Mazatlán: the vibe
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The verdict
Liked · 72Commenters who actually live in Mazatlán are warm about it, citing food, walkability, and friendly people, with caveats about heat, humidity, insecurity, and an airport far away.
- food and seafood
- friendly locals
- walkable centro
- affordable compared to Cancún
- authentic Mexican feel
- malecón and sunsets
- summer humidity
- recent insecurity
- airport distance
- taxi overcharging
- heat and weather extremes
- Long-term residents feel at home and keep returning for years
- Mazatlán is cheaper and calmer than Cancún or Riviera Maya
- Summer humidity pushes some residents to cooler highland cities
- Safety concerns have grown recently, though many feel secure day to day
- Learning Spanish is strongly recommended for living there
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Mazatlán is the Most Underrated City in Mexico!!
Aly Smalls · 271K views · 2023
What viewers said
“I'm from Italy and Mexico is my favorite country love the people, culture, food and amazing weather. and also Mexico feels like a European country because of their architecture and beautiful colors”
♥ 134 likes
“My parents retire april 2025 to Mazatlan they cant wait, great place great food”
♥ 64 likes
“I love Mazatlan, it's my favorite city. As a Mexican, I confirm this, you're right. Mazatlan is the most underrated city/beach in Mexico. Largest malecon in the world Delicious food, seafood and typical food. Nice waves 🌊 and nice/beautifu”
♥ 20 likes
“I’ve been to Mazatlan 12 times (my 13th is this march) and every year I love watching videos of others trips to mazatlan, just to see if anyone discovered anything I haven’t done or restaurant so haven’t ate at! It’s so much fun and I LOVE ”
♥ 54 likes
“I’m from mazatlan and a world traveler, and I don’t want to leave my mazatlan!!”
♥ 15 likes
“I was in Mazatlan with my girlfriends last November on a cruise. I wish I could’ve experience that place the way you do. When the ship docks, we can only see very little but nevertheless, we had a great time. Mazatlan is a beautiful place. ”
♥ 19 likes
“Maz is amazing. I have lived here for 4 years and love it here! Shrimp ladies and Ancla de Oro is amazing.”
♥ 4 likes
“Great video, Aly. Thank you for sharing this video. I’m from Chicago, and my family and I have been driving all the way to Mazatlán for the past 3 years (we will go next year again), and we have never been in a situation where we felt unsaf”
♥ 40 likes
“It is why I moved here.”
♥ 85 likes
“I am the driver of the Pulmonia City tours pulmonia”
♥ 4 likes
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