On the Cover: Millenium New Year's Eve Fireworks over Zihuatanejo Bay, Photo by Carol Juk
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January 2000:
Historical Sites in Zihuatanejo |
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| Plaza y Paseo de los Heroes – Zihuatanejo’s Homage to the RepublicJust a five minute stroll northward from the municipal beach on Calle Cuahtemoc is the Plaza y Paseo de los Heroes, a quiet tree shaded square with concrete benches, dedicated to the illustrious men of the Mexican republic. | ||
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Local Water Sports Guide – Fishing Zihuatanejo |
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| The beautiful Pacific waters around Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa have spectacular year round fishing for Marlin, Sailfish, Dorado, Tuna, Shark, Wahoo and more. Many travelers return here every year just for the fishing and quite a few have bought boats and stayed on. From open pangas, to luxury cabin cruisers, there’s a fishing charter for everyone’s budget… | ||
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Getting up for Breakfast in Zihua |
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| omida economica is a wonderful thing. Full breakfast meal: tropical fruits, your choice of a whole list of egg dishes, usually served with beans and tortillas, coffee or juice, all for somewhere in the neighborhood of 18 pesos. There are also usually a whole array of other dishes to choose from for only slightly more, omelets, pancakes and traditional Mexican dishes. Chilaquiles (Chee-la-key-lays) are a favorite Mexican breakfast dish and are also said to be a great cure for hangovers… | ||
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Less is More: Souvenir Shopping in Zihuatanejo |
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| n Zihuatanejo, there are many inexpensive Mexican objects you can find to bring back to all those waiting at home for your return. For a few pesos, you can buy detectores de tremblar (earthquake detectors), wooden or ceramic animal shaped curios that are designed to wag their heads. Also to be found are miniature clay figurines highlighting the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead, skeletons of every size in all manner of poses… | ||
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At the movies- El Dia Final (End of Days) |
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger’s, “End of Days” or “El Dia Final” made it toIxtapa-Zihuatanejo just in time for the millennium and for better or worse came here to stay. If you didn’t catch it in its seemingly month long run at the area theaters—whoa—better run out and rent it. Got to be one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen in my life and boy do we get some bad ones down here… | ||
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Meet the Sanka – Anna Chimalpopoca |
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| Sanka is a short colloquial word in Spanish that means a crutch. It is widely used here in the Zihuatanejo area for a term of friendly endearment. This new section serves to introduce you to the Sankas living here who are not only colorful characters, but beloved residents… | ||
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The Sparrows of Zihuatanejo |
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| I live on Nicolas Bravo, right up from the Cine Paraiso. My balcony looks out over the mountains around our little town. It is here, on my balcony, that I can witness one strange phenomenon of nature… | ||
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Cures for the End of the Millennium Blues |
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| Something’s been in the air lately and no one’s quite sure what it is. Some sort of end of the millennium introspection has been going around and more than a fair share of barking at the moon. The holiday season always has a way of frazzling your last nerve. With all its hustle, bustle, expectation, anticipation and all the related stress… | ||
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Day trips from Zihuatanejo – Acapulco |
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| The genesis of the Mexican Riviera. This is the city that first drew the tourists down to Mexico and, in it’s hey day, was the playground of the rich and famous. The city is located about three hours south of Zihuatanejo on Highway 200 and can easily be reached via car or bus. | ||
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Traveling Mexico-Mexico City |
| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, D.F. (“day EFFay’) or just plain México, has long had a reputation as a scary place, don’t you believe it! Mexico City is so impressive, it is life itself. Beauty, history, color, teeming with life, unforgettable in every way. |
