From July 29 through August 4th, the basketball court area in downtown Zihuatanejo will be featuring a “Penitenciary Fair” (Feria Penitenciaria) in which arts and crafts and furniture put together by the inmates of the local CERESOs (Social Rehabilitation Centers) will be on display and for sale.
Almost all of the inmates participate in the elaboration [...]
The fifth annual Acapulco International Film Festival (FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE ACAPULCO) is coming up soon, slated for May 3rd through the 9th, 2009aca2008
Starting off with a Grand Premier in Mexico City, there will then be events in Taxco (with a special projection in the Cacahuamilpa Grottos) and Chilpancingo before the festival kicks off in its official venues in the Port of Acapulco, [...]
The Government of the State of Guerrero has announced that on the night of Saturday, January 31st there will be a special events taking place both at the historical Fort of San Diego in Acapulco and at the Pezuapan Archaeological Zone in the state capital, Chilpancingo in commemoration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 [...]
Acapulco’s Surf Club “Team Barra” extends an invitation to surfers to sign up for the Barra Surf Team Tournament to be held at Playa Barra Vieja on Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, 2009. The tournament is the 4th annual and is in honor of one of Acapulco’s best surfers, Jorge Luis Cortez Angelito [...]
Just a quick update on what’s been going on in town… first, it’s slow. The economy is depressed everywhere, and here is no exception. Not too many people around right now although we’re expecting that next weekend, with the Revolution Day long weekend, town and beaches will become somewhat more of writhing mass of humanity [...]
This is a followup to this post: http://www.zihua-ixtapa.com/journal/2008/10/revolcadero-historico-2008/
Below is the schedule events for the Revolcadero Historico 2008 children’s surfing event taking place in Acapulco on Oct. 24-26 on Playa Revolcadero:
For the first time ever, The Muestra Internacional de Cine y Derechos Humanos, International Human Rights Film Festival, will have showings in the State of Guerrero, in both Acapulco and Chilpancingo.
This festival was begun in 2004 by under the initiative of the Asociacion de Cultura y Testimonio Social de Alicante (ACTES), or the Cultural and [...]
On October 25th and 26th, 2008, the second annual Historic Revolcadero surfing event will be held for children and teens at Revolcadero Beach in Acapulco, Guerrero.
The tournament was started last year with the purpose of encouraging young people to learn and participate in surfing, bringing them into greater awareness and respect for the ocean, and [...]