Today:

Zihuatanejo is pronounced "zee-watt-a-NEH-ho". In the nahuatl tongue means "place of woman". Ixtapa is pronounced "eeks-TAH-pa", which means "the white place" in the same native tongue.

Zihuatanejo is often abbreviated as ZIH and Ixtapa as IXT for airports etc.

The electricity is 110 volts AC, which is the same as in the USA, Canada and some Latin America countries.

Zihuatanejo is a small town and has a friendly atmosphere like that of an old Mexican fishing village.

The downtown area, known as El Centro is great for walking and browsing through the local shops and the artisan market, this is where our wedding ceremony will take place.

We will be married at the Parroquia de Santa Maria de Guadalupe which is located directly across the street from the local artisan marketplace.

The Paseo del Pescador is a brick-paved beachfront promenade that goes from Playa La Madera and Playa Principal beaches up to the fisherman’s Pier.

Ixtapa has several colonial style malls interconnected by plazas and gardens. You'll find everything there from restaurants and bars to grocery markets and drug stores.

On the opposite side of the main street are the luxurious beachfront hotels with their restaurants and bars. Most of these hotels are well known international and national chains. The hotel strip is about 2 miles long and sits on El Palmar Beach, this is the main beach in Ixtapa.

At the end of the main road, you'll find the Ixtapa Marina with a capacity for more than 100 yachts, a golf course, luxury condominiums and a promenade with charming restaurants overlooking the area. This is a little further away from the weekend activities, so if you are interested, be sure to plan on checking it out!