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Mazatlan Suburbs and Lifestyles Print E-mail
Mazatlan Suburbs
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Click on the links below for descriptions of each suburb:

Northern Mazatlan

Northern Mazatlan is a relatively young beach front suburb stretching along the beautiful and uninterrupted Sabalo Cerritos Beach between the New Mazatlan Marina complex and Brujas Point. Nuevo Mazatlan, as the area is called by the locals, is very laid back and home to many hotels as well as condominium and housing communities located either right on the beach or a short stroll away...Read More

Marina Mazatlan

Marina Mazatlan is very conveniently located between the Golden Zone and Northern Mazatlan and it offers easy access to both the beach and the main Mazatlan attractions. The Marina is a vast area that stretches around the many canals of the port. It has a lot of residential areas with a wide variety and style of house and condominium complexes. Many of the harbor-front residential neighborhoods offer optional boat slips to its inhabitants and therefore are an exceptional real estate option for boat owners, who enjoy having the convenience of the Marina and its facilities at their doorstep...Read More

The Golden Zone

The Golden Zone is Mazatlan’s hub for dining, shopping, and entertainment. The heart of the Golden Zone - Ave Gaviotas - contains many hotels and condominium communities as well as prime shopping for jewelry and diamonds, clothing, crafts, souvenirs, and others goods. This neighborhood is a great real estate option for people who enjoy a fast-paced lifestyle with a lot of entertainment options at their doorstep...Read More

The Malecon

The Malecon stretches along several beaches and links together the Old Town and the Golden Zone. This esplanade is commonly used by people of all ages for morning exercise, sunset watching and for street parties like the Carnaval or the Semana Santa. Along the Malecon, there are situated many hotels, restaurants, crafts and souvenir shops as well as condominium complexes. This area gives you the option of living in an ocean-view condo at a more competitive price than the cost of a beachfront residence...Read More

Old Town

The Old Town is one of the most charming areas of Mazatlan. Its architecture is maintained in a beautiful colonial style and it has a lot of colorful houses and leafy streets that create enjoyable strolling and sightseeing possibilities. In the heart of the Old Town there is Plazuela Machado and Angela Peralta Theatre, which provide plenty of entertainment for the local community and North American winter residents all year round. Historic town real estate is very different as compared with other parts of Mazatlan. There are plenty of casitas (Spanish word for “small houses”) and traditional Mexican haciendas for sale in the Old Town, so if you feel that living in a Mexican style house fancies you, Mazatlan historic district is the place to be...Read More

Stone Island

Stone Island is a little paradise with endless coconut groves and one long uninterrupted beach located on a peninsula south of Mazatlan. Stone Island can be accessed either via highway or via small shuttle boats from the mainland. At the moment, Stone Island has very limited real estate options as most of its terrain is classified as so-called Ejido property, which is an equivalent of communal land. However, there are many initiatives under way aimed at privatizing the area and making it available to investors. At the moment, there is one real estate project located on the Island, which offers beachfront and golf course houses and condominiums...Read More




 

News Corner
Tourism Up

In the 1st quarter of 2009 tourism to Mazatlan has increased by 18.33% as compared with the same period of 2008.

SATL in Mazatlan

In January Mazatlan became a destination for the American Society of Travel Writers (SATL). 87 reporters representing publications such as Travel Weekly, Travel News, Travel Agency Magazine & West Ways visited Mazatlan to learn more about this destination and feature it in their publications.

First Green Community

Mazatlan 1st environmentally-friendly community was announced in January. It is a breakthrough in the real estate community that will hopefully set a pattern and a high benchmark for other developments in town. The community is called Boardwalk Residences (www.boardwalkresidences.com) and it will be located on the Malecon.