Mazatlán
Mazatlán (from Nahuatl: Masatlan ‘Place of deer’) is a city located in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, head of the municipality of the same name. It is nicknamed “The Pearl of the Pacific”.3 According to the 2020 Population and Housing Census, Mazatlán had a population of 441,975 inhabitants, making it the second most populated city in Sinaloa, after Culiacán.
The port of Mazatlán is one of Mexico’s main beach tourist destinations on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is located 21 kilometers south of the Tropic of Cancer. The city has been expanding with new neighborhoods, infrastructure, tourist complexes and many kilometers of beach located along the coastal zone that runs for 17 kilometers.
