Marina Mazatlan, The Largest Marina In Latin America, Now A Door Open For Luxury Mazatlan Real Estate

Marina Mazatlán, a big project planed many years ago, now is a reality due by a visionary group of Developers searching for the best geographical location to make one of the best and largest Marinas in Mexico and Latin America; more than that, it is a wide open door full of opportunities awaiting on the other side for People looking for a first class lifestyle that includes, excellent medical service, affordable way of living, attractive Mazatlan real estate opportunities and efficient maritime services.

Singlar from Fonatur, is a government agency in charge of built and maintain Marinas and fuel docks in Mexico.
Marina Mazatlan and Singlar are situated in the New Marina providing the fast growing boat community of everything it is needed to get the services that you could get at any of the Marinas in United Estates and Canada. In the boat Services there are:
Repower & Gensets, recognized Marine surveys, electrical wiring, rigging and repair, engine repairs and maintenance, general maintenance, Stainless steel fabrication, Yacht caretaking, blister analysis, paint and Vanish, Solar arch design, hull and topsides, fiberglass and gelcoat repairs, haul out and travel lift capacity to 55 tons, light sanding, waxing and detailing, removal and installation of zinc plates, etcetera.

Marina Mazatlan also hostesses, International Fishing Tournaments like
The “International Billfish Tournament“ and “Big Game Trolling” and People from over 40 countries participate, the most popular teams are from:
Spain, England, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Italy, France, Slovenia, United States, Angola, Egypt, Senegal, South Africa, Nicaragua, Belize and of course Mexico. Local people and tourist also get involve in these exciting events and wait for the participants at the docks to cheer for them regardless what country they are from or if they had a good catch,
The atmosphere around the docks is very festive for all.

Marina Mazatlan has a surface of 590.7 hectares and its master plan is to have Lots for Residences, Hotels, Commercial Centers and Shopping Malls, Marina Condos, 1,200 Slips for rent, Tennis Club, Beach Club and an 18 hole Golf Course by David N. Fleming. The Golf Course was carefully designed so it will combine the fun and the challenge for both, amateur and professional players, and all surrounded by Palm trees, bugambilias, obeliscos, copa de oro and more of the beautiful Tropical vegetation.

The very exclusive Beach Club, is located in Sábalo-Cerritos beach area, that happens to be one of the nicest and safe beaches in mazatlan, and offers Spa, infinity pool, showers, dressers, Palapa Restaurant & Bar. This wonderful concept of a Beach Club, was welcome by all the residents in Marina.
Mazatlan Convention Center is part of the New Marina, which is opening a whole new category of Tourism to Mazatlan.
Right now, everything is working and ready to use, the best Restaurants, Bars and Cafés are in this Area.
Any of the residents in Marina Mazatlan are eligible to use and enjoy each one and all of the Services and Amenities that Marina offers. There are different Houses and Condominiums Projects all of them very impressive but of course, there is one just for your specific needs that fits and meets your expectations.
That gives to Mazatlan real estate a new scale and a greater Value.

From my side I can say one of the nicest if not the Best, it is Marina Costa Bonita that binds First class Facilities, excellent Amenities, Luxurious Marina condos and everything surrounded by amazing landscape and attentive Services.
If you do not have a Boat yet, Marina Mazatlan has different fishing fleets were you can rent a boat for the day and go out fishing or just arrange to have a charter tour to the Islands to swim, snorkel, and relax.

The New Marina geographical location, makes it unique, it is at the entrance of Mar de Cortez, and sharing waters with the Pacific Ocean, so it is the most secure Marina in all the Area, then, conveniently close to United States and Canada, make it the first choice for boaters looking for warmer waters and paradise Islands and beaches.
A big percentage of the boat community comes from United States and Canada and they have founded a great quality of living, safe, and friendly people and now they call Beautiful Mazatlan, HOME.

Boating

Recreational boating has become more popular since there are more boats and Marinas to suit everybody’s preferences. Marina Costa Bonita offers the best facilities and superb amenities that will please the fast growing boat community, also 133 beautiful exclusive Marina condos enclosed in magnificent landscaped gardens along with unique views.
Boating is a great way to spend time with family and friends, specially in Mazatlan that has a wonderful weather all year around and the best beaches to practice any water sport activity as it is kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving, water skiing, surfing, 4 Islands to visit and explore, rock formations were you can see from a few meters Sea Lions and more than 20 different species of birds in their natural habitat, or just take your boat to watch our worldwide famous sunsets. Our perfect location and calm waters make us the best choice for experts and new boat lovers, and remember boating fun means, the freedom to be your best.
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May in Mazatlan

Hello friends,
These are some of the coming events in Mazatlan,

MAY

· 14,15,19,21
On these dates at the art museum local teatro groups presents, theater, concerts, exhibits and marionette show.

· 21-23
Surf Music Festival.
Professional Surfers and body boarders ( about 400 ) from all Mexico, converge on Mazatlan for this Festival. Multiple bands, Fashion Shows with the latest beach and surf wear, Ecology area featuring films and competition in 3 sites and different categories as Seniors, Masters, Men and Woman and Juvenile to win a spot on the Mexican Pro teams and travel to the world Championship in July.
Main stage: Camaron beach ( between Valentino’s and Joe’s Oyster bar; smaller stages Playa Bruja and Los Pinos. From 8:00 AM to
4:00 PM.

· 23
Skateboard Expo.
Free event at German Evers Gymnasium, The whole family is welcome, in memory of local skater and artist Nino Rata will be demonstrations by pro skaters, a skateboarding photo exibhits and art show. From 2-10 PM.

· 28-30
Annual event for youth
Outdoor rock & pop concerts. Stages will be in different sites in downtown and Centro Histórico.

· Thursdays Danzon
Every Thursday at Martiniano Carvajal park from 5-7 PM ( across from Fisherman’s Monument ). Everybody is Welcome to watch the dancers or step up yourself.

· Thursdays and Saturdays Walking Tours
Walking tours of Centro Histórico led by locals. Bilingual. From
10 AM to 1:00 PM. Organized by Recrea.

· Fridays Classical Music
From 7-8 PM at Viva Sinaloa Museum, just one block from Plaza Machado.

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Larry & Danice

We have been asked to write about our recent sailing trip south to Tenacatita Bay and Barra de Navidad. First let me introduce ourselves, we are Danice and Larry, residents of Marina Costa Bonita. We sailed our 41' sailboat, Ladara Star to Mexico in the fall of 2002. Every year since during the winter six months of the year, we have lived aboard her and cruised the Mexican West Coast from San Carlos to Zihuatanejo. Mazatlan has always been one of our favorite destinations and in the spring of 2008 we started thinking about our long term commitment to wintering in Mexico and alternatives to our then current lifestyle, so we start looking into Mazatlan real estate. Danice on one of her morning walks stumbled on Marina Costa Bonita. One of the kindly guards let her inside and she immediately noticed while the building was still in the initial stages of construction, the walks and gardens were already well established and beautiful, plus there was the possibility of a marina. She later convinced Larry to look what she had discovered and the rest is history. We took a chance and invested in an unfinished building with a marina with no docks. We returned October 31, 2008 with a cargo trailer full of furniture hoping everything would be ready. Well it wasn't, they were one hour late! Hard to complain about that. The following spring the marina was finished and we moved our sailboat, Ladara Star, into her new slip. It is quite a feeling to look out of our Marina condo window with the pool and gardens below and to see your sailboat resting in its slip.

We are have altered our lifestyle somewhat with the purchase of our Marina condo, but we have not given up sailing. This February, Xavier, the harbormaster, helped us slip our dock lines and Ladara Star headed out of Nautica Costa Bonita and Mazatlan. Our destination: Tenacatita Bay. It is about a 300 mile voyage with the first leg being about 180 miles. At 5 to 6 knots that means 30-36 hours of travel including traveling at night. The seas were still flat and calm when we arrived at the entrance to Banderas Bay(Puerto Vallarta) so we sailed on easily rounding Cabo Corrientes , a mountainous promontory that is noted for its windy conditions and rough seas.

The next morning, 49 hours out of Mazatlan, we arrived in Tenacatita, tired, but happy to have returned to one of our favorite areas of Mexico. There were 25-35 boats already at anchor and due to recent rains, the hillside was alive with blooming trees. We anchored here for almost 2 weeks. Ladara Star is a cruising boat and well equipped to stay in remote areas with no facilities for extended periods of time. Solar panels help generate electricity for her batteries, refrigeration preserves our food, a watermaker converts seawater to drinking water, and radios and cellular connects us to the outside world and other boats. In the mornings we usually had boat projects or reading to occupy our time. From the cockpit we were entertained by dolphins making their daily rounds. One morning we witness whales breaching out in the bay. In the afternoon we generally walked the mile long beach and joined other cruisers at the beach palapa for bocci ball, Mexican Train (dominoes) and cold refreshments.

On the 27th of March we awoke to tapping on our hull, and news that a tsunami warning had been issued for area area following a massive earthquake in Chile. We had over 3 hours to prepare and rapidly the fleet in Tenacatita pulled their anchors and headed out to sea and for deeper/safer waters. The tsunami passed under us unnoticed, but when we returned to the bay, we saw evidence of 1-2' rise in sea-level.

A few days later we once again pulled anchor and made the 2.5 hour trip to the village of Barra de Navidad. A beautiful but touristy village located across from the Grand Bay Hotel. Behind the village and the hotel is a large, but shallow lagoon that is accessible via a narrow channel. Having been there many times before, we threaded our way down the channel cautiously without going aground and anchor along with about 35 other boats. We stayed in Barra Lagoon for about a week enjoying some of the good restaurants, doing some planned mechanical repairs, and waiting for the arrival of our guest and long time friend, Fred.

Once we introduced Fred to the sights and sounds of Barra and had a swim in the fabulous Grand Bay Hotel pools, we sailed back to Tenacatita Bay so Fred could experience one of our favorite places in Mexico. The boat census in Tenacatita had dropped dramatically with only 15 boats anchored in the Bay. It had also changed with power boats, including 4 large motor yachts (100'+), now equaled in number to sailboats.

Eventually our visit in Tenacatita had to end and with a good weather forecast we weighed anchor and headed north towards Banderas Bay. Most of the day the weather was mild, but around 3 pm we started to experience winds that gradually increased to 20+ knots and were right on our nose. Not very comfortable! Since we still had 12 hours to travel before we once again rounded Cabo Corrientes, we decide the better part of valor was to turn around. It was a fast 3 hour downwind sail. Just after sunset we pulled into to Chamela, our protected anchorage for the night. With another good forecast, we left Chamela early the next morning just as the sun was creeping over the mountains. The winds and the seas were more cooperative and we rounded Cabo Corrientes without incident shortly there after the sun disappeared into the sea, but we still had another 4-5 hours to go. It is best to arrive at a new port during daylight hours. Unfortunately this is not always possible. Our destination was La Cruz de Huanacaxtle in the norther corner of the bay. About 11 pm we finally arrived and very carefully looked for a place to anchor. In the dark it is difficult to distinguish shore lights from boat anchor lights. With radar and a sharp lookout, we found a place to drop our anchor for the night.

The next morning we discovered they were having a special reduced rate in the marina, so we decided to treat ourselves for a couple of nights and wash down the boat. Last year while visiting here, we discovered a great German restaurant run by German immigrants looking for a warmer lifestyle. The schnitzel, goulash, and German beer were as good as we remembered and also brought back good memories of time spent in Germany. The next night we dined at another good restaurant featuring curry. The nice thing about Mexico is whether it is Mexican food or otherwise, you seldom experience a bad meal in Mexico.

We left the marina after 2 nights and sailed 2 hours to Punta Mita, the northern entrance to Banderas Bay. Once again we anchored offshore to await our passage to Mazatlan. The Punta Mita shoreline is lined with resorts, condos and restaurants, but to the west, the surf comes in strong much to the delight of the surfers. From our boat, they are a treat to watch.

After two nights at Punta Mita, we receive another favorable weather report and early Monday morning we raise the anchor and headed north. It was smooth going all day and all night. About 10 pm we encountered 6-8 shrimp boats working dead ahead, but with the aid of radar after a couple hours we passed safely through the fishing fleet. There were no more challenges till we arrive in Mazatlan about 10 am only to find the surf was up making entrance into the marina hazardous. After a few hours of not so patiently waiting, the surf mellowed out some and we were able enter the marina without difficulty. Once past the breakwater, we motored to our Marina condo at Costa Bonita, and our slip was waiting. Someone took our lines and we were home after enjoyable 5 week cruise.


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Learn Why Mazatlan Real Estate is Attracting Buyers Looking For Real Value

Known as The Pacific Pearl, Mazatlan is a city rich in Traditions, History, Art and Culture. It was founded in 1531, its territorial extension is about 5,000 sq kilometers, located at 23 degrees and 21 kilometers from the Tropic of Cancer, that is why the wonderful weather all year-around, the nicest beaches and the worldwide famous sunsets.
It is one of the best tourist destinations in Mexico, because of its variety of activities for all types of preferences such as Golf, Fishing, Water sport Activities, Boating, great food and friendly people.
Mazatlan has become the tourist destination that offers the best value in Mexico when you consider what you get with what you pay, for example if you compare Mazatlan with Los Cabos you'll soon find out that when you match up apples to apples you can find a similar product in Mazatlan at up to 50% of the price in relation to the one in Los Cabos. There are a few reasons for that but the main one is the fact that Mazatlan was kept behind in the tourist destinations the Mexican government chosen to develop. 30 years ago when Mexico began to be a popular destination for tourism, "Fonatur" the Mexican trust for the promotion of tourism, focused mainly in Los Cabos and Cancun area giving them most of its budget for infrastructure and promotion. Places like Mazatlan had to grow on their own; therefore the tourist development was not as fast. The result is that when places like Los Cabos had all the promotion and infrastructure at the same time became more expensive due to the growing demand. People looking to invest and retire in Mexico had these places on their mind making the demand higher and higher. On the other hand Mazatlan kept growing on a steady but not as fast rhythm. For this reason, for its proximity to United States and Canada, and affordability with an upscale life style now Mazatlan has became for many, second home and Retirement home, and it is growing to be primary home for some others.
For its proximity to United States and Canada, and affordability with an upscale life style now Mazatlan has became for many, second home and Retirement home, and it is growing to be primary home for some others. Americans and Canadians are pleasantly surprise to find out the low cost and excellent quality of Medical care and medical facilities.
Mazatlan Mazatlan realestate has impressive Houses and Condominiums projects, low property taxes, affordable Real Estate options and premium life style at low cost of living, all that offers remarkable investment opportunities and makes Mazatlan for Retirees first choice when searching for a Retirement home.
The New Marina is a big Project that brought together many developers in the Country making a reality of a first class Marina Community and highly attractive Mazatlan real estate investment.
Marina Costa Bonita Villas Resort is the "Jewell of the Crown" of this Marina. It's simple the best Marina community in Mazatlan offering 133 beautiful exclusive Marina condos enclosed in magnificent landscaped gardens along with unique views, singular amenities, attentive services and unmatched quality.
Marina Costa Bonita is a reality made by "Constructora Mont" a company with 30 years of experience in Developing very prestigious and successful housing projects all around the Country.
In 1978, Arq. Jesus R. Montoya founded, and is still chairman of the board of Constructors Mont,S.A. de C.V., responsible of the development of over 6,000 houses, as well as presiding over different architectural and construction projects throughout the Country. In 1970 Mr. Eduardo Habif started the construction of 18 beach front houses, opening a new market in Mazatlan. In 1973 he developed the first beach front condominium building in town: Playa Escondida. Since then, he's had countless projects, both in Mazatlan and Los Cabos. In 1999 Costa Bonita Resorts was developed through a partnership with Constructors Mont, S.A. de C.V. and its partners.When it comes to spend or to invest, the economists say that when you invest in Mazatlan real estate, you'll never go wrong, either to have a place to live, rent or sale it is always a business with a good profit.
to know more about Mazatlan Real Estate visit http://www.marinacostabonita.com/

PAUL & VANESSA

Paul is originally from New York, and Vanessa from Mazatlan. Paul has come to Mazatlan for over 20 years, but, living full time 3 years now. I asked Paul how is it been living in Mazatlan? He said “Wonderful, I’m living in Paradise with the Finest Flower “.
Now they are part of the community, and participate in activities in the city as any of the locals do, and taking the best of it every day, nice weather, incredible view and world wide best sunsets, excellent food, fine art work, history, great music, friendly people and good fishing.
They own an 18.5 Ft. Island Invader, with 2 out of board motor, 90 hp and 10 hp for back up, they keep it in Nautica Costa Bonita storage and take it out at least once a week to go out fishing, Paul says, Vanessa always gets bigger fish than he does. They have been at Nautica for a year as members of the yacht club, and love it!
Paul & Vanessa turned ordinary life into an adventure, a treat and the pleasure to live every day in PARADISE.

Congratulations Paul & Vanessa.