| Known as The Pacific Pearl, Mazatlan is a city rich in | | | | destinations the Mexican government chosen to |
| Traditions, History, Art and Culture. It was founded in | | | | develop. 30 years ago when Mexico began to be a |
| 1531, its territorial extension is about 5,000 sq | | | | popular destination for tourism, "Fonatur" the Mexican |
| kilometers, located at 23 degrees and 21 kilometers | | | | trust for the promotion of tourism, focused mainly in |
| from the Tropic of Cancer, that is why the | | | | Los Cabos and Cancun area giving them most of its |
| wonderful weather all year-around, the nicest | | | | budget for infrastructure and promotion. Places like |
| beaches and the worldwide famous sunsets. | | | | Mazatlan had to grow on their own; therefore the |
| It is one of the best tourist destinations in Mexico, | | | | tourist development was not as fast. The result is |
| because of its variety of activities for all types of | | | | that when places like Los Cabos had all the promotion |
| preferences such as Golf, Fishing, Water sport | | | | and infrastructure at the same time became more |
| Activities, Boating, great food and friendly people. | | | | expensive due to the growing demand. People looking |
| Mazatlan has become the tourist destination that | | | | to invest and retire in Mexico had these places on |
| offers the best value in Mexico when you consider | | | | their mind making the demand higher and higher. On |
| what you get with what you pay, for example if you | | | | the other hand Mazatlan kept growing on a steady |
| compare Mazatlan with Los Cabos you'll soon find out | | | | but not as fast rhythm. For this reason, for its |
| that when you match up apples to apples you can | | | | proximity to United States and Canada, and |
| find a similar product in Mazatlan at up to 50% of the | | | | affordability with an upscale life style now Mazatlan |
| price in relation to the one in Los Cabos. There are a | | | | has became for many, second home and Retirement |
| few reasons for that but the main one is the fact | | | | home, and it is growing to be primary home for |
| that Mazatlan was kept behind in the tourist | | | | some others. |