One of the city fathers of Mazatlán, Mexico was German immigrant Jorge Claussen.
Indeed, my favourite walk in town is Paseo Claussen which he had blasted beneath icebox hill near the old town centre.
Jorge did much for this city, but today is best remembered for Pacifico Beer. It’s a workingman’s brew (i.e. burro urine) but I’ve always liked it.
You will not be surprised to learn there are a number of monuments in his memory including this one:
… this homage to the Pacifico Beer Factory. This monument was unveiled on March 14, 2000, the hundredth anniversary of the day the brewery first began producing Pacifico beer.
The Pacifico brewery was founded by three German immigrants, Germán Evers, Emilio Philippi and Jorge Claussen. … The monument itself, which was designed by brewery workers, is a huge copper cooking vat capable of holding 24,000 liters (6336 gallons) of beer.
Farewell Mazatlán.
Valentino’s
I fly to Spokane today.
Rick McCharles 