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Zihuatanejo Bay Swim

The first Zihuatanejo Cross-the-Bay swim is taking place this Saturday, December 5, 2009.

(1ra travesia a nado en la Bahía de Zihuatanejo, Guerrero)

Distance: 2.4 kms, from Playa la Ropa to Playa Las Gatas, starting 8 a.m.

Inscriptions accepted as of 1 December at the municipal sports offices and at the Unidad Deportiva de Zihuatanejo; or you can [...]

Las Gatas Walk

There are basically two ways to reach Las Gatas Beach in Zihuatanejo Bay: by boat taxi from the municipal pier, or by walking. Although there are some roads being cut in to developments overlooking Las Gatas from above and behind, none of these provide direct vehicular access to this splendid, white-sanded crescent of beach, where [...]

Sandy Beaches and Inauguration Day

On Tuesday 20th we had a double-whammy day, starting with hope-inspiring swearing in of U.S. President Barack Obama at midday – one must admit an historical event of great proportion wherever one was in the world, and of whatever heritage or persuasion – followed later in the afternoon by the appearance in Zihua Bay of [...]

Sailfest 2009 in Zihuatanejo

The annual Zihuatanejo Sail Fest, or “Regatta en el Paraiso” is fast coming upon us. This year it is slated for February 3 through 8, and though there may be fewer boats participating this year (financial constraints and uncertainties are being felt everywhere), you can be sure that there’ll be plenty of fun and sun [...]

December in Zihua – art, music, ruins, saints, statues, food and fireworks!

The Virgin of Guadalupe

Even though we’re in our standard just-before-Christmas lull and in general tourism is on the low side, there has been movement and many fun happenings in town lately, and over the next while there is a lot more planned, so here’s a quick run-down of the parts that I know of [...]

La Ropa to Agua de Correa

Picking through a few of the recent news items going around, there’s a note that is of particular interest, especially those of us living in the area of La Ropa Beach in Zihuatanejo. Driving through the Palm Grove yesterday there was a gathering of large machinery and equipment at the point where the new La [...]

Miracles at Casa Bahia

One of my favorite Zihuatanejo restaurants has always been Casa Bahia. There’s something about the place – the way it’s situated relative to the bay and town – that gives you a whole different vista and change of scenery compared to what the Zihuatanejo visitor usually sees, which most commonly is from the downtown, La Madera, La Ropa vantage of the bay toward the mouth of the bay and the open [...]