Mexican cartels are diversifying business beyond drugs. Here’s where they are profiting

Mexican drug cartels are expanding their business beyond illegal drugs and making a profit from various activities. They have diversified into different sectors such as food production, fuel, internet service, extortion, fuel theft, vehicle theft, public transportation robbery, migrant smuggling, prostitution, and weapons trafficking. In a small town in Michoacán, a criminal group forced residents […]

Ouch! Foreign transport is on the rise, here are the new rates

A complicated panorama is looming for users of intercity transport in Mazatlán and Concordia, since the transport sector increased fares, starting in mid-2024. For a few days now, news of the increase, which was made official on July 1, began to circulate among the population. This adjustment implies an average increase of five pesos on […]

Hoteliers expect 82% occupancy for the summer in Mazatlán

With the advance of the school vacation period, Mazatlán expects a successful summer in terms of tourism. The president of the Tres Islas Hotel Association, José Ramón Manguart Sánchez, said that they expect an average occupancy of 82 percent, with full weekends. “Hotel occupancy is expected to be at levels of 80-82 percent in July […]

Apartments are up to 40 percent cheaper, which is why the port is attractive

The president of the National Association of Real Estate Professionals, Ismael Tirado, said that Mazatlan has captured the attention of international investors, especially those from California, Phoenix and other southern states of the United States. He stressed that compared to other sun and beach tourist destinations such as Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Maya and […]

Very clean! Cleaning efforts on the Mazatlán boardwalk are being stepped up in anticipation of the arrival of tourists this summer

In order to guarantee a good urban image and before the start of the summer vacation period, the Municipal Public Services Department has redoubled its cleaning actions in the main tourist attractions such as the boardwalk and the monuments of the coastal walk. Karla Camacho Guzmán, head of the area, reported that the sidewalk of […]