The Peso, abbreviated as MXN, is one of the oldest currencies in the Americas, dating back to the early mid 1800’s. It replaced the Real, the Spanish currency that that was in place during the 16th century into the early 1800’s. Peso means weight in Spanish, which was originally used as a reference to the…
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Ali and I often visit Playa La Majahua, a nearby beach that rarely has more than a handful of people using it. In fact, several years ago I wrote a blog about this beach. Click here to read about the beach, the neighborhood’s interesting history, and how to find this beautiful location. Recently we met…
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Ali and I needed a break from high season in Zihuatanejo, so we decided on a four day trip to Manzanillo. We had never been to Manzanillo, and it was driving distance, so that was enough for us to decide to choose it as our vacation away from paradise in Zihuatanejo. The drive wasn’t too…
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Not sure why it took us 7 years to find this hike, but sometimes we surprise ourselves by missing cool things. And the fact that since we did this hike 2 months ago we’ve had several locals ask us about it makes us feel like we didn’t totally screw up on a must-do in the…
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2023 has been a good year for Zihuatanejo. More flights than ever arrive in Zihua each week. Tourism has increased every year since the 2020 pandemic. Zihuatanejo has 5 blue flag beaches, second in the country behind only Los Cabos. And México’s Secretary of Tourism chose Zihuatanejo as one of 45 newly designated magical towns…
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If you are not here in Zihuatanejo, or Ixtapa, right now and you’re reading this, then you are probably looking at your best and cheapest options for arriving in town. That’s where this article comes in. We’re going to give you all direct flights to Ixtapa – Zihuanejo. There is also bus information for those…
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Almost any time you buy a home in the US you’re going to pay $400 or so to have someone do a home inspection. I don’t think there is really a specific person that does this type of work in Mexico. I definitely haven’t heard of anyone in Zihua. If you are buying a new…
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Ali and I recently visited Taxco (pronounced Tasco), Guerrero’s only “pueblo magico” until 2023. There are 177 magical towns in México. The Mexican government has a tourism board that chooses the towns to help promote as magical towns. They generally choose rural towns that have a historical or cultural significance. Taxco is mostly known for…
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Ali and I recently took a trip to La Saladita, a small surf town 40km north of Zihuatanejo. We had previously only spent a few hours there, so it was fun to actually get 24 hours to explore. My parents were in town, so it was fun to visit with them. We showed up on…
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We went in pretty blind. I didn’t even know if we would need a bathing suit (you don’t).
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