Fascinating Colonial Towns

El espinazo del diablo, a fascinating place located 170 Km in Mazatlan at the border with the State of Durango. Driving the # 40 road, you will enjoy an incredible landscape of mountains and pines that make the trip more enriching. Visitors from all over the world, come to enjoy this impressive beauty. I recommend that you start your trip early in the morning and make his first stop in the community of Santa Rita, here it serves a delicious breakfast. Then continue your adventure to the Devil’s backbone and prepare to see the fantastic panoramic view of the canyons with more than 2,400 meters.

deep, covered by thick vegetation that simulates being a great green carpet that lined hills and mountains. Once there, is very easy to Mexiquillo, there you can admire the mysterious Valley of rocks, which resembles the vestiges of a pre-Hispanic City, with its immense stones and rocks placed one above the other as giant totem preserved for centuries. Then visit the waterfalls of Mexiquillo with a fall of 18 meters. This cascade crosses one of the tunnels of the old railway line, built in 1960, but currently out of use. Malpica Concordia Copala.

During his visit to Mazatlan is should not miss visiting these towns, since they are considered by many visitors as the best colonial towns in the area. You can make your first stop at the rustic brick factory, which is located on the banks of the River Presidio, then continue until Malpica which is a small community, where 2 families kindly open us its doors to show us your business, a home-made bakery with a rustic oven and a factory of handmade mosaics. The following villages were founded in 1565 by the Spanish conqueror, Francisco de Ibarra, who was the pioneer in the mining industry in the State of Sinaloa and both were founded strategically near the mines of gold and silver. Concordia, is a hard-working town, its inhabitants work daily for their livelihood, in the furniture and pottery factories. Beautiful architecture colonial, among the buildings emblematic to visit are: the Temple of San Sebastian, made of pink stone and quarry, the Municipal Palace with a French style, and right in the main square a huge swing. Copala, is the main attraction in this journey, this lovely villa was built out of the way, almost to the foothills of the mountains of the sierra madre; It is a magnificent scene, and invites you to stroll through the cobbled callecillas and observe the small houses with walls of bricks and red roofs, covered by different plants in flower. The place to visit here is the Museum which was formerly a mina of silver, the Temple of San Jose and its picturesque square. Don’t forget to try the famous banana pie. The following will be climbing the mountain known as La Petaca, from where you can see a spectacular view of the mountains, valleys and canyons of the Sierra Madre. The village of La Petaca is at the foot of this impressive mountain which has been visited by people from all parts of the world due to the energy that is He sees her. There are very few places that combine the best of everything, history, culture, tradition, good food, nightlife, people, ecological reserves; This Mazatlan has it all. It also has impressive projects and that makes the best choice for those looking for the best place for your retirement or vacation home Mazatlan real estate and thus also be able to call it home.