sur.

This museum features relics from pre-Hispanic times of the people who once lived in the state.

The main attractions for visitors are the excellent facilities for all kinds of water sports, chief among them being deep-sea fishing (sailfish, fanfish, shark, swordfish, tarpon, etc.). Among the most popular beaches, to the north of the town, are Olas Noltas, Norte Camarón, Las Gaviotas, Sábalo, Los Cerritos and El Delfín.

Also very popular are trips to the offshore islands, used as nesting places by large numbers of birds. Boats ply from the hotels on the "Zona Dorada" to Isla Pájaros and Isla Venados, and from the ferry terminal to Isla de la Piedra.

From Mazatlán the MEX 15 heads south to Villa Unión. Here the Durango road branches off, first passing through Concordia with its charming 18th c. parish church, then continuing to the picturesque old mining town of Copala where narrow alleyways, colourful house façades and wrought-iron balconies evoke a Mexico of times past.