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This resort city in the Mexican state of gate for taxis and private tours.
Sinaloa is more in the news for its drug We kept things simple and opt for one of
syndicates than tourism. It’s deemed fairly safe the ship’s tours. We chose a daylong bus trip to
for savvy travelers who stick to organized three colonial mining villages in the Sierra
tours or tourist areas, including Golden Zone, Madre mountains outside the city. Within an
Old Town, and the Malecon, where Tourist hour after the ship was cleared by local
Police are a constant presence. Plus, the cruise authorities, we clambered aboard the charter
terminal is in a large unattractive cargo port for a mini-city tour before heading out of town.
where shuttles are needed to get to the main
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