Leisure Index: Activities: watersports/ scuba available 18- hole golf course available, gym children's activities, 3 swimming pools, children's pool, 2 jacuzzis, entertainment, tennis at Las Gaviotas tennis club Description: Located in the heart of the Golden Zone of Mazatlan, the Hotel Playa Mazatlan enables you to experience the true culture of Mexico. Let the romantic Pacific lure you to relaxation while listening to the live Mariachi music. Accommodations: Garden- view rooms have two double beds, bathroom with shower only and private balcony or terrace. Ocean- view rooms available. 412 AC rooms. Satellite color TV

 

Mazatlan This incomparable port city is one of the most important tourist desitnations in the world. Set in a beautiful cove of the Pacific, Mazatlan lies at about the same latitiude as Hawaii. The temperature fluctuates from mid-60's to mid-90's depending on the time of the year. Mazatlan meaning "land of the deer" in the ancient Nahuatl language offers 10 miles of inviting sandy beaches. It's no wonder Mazatlan plays host to more than one million visitors per year. These visitors will find plenty to keep them busy in Mazatlan. Earth, sea and sky unite to offer an excellent destination for all types of vacationers. Long before the Spanish conquest, present day Mazatlan was known by navigators as "Island of Mazatlan" because the region was dotted by estuaries, hills and lakes that gave the impression of a small island. Colonial Mazatlan was the cradle of culture on Mexico's Pacific Coast. Immigrants from Spain, France, Italy, Germany, China and the United States founded a progressive center of commercial development and cultural refinement unique on the West Coast.