A few weeks ago a lady from a marketing company contacted me, asking for information about our beloved malecón. She said she was tasked with making an infographic for a new hotel in town.
It’s always fun when someone asks you about something you love, and Lord knows I absolutely adore our malecón. It’s one of Mazatlán’s greatest treasures. I don’t know where this lady is based, but my guess is she knows nothing about Mazatlán, but was given this task. She was very nice.
A week or two later, I heard from Janet Blaser, M! Magazine, that she’d been contacted as well, and liked what the lady showed her I’d said about our malecón being the world’s largest gym.
Turns out the infographic is for the new Choice hotel, Quality Inn Mazatlán. The marketing company gave me permission to share the infographic with you. It’s pretty cool. I hope it’ll show up so that you can zoom in and read it easily.
I rather like it. Cool to have an infographic on Mazatlán. I would have preferred a good picture of our three gorgeous islands in the bay and the killer views, but… Please let us know what you think. You may remember I did perhaps Mazatlán’s very first infographic a few years ago, about our Carnavál.
Of course, when we give input on these things, there’s never enough room for everything. Infographics are summaries. Interested in what I told the lady? Here’s my note:
My apologies, Ana; we have been traveling in Colombia for work and didn’t have a chance to respond.
The malecón to me is the world’s longest outdoor gymnasium. You can ride bicycles, in-line skate, jog, or walk. You can also do yoga on the beach, zumba, open-water swim with members of the swim club at Playa Norte, surf, standup paddle board, or parasail. You can rent a catamaran, Hoby-cat or jet ski and check out the sea lions or head out to the quiet beach on Deer Island, with killer views of the city. In addition to these many sports, there are palapa restaurants where you can sit with your toes in the sand and eat fresh shrimp, scallops, ceviche or fish.
https://vidamaz.com/2009/10/04/el-gimnasio-mas-grande-del-mundothe-worlds-biggest-gymnasium/
Carpa Olivera is one of the world’s very few ocean-fed public swimming pools, free of charge and extremely scenic.
https://vidamaz.com/2015/05/01/carpa-olivera-ocean-fed-pool-positions-mazatlan-among-worlds-elite/
Once a year locals swim out to Deer Island in the Travesía Anual:
During Carnavál, the world’s third largest, two parades go down the full length of the malecón.
https://vidamaz.com/2013/02/18/street-view-carnaval-de-mazatlan-2013-desfile-principal/
https://vidamaz.com/2012/02/22/carnaval-parade-preparations/
During the Maratón Internacional del Pacífico, there are fireworks set off from a dozen places along the malecón, making for an incredible sight.
Enjoy! Have a wonderful summer, everyone!
¡VidaMaz! 
I loved this. A great read, and in particular I loved your perspective of the malecon. Thanks.
It is good to see our gorgeous city promoted. And people love infographics. Hugs your way, beautiful.
Loved it, Dianne. And I’m with Wendy, especially loved your perspective of the malecon. How fortunate we are to be living in this wonderful city.
Most definitely we are blessed! Thanks for letting me know. Always good to know people are reading and enjoying! See you tonight!
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