Santuario Diocesano Margarita Concepción - 30650 Mazatán

Because it is very beautiful and warm

The sanctuary of the Virgin Margarita Concepcion is a place where you can find a certain history of the town. If you have not visited Maztan, I invite you to visit us and to live in Mazatlan. We are Tourism, We are Mazatán.

The sanctuary of the Virgen Margarita Concepción with its beautiful blue and white colors that represent Mary, of neoclassical architectural style, with its two towers that guard the entrance and the clock tower that every 15 minutes gives the time, that every 3 hours a different melody, and its dome that in addition to giving it that neoclassical touch, gives lighting to the interior of the temple. Located in the center of Mazatan, built between the 40s and 50s, and with an earthquake in 68 it was damaged and the Virgin had to be taken to an adjoining chapel for more than 10 years while the reconstruction was authorized. Its original design is the same as that of the Cristo de Esquipulas sanctuary in Guatemala, since they were given a plan with the exact measurements but due to lack of land it had to reduce its size. Legend has it that three images in boxes reached the shore of the sea when suddenly they heard a voice telling them "Gentlemen, don't be scared. Go and tell the inhabitants of Tacaná, Tuxtla Chico and Mazatán. It is my wish that many come people and take each image to where it belongs", then they placed the boxes on a shipment and went to take the message of the great lady, that same day the three towns arrived and being all together the inhabitants of Tuxtla Chico wanted to take the most beautiful image but it became so heavy that they could not lift it, so they took the virgin of Candelaria and the inhabitants of the tacana the virgin of the transit and the virgin margarita conception stayed in mazatan