Colectivo from Zihua to Troncones

Thanks so much Ray and LitteGuy for taking the time to post your information!

We stayed in La Ropa last year and took the colectivo many times into Centro, so my journey to Troncones shouldn't be too difficult.

In my experience (and I’ve done it many times), taking the micro from Zihuatanejo to Troncones is a whole different experience from riding a combi in Zihuatanejo.

The micros have multiple rows of forward-facing bench seats with very little leg room. My experience is that they are almost always “standing room only” within a few blocks of starting. But the standing room is only a full stand if you are under about 5’5”, which I am not. So for me, it is a sequence of bending my head forward until my neck is too sore. Then I straighten my neck while putting my knees into a partial squat. I maintain that position until my knees become too uncomfortable, then switch back to the previous position.

In town combis travel mostly on roads that are in pretty good shape. The micro travels on the old Ruta 200 that is not only very curvy, it is often well potholed and with topes through each of the small communities along the route. That brings us back to the difficult standing. Each of the potholes and topes is a possible time to bash one’s head on the ceiling of the micro.

I’m not suggesting you don’t do it. As I say, I have done it many times and I will continue to do it. But the experience is different.