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Mazatlán, Mexico: Part One Land of the Deer and a Meal of My Dreams
By Leslie Westbrook   |   December 26, 2023

Settled in 1531, historic Mazatlán’s nicknames include “Pacific Pearl” and “Fish Land.” But the beautiful name is actually Nahuatl (an indigenous language still spoken by 1.5 million people today) for “place of the deer.” On our flight’s landing approach to Mazatlán, the plane traveled south of the city before circling back around to land, revealing […]