Mazatlan

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City name in local language means "place of deer" and was founded in 1820. By the mid-1800s, a large group of immigrants came here from Germany. These new citizens have turned the town into a well developed commercial port and profitable, which imported equipment for gold and silver mines near the city.

Coming of these people of German origin influenced the local music, band, which is a derivation of Bavarian folk music. During the Grand Carnival each year, there are many festivities such as the choice of Queen, parades and balls. Here takes place the third largest Mardi Gras in the world after the Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans.

Mazatlan Lighthouse began in mid-1879 light and lighting device was built in Paris and is composed of a huge beacon lamp oil based, with mirrors that intensify light. Near the lighthouse shore where there is a place of great height plonjeurii jump off cliffs ametitoarele the Pacific Ocean.

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