A Look at the Famous Mazatlán Cliff Divers

MAZATLÁN, Mexico, Jan. 25, 2016  /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Mazatlán's cliff divers entertain tourists and locals with their feats of incredible courage and showmanship. Anyone who has traveled to the top of the staircase at Sanchez Taboada next to the boardwalk has seen the divers, perched and ready to go.

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What lies below is the Pacific Ocean, cold and shallow at the point where the divers enter the water. The depth is not much more than 8 feet where they go, head-first, into the chilliness of the dark waters.

It takes expert reading of the ocean tides to know the exact right time to jump. Otherwise, the depth might not be enough to support a diver's bodyweight entering at such a high speed. Visitors to Mazatlán never forget the divers, who work day and night as long as there are tourists watching.

In the historical center of Mazatlán, near the Paseo Olas Altas, any number of divers are happy to entertain the waiting spectators and smattering of locals who want to watch something that is unique to the cliffs of Mexico, and which is truly a once-in-a-lifetime thing to witness.

When the sun goes down the action does not stop; the divers willingly leap into the pitch black darkness from the towering cliffs, guided only by a hand-torch for the benefit of spectators, who otherwise would not be able to see the their rapid descent into the waiting Pacific Ocean. El Cid Vacations Club notes that cliff diving is thought to be an ancient tradition in Mexico and other parts of the world where geography allows for this risky sport.

Diving experts often note that cliff diving's biggest challenge is mental, not physical, as the participants must face and overcome enormous fear, even if only temporarily. The adrenaline of cliff diving, according to El Cid Vacations Club, is not confined to the participants. Spectators get a vicarious thrill of being near a human figure leaping from a sheer rock cliff into an ocean of uncertain depth hundreds of feet below.

Watching the cliff divers is only one of the unique aspects of a Mazatlán vacation. The entire staff at El Cid Vacations Club highly recommends that every visitor to Mazatlán view the incredible cliff diving on the seawall at least once during their stay.

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