Ixtapa - Zihuatanejo
A Nicely Extended Beach Resort Destination

Ixtapa’s Location in Mexico

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo is one of Mexico’s Top Ten Resort Beach Destinations. Ixtapa is nestled on an extended strip of the Mexican Pacific Ocean Coast line. To the East, the Highlands contained by the Sierra Madre Mountains which pore the rainfall towards this extended evergreen coast line. Ixtapa is a Tourism Resort Destination developed during the Seventies based on success and demand of Zihuatanejo’s lovely beaches and surrounding areas. Many People know it as Ixtapa or Zihua. It is located 167 miles north of Acapulco in the State of Guerrero, in the region known as “La Costa Grande” (The Extended Coast). Ixtapa opened a New Option for those who having been enchanted by the delightful vacations in Acapulco, found a medium size Resort Area with everything they had discovered in Acapulco, but with the Special Charm Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo have to offer.

What Kind of a Vacation Spot is Ixtapa

Deluxe and 5 Star Resorts will be found Ocean Front and on the Ixtapa Beaches. For a shorter budget, 2 or 3 blocks in land, you will find Condo Type Hotels with quite lower rates. But if you are looking for Beach Front 3 and 4 Star Hotels, you will find them with Moderate Rates in Zihuatanejo. Urban town and supply center is Zihuatanejo and it is only 4 miles distant from Ixtapa, although, on an other bay. The countryside is agricultural and all over you will find Coco Nut Palm Trees giving the area a special personality. Ixtapa is a 365 days a year resort area. Temperatures are warm, but not as hot as Summer in New York or Washington would be. There is an average 8 Degrees Centigrade difference between summer and winter which permits evening swimming at Christmas Eve. Sunshine is available every day for a step by step wonderful sun tan. Ixtapa will be an outdoor vacation with nice clean air and sea. You will be surrounded by nice green foliage and all sorts of tropical plants.

Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo things to do

All around Ixtapa, there are many attractions that keep dynamic visitors quite busy. Notwithstanding, those who search for a leisure and fun oriented vacation, lay on the many beautiful beaches at and around Ixtapa. Honeymooners will have the most pleasant memories when having chosen one of the most Romantic Destinations. People even come down to get married and of course are accompanied and supported by their closest friends and relatives, who will also have a splendid vacation. Amenities, dinning, entertainment and Night life are well provided. Marine activities, boat tours, fishing and Golf are just a few of the many things people will pick up when vacationing at Ixtapa. You can count on three professional Golf Courses, Lit Tennis Courts, open air restaurants and bars and many beaches to choose from, including a small island that breaks the tide to make swimming and snorkeling a more relaxed activity. If you like water sports, sailing or fishing Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo have them all. The Ixtapa water front has one of the best beaches all along the Mexican Pacific Riviera and you will not want to leave, but you must go and visit Playa La Ropa with its beach wear and souvenir outlets, as well as, small restaurants with the catch of day fish. Other outstanding places are Playa Linda and the fishing village of Barra de Potosi.

Ixtapa Attractions and Tours

Ixtapa also has its Historic value and treasures. The area known by its Pre-Hispanic name of Cihuatlan, was important to the leading aborigine groups before the arrival of the Spanish Conquers in the 16th Century. Local Museum of History and Anthropology has the heritage of the ancestral civilization, carrying vases, objects, capes made from cotton and utensils found locally and which tell the story of how the people of Cihuatlan got related to the dominant Pre-Hispanic Cultures, such as the Aztecs, Toltec, Olmecas and even the Huicholes from Nayarit. Special tours will take you along the countryside and in to the Tropical Forest, places where you will be able to see different animal species in their common habitat. But if you prefer, you can watch them at the Natural Park, adjacent to Playa La Ropa in Zihuatanejo.

Dinning and Shopping in Ixtapa and at Zihuatanejo

Dining and shopping are easy accessible, for there is a big Plaza and Shopping center with restaurants, Bars, stores, souvenirs and handcrafts from all over Mexico. All along the Ixtapa Boulevard, the Night enlightens until dawn, where party will only have your own measure. Food and Beverage is excellently assorted and well served in Mexico’s Tourism Hotels and Restaurants, where Ixtapa is no exception. A large experience based on Travel Industry’s success in Mexico resort destinations, has built a high professional catering culture that will guarantee satisfaction even to the most gourmet travelers. Back in the nineteen forties, fifties and sixties, when large hotels were built, chefs were imported from France, Switzerland, Italy and Spain, creating a vast schooling to Mexico Nationals engaged in the food preparation activity. The Municipality of Zihuatanejo counts with several towns and villages and overall, registers a population just over 100,000 inhabitants.