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Bookmark & shareMazatlán has one of Mexico's most flamboyant Carnaval celebrations. For the week leading up to Ash Wednesday in February or March, Mazatlán goes on a nonstop partying spree. People from around the country (and beyond) pour in for the music, parades and general revelry. The party ends abruptly on the morning of Ash Wednesday when Roman Catholics go to church to receive ash marks on their foreheads for the first day of Lent.
(fishing tournaments) for sailfish, marlin and dorado (dolphinfish) are held in mid-May and mid-November.Browse by Month
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