Herman Melville - Mazatlan, Mexico
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 23° 11.895 W 106° 25.476
13Q E 354208 N 2566180
This plaque is located near the entrance to the Melville Suites in Mazatlan.
Waymark Code: WMMQ08
Location: Sinaloa, Mexico
Date Posted: 10/22/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
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The plaque reads:

"As for me, I am tormented
with an everlasting itch for
things remote. I love to
sail forbidden seas, and land
on barbarous coasts.

Herman Melville in Mazatlan
March 28 - April 16, 1844
Sociedad Historica Mazateca
January 13, 2003"

This webpage (visit link) indicates that the quote is from the first paragraphs of Moby Dick.
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