Passport/Visa Requirements: Beginning January 2007, all U.S. citizens must have a passport when traveling by air to or from Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America and Mexico. Citizens of Canada, Mexico and the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda also must have a passport or other designated secure document to enter the U.S.
Beginning 1 June 2009, passports are required for land crossings at the Canadian and Mexican borders with the U.S. and for cruise passengers returning to the U.S. from Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada or Bermuda.
Australian and British citizens need passports. Canadian citizens need passports or proof of citizenship (birth certificates and photo IDs). Reconfirm travel document requirements with your carrier before departing.
Population: 723,000.
Languages: Spanish. English is widely spoken in tourist areas..
Predominant Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic)..
Time Zone: 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (-7 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is observed from the first Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October.
Voltage Requirements: 110 volts.
Telephone Codes: 52, country code for Mexico; 669,area code for Mazatlan;
For More Information
Tourist OfficesMazatlan: Mazatlan Tourist Office, corner of Carnaval and Mariano Escobedo, Old Mazatlan. Phone 981-8883 to 8887.
Canada: Mexican Government Tourism Office, 2 Bloor St. W., Suite 1502, Toronto, ON M4W 3E2. Phone 416-925-2753. Fax 416-925-6061. There also are offices in Montreal and Vancouver.
U.K.: Mexican Government Tourism Office, 60-61 Trafalgar Square, Third Floor, London WC2N 5DS. Phone 20-7734-1058. Fax 20-7930-9202.
U.S.: Mexican Government Tourism Office, 21 E. 63rd St., Second Floor, New York, NY 10021. Phone 212-821-0313. Fax 212-821-0367. There also are offices in Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles.
Mexico does not have a tourist office in Australia.
Foreign Consulates in Mazatlan
Canada: Canadian Consulate, Hotel Playa Mazatlan, Playa Gaviotas 202, locale 9, Zona Dorada, 82110 Mazatlan (mailing address: P.O. Box 614, 82110 Mazatlan, Sinaloa). Phone 913-7320. Fax 914-6655.
U.S.: U.S. Consular Agency, Rodolfo T. Loaiza 202, locale 10, Playa Gaviotas, 82110 Mazatlan. Phone 916-5889.
