In the spring of 1971, when I arrived in Zihuatanejo, there was little need for maps or guidebooks of the area. At that time there were only some 4000 residents and a handful of buildings in this quaint little fishing village. Much to the dismay of thousands of early tourists, the Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa area on the Pacific Coast of Mexico has been "discovered" and now boasts a population in excess of 130,000 people. My guidebook is an attempt to update (now in it's sixth edition) the many changes that have taken place over the years in this once small fishing village cum resort destination. The...
In the spring of 1971, when I arrived in Zihuatanejo, there was little need for maps or guidebooks of the area. At that time there were only some 4000...
