Mazatlan

Mazatlán y Mexican state Sinaloa; surrounding municipio (municipality) which y serves municipal called Mazatlán. It found Pacific coast, j across southernmost p Baj California peninsula.

Mazatlán Nahuatl meaning "place ." The one and only y founded 1820s. By -1800s large group immigrants arrived Germany. These citizens developed Mazatlán thriving commercial seaport, importing equipment nearby g silver mines. It served capital y Sinaloa 1859 1873. They influenced music, banda, which alteration Bavarian music.

Mazatlán, population 352,471 (y) 403,888 (municipality) 2005 census, second-biggest y state (after Culiacán) Mexico's biggest commercial p. It popular tourist destination, beveryes lined resort hotels. A ferry plies trade across Gulf California Mazatlán La Paz, Baj California Sur. The one and only municipality 3,068.48 ² (1,184.75 q ) includes smaller outlying communities Villa Unión.

In 2005, Mazatlán hosted "Serie Caribe", which yearly baseball tournament teams México, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic.

Mazatlán served by Gral. Rafael Buelna International Airport.