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Other To-Dos

Written by HeatherPat on January 28, 2003

  • --Get your hair braided. One of the vendors on the beach will want to braid your hair. You can have just part done, or your whole head. Beads are negotiable. The cost is $10-40 US....
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Fun days

Written by Ken & Alice on February 4, 2001

  • The things we really enjoyed were: the swims in the very warm water, the boogie boarding till we couldn't even walk anymore (including the crashes when we tried to double up on a board), the...
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SINALOA NARCO-CULTURE

Written by javili on May 2, 2001

  • My home state, Sinaloa, has the biggest and most intense narcotics industry in North America. Never mind about the famous Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez "cartels": they are dependent upon Sinaloa financing, production, and control....
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MAZATALAN MUSICPart IV:Trios

Written by javili on May 2, 2001

  • Some of the most beautiful Mexican music, and the music which is easiest for foreigners to appreciate, is Trios. I don't mean that in the jazz or classical sense of anything played by or...
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MAZATALAN MUSICPart I: Country/Northern

Written by javili on May 2, 2001

  • Musically, Mazatlan is a major spot on Mexico's musical map. Not as much so as Mexico City or Guadalajara, perhaps, but for a city of our modest size (currently about a quarter of a...
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Beisbol - Venados Baseball

Written by tedblais on January 24, 2004

  • This was great. We're big baseball fans, so when we found out the Mazatlan Venados had a playoff game, we had to go. Our concierge was able to get us tickets---not usually a problem but...
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Tips for Mazatlan

Written by imop on March 7, 2004

  • Getting around in Mazatlan is very easy. Grab a bus for just a few cents and you can get anywhere you want to go. Pulmonias are open-air taxis that are also very reasonable....
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The Central Market -- A Taste of Mexico!

Written by katyjill on March 30, 2004

  • Each year when we spend our week in Mazatlan the first thing we do is hop on a bus to the market in the central downtown area. What a colorful place! You will...
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Sunset at Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay

Mazatlan is a Mood

Written by Coronado Bob & Berie on November 12, 2004

  • As soon as we arrived in Mazatlan, we felt the general air of fun. Tourists and locals alike just seem to be happy, relaxed, and friendly. While there are guidebook recommendations of places to eat,...
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Outside of the Golden Zone

Written by jump4joy on August 10, 2003

  • Highly recommended is a trip or two or three by bus to downtown Mazatlan. By this, we do not mean the Golden Zone, but the streets outside of the market, Viejo Mazatlan, and all the...
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