Posts Tagged ‘Mazatlán’

Whenever I see the name “Mazatlán” I am reminded of a friend’s 21st birthday party where we all decided that drinking margaritas all night long would be better than, say, eating anything. We were broke, we had a local Mexican dive called Mazatlán right around the corner from where we lived, and we ended up with hangovers that lasted well into our 30s.

Needless to say, this association has never inspired any of us to actual visit the real Mazatlán, which is a popular tourist region on the Pacific side of Mexico. Located across from the tip of Baja, California, it is Mexico’s largest commercial port. Chances are you won’t be visiting there while on a big cargo ship, but that is ok because the city and region have plenty of nice hotels for you to rest your weary head at night.

Frontier Airlines has flights from Dallas, Texas to Mazatlán that are about as cheap as those margaritas I drank way back when. Having never been there myself, I am still going to venture to say that you should be able to find a frosty beverage or two if you choose to visit. Just remember to known when to say when. A decade-long hangover is even worse than Montezuma’s Revenge.