Will 30-Story Towers Be Built in Mazatlán? Here’s What We Know

After many years, investors will finally have permission to build buildings up to 30 stories high in the Pearl of the Pacific. For the past couple of years, Mazatlán’s development has progressed rapidly due to various reasons, from tourism to real estate offerings. However, one of the big questions is whether 30-story towers will finally […]

Certified Beaches in Mazatlán

With the start of the vacation season, Mazatlán is filling up with local, national, and international tourists looking to enjoy the port’s attractions and the majesty of its beaches, especially now that COFEPRIS has certified them as safe and harmless. This certification is not just a bureaucratic requirement but adds value to the unusual real […]

All beaches in Sinaloa are suitable for recreational use this summer

According to the results issued by COFEPRIS, the beaches of Sinaloa are within the norm. The State Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks of Sinaloa (COEPRISS) informs that according to the results issued by the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) through its official website, it is known that the Beaches […]

Mazatlán Airport breaks record in first half of 2024

From January to June of this year, the Mazatlán International Airport “Rafael Buelna” registered an increase of more than 155 thousand passengers compared to the same period in 2023. According to statistics from the Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, OMA, in the first six months of the year there were 964 thousand 133 passengers, compared […]

Mazatlán, the boom of soulless tourism

I have lived in Mazatlán since the summer of 1977 and in that six-decade period, I have seen the transition from a traditional tourist destination – that is how Sectur and Fonatur classified tourist destinations in terms of public investment at that time – to another as a hub for tourist development that marketers summarize […]

Shrimp farms threaten Mexico’s mangroves and the jaguars that inhabit them

Among the tangled mangrove roots that line Mexico’s western coast, the jaguar is the apex predator. However, its existence is threatened by the abundance of a smaller species: the whiteleg shrimp. Aquaculture of this species has boomed in recent decades, clearing swaths of mangrove forests and jeopardizing habitats crucial to jaguars’ survival. Despite being at […]

Mazatlán attracts congressmen for its tourist attractions and its Carnival

Carolina Ruelas, Queen of the Mazatlán International Carnival 2024; Siu Ling Cotero, Queen of the Floral Games and the current King of Joy, Héctor Limón, headed the main attraction of Buenos Aires, at the inauguration of the International Congress of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases The sovereigns proudly wore their ostentatious royal costumes that […]

52 Mazatlán police officers are being investigated for police abuse

The Internal Affairs area of ​​the Mazatlán Public Security Secretariat opened an investigation against 52 members of that corporation of both sexes, accused of stealing 20 thousand pesos and cell phones from employees of a chicken business, who were beaten and two of them sent to jail. The agents, aboard seven patrol cars, arrived at […]