On November 14-17 2011, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo will host “Festival de La Paz” (peace in Spanish) to re-dedicate and celebrate its commitment to work towards peace and to recognize the many international groups and organizations that participated in peace-building activities with the community over the past year. The Peace Festival will be celebrated in November rather than in September, which is the UN International Peace Day, to avoid the rainy season in the tropical climate.
The three-day Festival begins on November 14th with tours and activities around the community, like swimming with the dolphins, golf, fishing and site seeing. Tourists are also invited to visit local churches and schools.
The Peace Festival and Ceremony will be held on November 17tha at the Peace Pole Monument in Olof Palme Park in Zihuatanejo. Zihuatanejo’s Peace Pole is a six-foot, four-sided stone monument is made of beautiful, salmon colored “cadera rock,” bearing the inscription, “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in Spanish, English, French, and Náhuatl, the local native language, which represents the various cultures in the area.
The Peace Festival will include music, dance and art. Honorees include the World Prayer for Peace Society, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force, the Detroit Renaissance Peace Center, Boeing Aerospace and other international organizations.
For more details, please visit: www.imagine-mexico.com
