Don't forget

Don't forget to use city bypasses when you can. A new on just opened for Tepic, and depending upon your destination in Mazatlan, take the new Mazatlan bypass and get off at the Gold Zone exit. It will save you time and mental wear and tear, not dragging yourself through town.

For Guadalajara, take the Perifico, don't drag your a.. through town. The Perifico is down to 2 stop lights now, and in March, in a moho, it only took us 45 minutes from one side to the other.

With all the new toll roads and bypasses, built in the last 25 years, Zihuatanejo to Mazatlan is down to an easy 2 day trip from a brutal 5+ days.