Packing our bags this weekend!

We are looking forward to another amazing vacation in Zihuatanejo. We arrive on the 26th. We are going to stay on Playa Blanca at Las Palmas for the second time this year, but will spend many evenings in town. One of our friends is looking for original local art. Anyone have any recommendations on where to go to view or purchase such art? She is looking for paintings.

Apple Vacations has been advertising Zihuatanejo and Ixapa via Chicagoland radio stations like crazy lately? I’m personally not a fan of Apple Vacations but glad the word is getting out.

We are looking forward to another amazing vacation in Zihuatanejo. We arrive on the 26th. We are going to stay on Playa Blanca at Las Palmas for the second time this year, but will spend many evenings in town. One of our friends is looking for original local art. Anyone have any recommendations on where to go to view or purchase such art? She is looking for paintings.

My friend (through his cousins Memo and Edmundo of El Manglar), Oscar Armenta Rodriguez. He has a gallery in Centro not far from Tres Amigos restaurant. Here is his info: http://zihuatanejomexico.net/oscararmenta/biography.htm

Mayryn Navarrete is a fine artist. She is on facebook.

Mayren Navarrete.

Mayryn Navarrete is a fine artist. She is on facebook.

She is indeed.
So are her former Maruja gallery co-owners Rubi Quintana and Yariz Villagomez!

Guadalupe Gaytan and Alfredo Tapia are the very talented artists who run the studio/gallery/art school Arte Nativo Zihuatanejo in El Centro on Juan N Alvarez down towards the end of the street near the bridge to La Noria. Don't miss the opportunity to visit. If you're fortunate, you'll be there when one of their classes are in session. They have lots of paintings for sale there, of many handy sizes.

She is looking for paintings.

Oscar Armenta Rodriguez. He has a gallery in Centro not far from Tres Amigos restaurant. Here is his info: http://zihuatanejomexico.net/oscararmenta/biography.htm

Visit his gallery -the images on the website don't do justice to his work -wonderful landscapes of the area!

Our search for art resulted in purchases from 5 different local artists (so far) for various areas of our building. Mayren is our feature artist with beautiful large pieces in every living room. She has a website as well (created by Wil Mertz).

http://williammertz.photography/mayren/index.htm

We have used APPLE 2 times in the past. The first time was when Apple Chartered a Greek ship and did the Mexican Rivera 7 days r/t from PV with a stop in "Z" where we did the farm tour. The 2nd time was a r/t 7 day package staying at the Dorado. Thanks to Apple Vacations we found "Z" and the area.

And up to the last year or 2, Apple has provided us with some reasonable airfares and good times for getting to Zhua.

Where is Mayren's gallery? Does not say on website.

When we did the package, Apple used Ryan Air Charter nonstop between Chicago and "Z".
I know of other people using Apple's charter in the Caribbean and had problems with delays. Our experience both time was very good. Now we book everything ourselves.

Mayren does not have a gallery. You can email her through the website or contact her through Facebook. The 6 large pieces she did for us were custom originals. We gave her creative licence after she toured our property and we provided some direction which was based on samples of her work. We viewed some of her work in restaurants around El Centro. She can tell you exactly where.

Thank you so much for all of your input. I will post our trip report during or after our vacation.