Officials declared an environmental emergency due to unhealthy air quality.
Published May 17, 2019
An ISS astronaut using a short camera lens captured almost all of Mexico in one shot.
Published May 3, 2020
Mazatlán is Mexico’s largest port, situated on one of the best estuaries (bottom center of image) on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The city appears as a series of light-toned geometric blocks covering the center of this astronaut photograph. The image also shows the docks and naval yards that line the north side of the estuary. Mazatlán (population 352,000 in 2005) is growing northward from the downtown peninsula, with tourist beaches backed by hotels, and a marina and golf courses just beyond. No city growth yet appears on the south side of the estuary, where narrow rectangles of farm land can be seen.
Published Nov 19, 2007
