Driving in Mazatlan, Benefits and Hazards
I’ve been driving in Mazatlán for over 10 years, and I assure you, it is not for the faint of heart. But, with just a smidgen of **patience** you can master it in a short while. DISCLAIMER: These are my…
Sea Turtle Saviors
The Mazatlán Post reports that the Operator and Administrator of Beaches (OAP) has counted some 68 thousand sea turtle eggs that have been rescued so far this year on Mazatlán beaches – 68,468 eggs and 6,365 hatchlings released... The Administration…
One Theory of the Origin of the «Pearl of the Pacific»
During our most recent time in Mazatlán we visited the Centro de Innovación Cultura Mazatlán (Mazatlán Culture Innovation Centre) situated in Centro, very near the Machado, at what I understand is the former location of the old Banco Occidental de…
Maztlán’s World Record
I knew that Mazatlán’s shrimp fishery industry is one of the largest in the world: 5,000 to 10,000 tons per year caught, processed, frozen, and exported all over the world by an estimated 10,000 people employed directly or indirectly in…
Beatles Not Beetles
In case you haven’t visited Centro lately, say in the last two years or so, you might not have seen the new (as of December 8, 2021) monument dedicated to ... the Beatles - the ones in Octopus’s Garden, not…
Mazatlán Eclipsed
While the Earth typically experiences two to five partial solar eclipses every year, there are only one or two total solar eclipses during that same year. On average, a total eclipse occurs above a given point on Earth once every…
Día de los Muertos vs Halloween
Here is a good article on the similarities and differences between the Day of the Dead and Halloween ... Why Halloween And Day Of The Dead Are Two Completely Different Traditions? While the above article emphasizes the differences between the…
Animated History of Mexico
This is a well-done, succinct, and entertaining summary of Mexican history from the time of the Mayans through the Mexican Revolution. The Mexican commentors on the video seem to agree... For those seeking somewhat more detail, I have provided some…