Magical Towns of Sinaloa

Sinaloa has 5 Magical Towns: Cosalá, El Fuerte, El Rosario, Mocorito and San Ignacio. The first to receive the designation was Cosalá (2005) and the most recent, San Ignacio (2023). Discover their history, traditions and what to see in each one.

• 
  Magical Town since 2005

  Cosalá

  A mountain mining town in Sinaloa's Sierra Madre: historic center, the church of Santa Úrsula and an ecological reserve with green macaws and zip lines.

• 
  Magical Town since 2009

  El Fuerte

  A colonial town founded in 1564 in northern Sinaloa: the Fuerte River, Yoreme culture, petroglyphs, the legend of Zorro and a Chepe train gateway.

• 
  Magical Town since 2012

  El Rosario

  Mining and ranchera roots in southern Sinaloa: the Lola Beltrán Museum, the Mining Museum, the Rosario parish church and Iguanero Lagoon.

• 
  Magical Town since 2015

  Mocorito

  Sinaloan banda music, chilorio, horse races and a sunflower field in a historic center full of tradition.

• 
  Magical Town since 2023

  San Ignacio

  Jesuit heritage in Sinaloa: the baroque Parish of San Ignacio de Loyola, the Piaxtla River, the sierra and the Las Labradas petroglyphs.