Zih Cultura
by ZihuaRob 
, Zihuatanejo, México, Monday, February 17, 2020, 20:06 (2460 days ago)
Last evening in Zihuatanejo there were several events that came together along the waterfront at the Cancha Municipal and at Plaza Olof Palme. One was the local Scouts, who have a big run coming up next Sunday on the 23rd. Another was a rather large group of charros with their dancing horses, a huge favorite among locals. And the other was a group of indigenous dancers who put on quite a show.
This is what Zihuatanejo is all about. ¡Viva!
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Last evening in Zihuatanejo there were several events that came together along the waterfront at the Cancha Municipal and at Plaza Olof Palme. One was the local Scouts, who have a big run coming up next Sunday on the 23rd. Another was a rather large group of charros with their dancing horses, a huge favorite among locals. And the other was a group of indigenous dancers who put on quite a show.
This is what Zihuatanejo is all about. ¡Viva!
Where is Plaza Olof Palme and who was he?
Plaza Olof Palme
by ZihuaRob , Zihuatanejo, México, Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 19:56 (2459 days ago) @ mosesk
Where is Plaza Olof Palme and who was he?
It's the plaza next to the museum. He was the Bernie Sanders of Sweden.
FIBAZI dedicated the plaza to the memory of Olof Palme back in August of 1986 to commemorate a reunion of six world leaders in Ixtapa, a meeting that Olof Palme had promoted and would have attended had he not been assassinated the previous February. Six Washingtonia palm trees were planted, one for each member of the meeting, and a 10-ton basalt boulder was placed there to symbolize the strength, vigor and solidarity of the group's ideas, of which Olof Palme was their inspirational leader. The six world leaders at the Ixtapa meeting were Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado of Mexico, Rajiv Gandhi of India, Andreas Papandreou of Greece, Dr. Raúl Alfonsín of Argentina, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, and Ingvar Carlsson of Sweden, his successor.
Unfortunately the plaque commemorating the plaza was stolen for "scrap metal" and not replaced.
Plaza Olof Palme
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Plaza Olof Palme
by mosesk , Ojai, CA, USA, Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 20:50 (2459 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
Where is Plaza Olof Palme and who was he?
It's the plaza next to the museum. He was the Bernie Sanders of Sweden.FIBAZI dedicated the plaza to the memory of Olof Palme back in August of 1986 to commemorate a reunion of six world leaders in Ixtapa, a meeting that Olof Palme had promoted and would have attended had he not been assassinated the previous February. Six Washingtonia palm trees were planted, one for each member of the meeting, and a 10-ton basalt boulder was placed there to symbolize the strength, vigor and solidarity of the group's ideas, of which Olof Palme was their inspirational leader. The six world leaders at the Ixtapa meeting were Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado of Mexico, Rajiv Gandhi of India, Andreas Papandreou of Greece, Dr. Raúl Alfonsín of Argentina, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, and Ingvar Carlsson of Sweden, his successor.
Unfortunately the plaque commemorating the plaza was stolen for "scrap metal" and not replaced.
Plaza Olof Palme
Awesome
Thanks for that explanation
It will certainly change my consciousness when I walk by that plaza again, probably later tonight
Plaza Olof Palme
by Talley Ho , Playa la Ropa, Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 21:51 (2459 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
Fascinating, thank you!
Plaza Olof Palme
by Curly! , Great Pacific Northwet, Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 11:37 (2458 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
One of the reasons that this message board is the best on the www. Not just relative to Zihuatanejo, but one of the best period. Thanks Rob for your endless work and knowledge that helps us mindless gringos informed on our favorite happy place.
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Curly!
Plaza Olof Palme
by Gregorio M. , Thursday, February 20, 2020, 15:29 (2457 days ago) @ Curly!
Hi Curly. Hope things progress well for you and that you make it back to Zihua. The area is getting more mobility friendly all the time. Saw some folks travelling around in a beautiful Suzuki side by side the other day and I thought - “now that’s the easy way to get around in Zihua”. Best wishes Greg.
