Culiacán

Culiacán is the Capital of the state of Sinaloa, northwest Mexico. It is located north of Mazatlán.

Culiacán has grown considerably in the last decade from a small number of hotels and small jet airport, to a busy international fishing and hunting destination for thousands of tourist each year. Culiacan has a very active nightlife and social scene. The attractions near Culiacan include Imala hot spring, which are about a 30 minute ride. There are several dams and reservoirs where you can fish large mouthbass all year round. There's Altata beach where there's been going extensive development over the last couple of years and it's going to develop to become a great travel destination in the next decade. While in the city don't forget to visit the Catedral, a 19th century chuch which began construction in the 1830's, and since you're near the Cathedral visit the Plazuela, which was the place for social gatherings in the 1800's. The Santuario is a church where you can still see the scars of the 1910 revolution in downtown. La Lomita is the tallest church in Culiacan where you can go there and see all the city In the 1990s, Culiacán gained fame for being the hometown of world boxing champion Julio César Chávez. It's also the hometown of comedian Paul Rodriguez Although a native of Tamaulipas state, José Luis Ramírez, another world boxing champion, also moved to Culiacán. Altata beach is a favorite place of actress Selma Hayec and singer Thalia. Although crime is high in the area, it's all related to drug trafficking and it's located in the outskirts of the city. Overall Culiacan is a beautiful place to visit