21 September 2002 A City of Poverty Palm trees, long beaches, rolling waves, spicy Mexican food, margaritas, and relaxing in the hot sun is what people generally think of when they hear Mazatlan, Mexico. However, a person who has actually stepped off the airplane and felt the hot humid Mexican air blast them in the face would tell you differently. Mazatlan, Mexico is a place with beautiful beaches, however off of the beaches, it’s a city …showed first 75 words of 1456 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1456 total…Seeing the small airport without air conditioning, the vendors that were desperate to make a sale, the small wooden ramshackle homes, the hard workers, and the Mexican market, has given me a whole new perspective of Mazatlan, Mexico. If you were to take away the beautiful beaches, swimming pools, restaurants, the delicious food, and the activities, you would find the true Mazatlan, Mexico to be a city of poverty filled with people trying to survive.