Mazatlán is a city (population 340,000 as of 2000) located on the Pacific coast of Mexico, just across from the southernmost tip of Baja California. It is the second-largest city in the state of Sinaloa, and Mexico's largest commercial port. It is also a popular tourist destination, its beaches lined with resort hotels.
Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word meaning "place of the deer". The city was founded in the 1820s, and served as the capital of Sinaloa from 1859 to 1873.
Its position due east of the southern tip of Baja California, at the confluence of the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean, endows it with warm waters, a constantly balmy climate and abundant year-round shoals of marlin and sailfish.
Mazatlan distinguishes itself from the rest of the Mexican beach destinations because of its rich history, and because it is a city concerned about itself and its culture.
Mazatlans inhabitants life pleasantly goes by among great celebrations such as the MazatlanCarnival, considered the third one in the hemisphere, the local baseball team Venados matches (deer) and their passionate fans, the bullfights and the callejoneadas, public parties on the streets to which everyone is invited.
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