Case in point: the Angela Peralta Theater, located in Old Mazatlán's Plaza Machado. It was named after a Mexican opera singer who died in a yellow fever epidemic that swept through the city in 1883.

Walk off your meal with a tour of the Teatro Angela Peralta opera house or a stroll along the Malecón. Some of Mazatlán's most beloved sights (such as the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ...