Witnessing a total solar eclipse in person is an incredible experience. I arrived in Mazatlan early Monday morning from Guadalajara and after eating breakfast, my friends and I got into a taxi to Parque Natural Faro which is a steep hill in south of Mazatlan that looks out into the Pacific Ocean. It turned out to be the perfect place to view the total eclipse. They were tents set up so everyone could relax in the shade and there were plenty of chairs for everyone. It also wasn’t very crowded with people like pretty much every other place in the city.