Amazing Mazatlan

El Meson de los Laureanos Restaurant

  Recently I spent five days in Mazatlan with a group of writers exploring the food and drink of this port city. No small feat, though I dug into my assignment with enthusiasm. Here are a few things I learned: *The seafood is exceptional, especially Matazlan’s world famous shrimp ceviche. *So is the local tequila, [...]

Mazatlan, Mexico – A Cultural Surprise

Walking the streets of Mazatlan

Mazatlan, Mexico is not just miles of beaches, but a thriving cultural destination.  We found ourselves both day in night in the heat of the dynamic colonial style “Old Mazatlan,” or Centro Historico, a 180-block area district with 479 buildings designated as national historic landmarks. Mazatlan, once a celebrity hideout in the 1930’s for Americans, [...]