| Sinaloa
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Sinaloa
is bordered by the states of Sonora to the north, Chihuahua to the northeast,
Durango to the east, and Nayarit to the south. To the west of Sinaloa lies
the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of
Cortez.
Sinaloa
is one the most prominent states in México in terms of agriculture,
and additionally has one of the largest fishing fleets. Culturally, it
is known for a style of music known as banda, and corrido is also popular.
One
of the most interesting and important cultural expressions of the American
continent takes place in Sinaloa: It is the only place in the continent
where the ancient ball game of Mesoamerica is still played, in a handful
of small, rural communities not far from Mazatlán. The ritual ball
game was central in the society, religion and cosmology of all the great
Mesoamerican cultures including Teotihuacan, the Olmecs, Aztecs and Mayas. |
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Sinaloa version of the ball game (the consensus is that it is very faithful
indeed to the original game) is called Ulama. There are efforts to avoid
the extinction of this (at least) 3,500-years old unique tradition by supporting
the communities and children that still play it.
The
state capital of Sinaloa is Culiacán. Other large cities in Sinaloa
with airports that serve as points of entry include Mazatlán, a
tourist resort, and Los Mochis, an agricultural center.
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Culiacán is
a city in northwestern Mexico, the largest city in the state of Sinaloa
as well as its capital and capital of the municipality of Culiacán.
With around 750,000 inhabitants, it is the fifteenth largest city in the
country.
The city is located in a
valley where the Tamazula River and Humaya River rivers meet to form the
Culiacán River, and is located 55 m above sea level. It is located
in the center of the state with almost equal distance to the other urban
centers of the state: Los Mochis to the north, and Mazatlán to the
south.
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| Mazatlán is
a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipio (municipality)
for which the city serves as the municipal seat is also called Mazatlán.
It is located on the Pacific coast, just across from the southernmost tip
of the Baja California peninsula. Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word
meaning "place of the deer." The city was founded in the 1820s. By the
mid-1800s a large group of immigrants had arrived from Germany. These new
citizens developed Mazatlán into a thriving commercial seaport,
importing equipment for the nearby gold and silver mines. It served as
the capital of Sinaloa from 1859 to 1873. They also influenced the music,
Banda, which is an alteration of Bavarian folk music. |
| Mazatlán, with a
population of over 400,000 as of 2006, is the second-largest city in the
state and Mexico's largest commercial port. It is also a popular tourist
destination, 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. In 2005, Mazatlán hosted and won the "Serie
del Caribe," which is an annual baseball tournament with teams from México,
Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. |
| Every year Carnival is celebrated
during the week before Ash Wednesday. There are a lot of festivities, including
the election of a Queen, parades, and balls. This is the third largest
Mardi Gras in the world, behind the celebrations held in Rio de Janeiro
and New Orleans.[citation needed] Mazatlan is served by Gral. Rafael Buelna
International Airport. |
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