Statue of deer, Mazatlán waterfront

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 (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=23_12_N_106_25_W_), on the Pacific coast, just across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula. photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Mazatlan File links The following pages link to this file: Mazatlán Categories: GFDL images ... photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Mazatlan File links The following pages link to this file: Mazatlán Categories: GFDL images ... The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Sinaloa is the name of a city, a municipality and a state in Mexico. ... The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the worlds largest body of water. ... Baja California (highlighted) Alternative use: Baja California (state) Baja California or Lower California is a peninsula in the west of Mexico. ...

Mazatlán 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. Nahuatl is a native language of central Mexico. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

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. This article is in need of attention. ... The Gulf of California (highlighted) The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés; locally known in the Spanish language as Mar de Cortés or, much less frequently, Golfo de California) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula... Categories: Baja California Sur | Mexican state capitals | Cities in Mexico | Stub ...

In 2005, Mazatlán hosted the "Serie del Caribe", which is a baseball tournament with teams from México, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Mexico or, in Spanish, México, is: Mexico, a federal republic in southern North America Mexico City, that countrys capital city Mexican Federal District, the federal district containing that capital city Estado de México, one of that republics 31 constituent states Mexico is also the name of some places...

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. Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival parade is a public celebration, combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ...