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Any books on Zihuatanejo? (mystery, history, fiction or non)

by seattlejim, Tuesday, November 03, 2020, 12:57 (2200 days ago)

Hi everyone, while we wait for our next chance to visit the Catalina, I wanted to ask the group on any recommendations of books written about or located in ZIH, ether fiction or non fiction, mystery, history, (not travel books ;-)
There is so much history of the area that I have learned from locals 1:1 and employees in the past. Appreciate your thought and insight.
Just need the escape via a good book on one of my favorite places..
Cheers

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Any books on Zihuatanejo? (mystery, history, fiction or non)

by Sunlight Dancer @, Tuesday, November 03, 2020, 13:47 (2200 days ago) @ seattlejim

Hi everyone, while we wait for our next chance to visit the Catalina, I wanted to ask the group on any recommendations of books written about or located in ZIH, ether fiction or non fiction, mystery, history, (not travel books ;-)
There is so much history of the area that I have learned from locals 1:1 and employees in the past. Appreciate your thought and insight.
Just need the escape via a good book on one of my favorite places..
Cheers

Two books which I downloaded to my Kindle and enjoyed immensely:

"A Prisoner in Paradise" by our late beloved resident, Owen Lee
https://www.amazon.com/Prisoner-Paradise-Adventures-Forbidden-Zihuatanejo/dp/1419676644

"Paradise Girls" by Tom Towslee. It's a fast-paced thriller set in Zihuatanejo.
https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Girls-Tom-Towslee/dp/1940401895

Any books on Zihuatanejo? (mystery, history, fiction or non)

by Padrino ⌂ @, Rosarito/Zihuatanejo, Tuesday, November 03, 2020, 15:30 (2200 days ago) @ seattlejim

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Any books on Zihuatanejo? (mystery, history, fiction or non)

by seattlejim, Tuesday, November 03, 2020, 16:22 (2200 days ago) @ Padrino

Thank you Sunlight and Padrino all 3 look very interesting so I am buying all of them. Hopefully this will last me into 21'. The previews all look great, you are all very kind. ;-)
FYI things I miss:
The salsa @ Rosey's
Baby turtles being released
Limes seem to taste better (with all things)
LaRopa beach morning runs
Walking to town, meeting old friends & making new ones
The food, all of it
The feeling I get walking off the plane @ ZIH and having the heat hit your body, the smells hit your mind and your back

Jim

Any books on Zihuatanejo? (mystery, history, fiction or non)

by Eric Bullard, Tuesday, November 03, 2020, 17:31 (2200 days ago) @ seattlejim

Books on Zihuatanejo? Yes, I can very heartily recommend "ZIHUATANEJO, a true story of exile, love, war, and murder south of the border" as a book that will warm your soul, get your heart pumping, and make you laugh, cry, and maybe even tremble a bit. After all, it's a number-one bestseller on amazon! Taking place in Zihuatanejo during 1994-1998, it's a true story full of the adventures of a gringo moving to Mexico, learning Spanish, getting involved in the Guatemalan War, and a local murder episode, falling into love and out of love with a beautiful Mexican woman and so much more! P.S. Thanks, Padrino!

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Any books on Zihuatanejo? (mystery, history, fiction or non)

by Talley Ho @, Playa la Ropa, Tuesday, November 03, 2020, 18:47 (2199 days ago) @ seattlejim

Instead of turtle releases, watch for the late ones during your morning runs on la Ropa. They are quite frequent.

Any books on Zihuatanejo? (mystery, history, fiction or non)

by albuschhoff@gmail.com, Sunday, November 15, 2020, 12:59 (2188 days ago) @ seattlejim

If you can get your hands on a copy (last printing I know of was 2006) of ]Zihuatanejo Ixtapa: a guide to Casas Camas Comidas and Cosas. Even though it has a lot of visitor information, the first section has a lot of recollections by some of the ex-pats who came in the 70s, when things were wilder and woolier.

Any books on Zihuatanejo? (mystery, history, fiction or non)

by mindpilot @, la Playa Buenavista, Sunday, November 15, 2020, 13:28 (2188 days ago) @ albuschhoff@gmail.com

“We were somewhere around Zihua on the edge of the beach when the drugs began to take hold."

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Any books on Zihuatanejo? (mystery, history, fiction or non)

by seattlejim, Sunday, November 15, 2020, 19:05 (2187 days ago) @ Talley Ho

Thx Talley Ho will do if we ever come out of this shut down, now moving in the part 2 as of today. I am so concerned for all the small businesses and yes everyone else trying to make a buck down their and up here.
My best to all of you, truly