Mazatlán is expecting the arrival of about 120,000 visitors who will be able to see the solar eclipse on the upcoming April 8th. The countdown is underway for the sighting of the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th, with the arrival of about 120,000 visitors expected, and Mazatlán and the surrounding areas, where it will […]
Mazatlán to Debut Zip Line During Summer; It Will Go from El Faro to El Observatorio Mazatlán 1873
Mazatlán will have a new attraction opening between June and July this year, it is the zip line that will go from the top of El Faro to El Observatorio Mazatlán 1873, declared Mariel Ancona Infanzón, General Director of the National Port System Administration (Asipona) in Mazatlán. “I hope that by July it will be […]
12th Floor of a Building on Brujas Beach in Mazatlán Catches
On Tuesday evening, a fire was reported on the 12th floor of a building under construction in the Cerritos area, on Brujas Beach, Mazatlán. The area where the fire occurred is a zone of private subdivisions and hotel chains, among which is the Riu, located just 200 meters away. The fire – which started on […]
Tourist influx to Mazatlán during Holy Week was 15% higher than in 2023: Sedectur
The hotels reported a 95% occupancy rate, and the arrival of 5 cruise ships with 17,977 passengers on board was added. At the end of Holy Week, the Secretary of Economic Development, Tourism, and Fisheries of Mazatlán (Sedectur) announced that the general hotel occupancy in this city was 95 percent in the first part of […]
Five effigies with themes related to the eclipse are installed on the Mazatlán boardwalk
The intention is to provide locals and tourists with urban decorations in line with the eclipse that can be observed on Monday, April 8th, and will be removed on April 10th, according to the Mazatlán Municipal Institute of Culture, Tourism, and Art. Irán Ramírez Reyes, from the Operations area of the Institute of Culture, indicated […]
They will attempt to set the Guinness Record with the largest Sinaloan band performance in Mazatlán
Mazatlán is preparing to achieve the Guinness Record for “the world’s largest Sinaloan band performance.” The announcement was made by Oye Mazatlán through its Facebook account. Over the past two weeks, debates have taken place on social media after hotel entrepreneurs spoke out against the “noise” on the streets and beaches of Mazatlán, leading to […]
Sinaloan band in Mazatlán drives away a foreign couple from the beach with drumbeats
The typical music of the famous tourist destination has been the subject of debate in recent days. For a few days, the controversy surrounding the Sinaloan band in tourist destinations like Mazatlán has flooded social media. It all started with a video showing a group of foreigners enjoying an acoustic music concert on the beach […]
Who is Ernesto Coppel Kelly, the hotelier who wants to ban music bands?
The businessman stated that foreign tourists have told him they do not return to Mazatlán due to the noise on its beaches, produced by banda music. Has gentrification arrived in Mazatlán? On social media, these comments began to emerge after it was revealed that the area’s hoteliers sought to ban traditional banda music due to […]
Band musicians protest in Mazatlán; clash with police
On Rafael Buelna Avenue in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, clarinets, trombones, tubas, and the tambora sounded. Dozens of musicians carrying these instruments protested against measures seeking to silence band music on the port’s beaches. This is a demonstration that arose from discontent with gentrification, which ended up being repressed by the Municipal Police, who, through tugging and […]
In Mazatlán, access to the beaches is not blocked for free transit, states the mayor
Mayor Édgar González Zataráin said that agreements are being sought with musicians to avoid confrontations with the hotel sector. The access to the beaches is not blocked for free transit, assured Mayor Édgar González Zataráin, after a condominium tower placed a sign warning that hiring musical bands in front of the beach area is prohibited. […]