Balneario Agua Blanca

Balneario Agua Blanca is a natural thermal spring resort near Mazatlán in the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa, Mexico, where bicarbonate geothermal waters from the volcanic geology of the Sierra Madre Occidental emerge in the foothills above one of Mexico's most vibrant port cities — famous for its Art Deco architecture, seafood culture, Carnaval celebrations, and as the world's shrimp fishing capital. The springs flow in a rural mountain setting above the coastal lowlands, providing a refreshing natural thermal escape from Mazatlán's beach and city tourism in the subtropical Pacific lowland climate. Sinaloa's geographical position between the Pacific Ocean and the Sierra Madre — whose dramatic barrancas (canyons) rival the Grand Canyon in depth and biodiversity — gives the state an extraordinary ecological range, and the thermal springs of Agua Blanca represent the volcanic heart of a state that combines maritime, agricultural, and mountain natural heritage in one of Mexico's most dynamic Pacific coast regions.