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Window Into the Ocean
Following an $8.3 million renovation and the addition of Latin America's largest
shark tank, the Mazatlán Aquarium just off the Avenida del Mar provides stunlling
views ofmarine life. The 422,675-gallon, semi-circular ocean tank and its underwater
viewing tunnels puts sea lo,'ers up close with dozens of sharks, while other tanks
hold more than 50 species of sea life, including lemon sharks, giant groupers, Oli,'e
Ridley sea turtles, manta rays, sea lions, butterfiy fish and yellowtail.
Above ground, the Mazatlán Aquarium boasts a "Forest City" featuring playgrounds,
an outdoor theater, planetarium, botanical garden and a small lake for
rowing.
Bird and sea lions shows are also popular.
Old Mazatlán and Nearby Towlls
Visitors who want to delve into the area's history,
should head to Old Mazatlán's
'H9 national historic sites, including the stately 135-year-old Ángela Peralta
Theater and the thriving Pino Suárez open-air market, in operation since 1899.
For a real sense of the community, travelers stroll the Malecón and the Plaza
Machado, sampling ubiquitous shrimp dishes at sidewalk cafés, sauntering through
art galleries and museums; watching stunning sunsets and closing out their day
at a jazz café.
In the quiet foothills ofthe
nearby Sierra Madre stand picLuresque colonial to,,"ns
such as Copala, Concordia, Cosalá and the historic mining camp of Rosario. In the
mountain village of La Noria, explorers may visit the 135-year-old La Vinata de
los Osuna, a blue agave distillery and plantation, and learn how tequila gets to the
bottle. Museums, archeological site¡; and churches in these outlying communities
date to the 1500s and afford visitors an alterna te to beachside activities.
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