


The name of Sinaloa comes from a term used in Cahita language that means
"Pitahaya Redonda" (Rounded Pitaya), a fruit typical of region.
The conquest of Sinaloa began 1531 by the spaniards headed by Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán.
Sinaloa is located next to Baja California, South Baja California,
Sonora and Nayarit.
It's part of the economic region Northeast of México and its borders are
the extreme coordenates 22 29' and 27 03' North Latitude and 105 23' and 109 27'
west longitude.
The State of Sinaloa, located in the Mexican Northwest, in the
narrow coastal plain between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific Ocean.
It offers a rich variety of beautiful natural landscapes.
With many differents climates, an extraordinary abundance of water
and a very rich farming land, the State has many fully developed
ecosystems: from the rain forest in the south, to the temperate climate
of the Sierra Madre.
Hundreds of miles of sunny tropical beaches estuaries, rich and
productive agricultural valleys. Sinaloa is home to a wide biodiversity,
with species of great cinegetic value: goose, duck, dove and quail.
Sinaloa has it all for everyone.
Visit Sinaloa and visit PATOLANDIA. For all the comfort and facilities
of a modern community within an old culture and a rich ecosystem.
A place that awaits for you with the best it has to offer: the hospitality
of its people.

Visit the Sinaloa Web Page at:
http://www.mexico-travel.com/sinaloa
Visit El Debate Newspaper at:
http://www.debate.com.mx
Visit the University of Sinaloa at:
http://www.uasnet.mx

COORDINACION GENERAL DE TURISMO
TOURISM OFFICES
CULIACAN
Phone: 01 52 (667) 717-8419
Contact Sinaloa's Tourism Office by E Mail. Click Here