People from Mazatlan gather at “La Puntilla” to bid a last farewell to the visitors, wishing them a good sail.
Girls often bring a handkerchief to wave as it is a seafarers lore from and old time where boats used steam, recalled from “La Bella Lola” song that tells the tale of a sailor that was returning home after a year of sailing, he narrates how he saw her loved one (Lola) waving with a white handkerchief.
You can listen the song “La Bella Lola” at this video