Zihuatanejo Journal What’s happening in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Mexico

Things are heating up here as the dates for the Squalo Latin Pro Surfing Tournament, the 6th stage of the Latin American ALAS tour, approach. The event is slated to take place at Las Escolleras in Ixtapa from September 18th through 21st. With less than two weeks to go, preparations are well underway for the event.

Las Escolleras point is part of Playa el Palmar, a long stretch of sand open to the ocean and lined with Ixtapa’s major high-rise hotels, and lies next to the breakwater from which it derives it’s name. Wave heights for the event are being forecast in the range of 1 to 3 meters.

The Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Conventions and Visitors bureau has released promotional rates for a number of Ixtapa and ZIhuatanejo hotels of all categories and plans, specifically for visitors arriving for the Alas Tour Squalo Latin Pro Surfing Tournament. Read More…

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We’ve seen notices around town that there is going to be a big Lucha Libre (masked wrestling) extravaganza in Zihuatanejo on Saturday, 20th of September, and that reminds me of the one and only time I ever attended one of these events.

That Lucha Libre session, or presentation or whatever it should be called, took place in Cuernavaca several years ago, when a group of us decided it was time to find out what this sport was all about, after years of living in Mexico and not setting foot in the wrestling arena. Read More…

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Title: Rapidos Rio Ixtapa
Location: Las Ollas to La Perica, Municipality of Jose Azueta
Description: River rafting event for the whole family as well as lovers of extreme sports and the outdoors.
Date: 2008-09-27

The Municipality of Jose Azueta, to which Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo belong, together with the Organizing Committee for World Tourism Day festivities, have announced a new river rafting event for sports fans in the community. It is called Rápidos Rio Ixtapa Read More…

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