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Mazatlán (mäsätlän`), city (1990 pop. 262,705), Sinaloa state, W Mexico, on the Pacific coast. One of the largest commercial and industrial centers of W Mexico, Mazatlán is one of Mexico's major Pacific seaports. It is on a railroad between the United States and Mexico City, and its location makes it the country's primary ferry link to Baja California. Although the climate is hot, Mazatlán is a popular resort with a beautiful setting. Spanish colonial trade with the Philippines stimulated the development of the port. MazatlánPort city (pop., 2000: 327,989), southwestern Sinaloa state, north-central Mexico. It occupies a peninsula overlooking Olas Altas Bay on the Gulf of California. It is Mexico's largest Pacific Ocean port, and its island-studded harbour is known for its fine sandy beaches. Lying diagonally across the gulf from the tip of Baja California, it provides a communications link between Baja and the mainland. Mazatlán, called the “Pearl of the Pacific,” is a fishing centre and a popular tourist resort. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Mayo, Simmons and the rest of the incoming freshmen, who will be counted on so heavily this season, participated in their first official practice Monday, as USC prepares for four exhibition games this weekend in Mazatlan, Mexico -- the first time Simmons and Mayo have traveled outside the U. Longtime Eugene-area diver John Cheesman completed an unusual spearfishing "hat trick" last month when he took a yellowfin tuna while free diving in the Pacific Ocean off Mazatlan, Mexico. Ganeshram's team studied nitrate levels by measuring the concentrations of two nitrogen isotopes--N-15 and N-14--in sediments collected off the coast of Mazatlan, Mexico. |
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