Mazatlan
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==Local Weather== | ==Local Weather== | ||
| - | + | The climate is transitional Tropical wet and dry (''Köppen climate classification Aw''), with a marked dry season in the winter; however, as it is at the transition zone with the semi-arid climate to the north (BSh), the dry season is longer than most areas of similar classification. The wet season (July to September) is short, very rainy, and very humid. | |
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| + | The prevailing winds are from the northwest. | ||
Sources for Weather forecasts: | Sources for Weather forecasts: | ||
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==Approach and Navigation== | ==Approach and Navigation== | ||
Revision as of 16:40, 4 April 2010
Mazatlan
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| GPS: | 23°14.20′N, 106°26.27′W |
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Mazatlan is located on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula. Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word meaning place of the deer, a thriving commercial seaport, importing equipment for the nearby gold and silver mines. Mazatlán is the second-largest city in the state (after Culiacán) and Mexico's largest commercial port. It is also a popular tourist destination,with its beaches lined with resort hotels. A car ferry plies its trade across the Gulf of California from Mazatlán to La Paz, Baja California Sur.
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The climate is transitional Tropical wet and dry (Köppen climate classification Aw), with a marked dry season in the winter; however, as it is at the transition zone with the semi-arid climate to the north (BSh), the dry season is longer than most areas of similar classification. The wet season (July to September) is short, very rainy, and very humid.
The prevailing winds are from the northwest.
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