Get a few kilometers away from El Centro and in the Colonias, you will see infrequent regular mask wearing but everyone carries them so that they can ride the combis. I frequent fereterias and building supply tiendas and many of them require customers to wear masks but not all require employees to.

I am pretty sure there is a general sense of virus fatigue couple with no one sees first hand what happens to the vulnerable when they get the virus.

Like I keep saying, I've been back and forth to Acapulco to one of its most crowded colonias, Colonia Renacimiento, several times recently in recent months as well as on the very day the contingencia sanitaria was declared, and I see most people in every town and village along the coast wearing facemasks. The problem isn't costeños in general, though the people who frequent bars are indeed careless by default. Pretty much everyone here knows numerous people who have died from the virus. Can't speak for folks from the inland cities or other places who don't actually know a lot of locals. There are always going to be necios and nacos who could care less, but the good thing about most folks from this region is most of them care enough to look out for each other.

I am pretty sure there is a general sense of virus fatigue couple with no one sees first hand what happens to the vulnerable when they get the virus.

I'm puzzled as to why you keep saying the tourists are not wearing masks but my local friends tell me a very different story as I keep being told by many that, especially as you are away from Centro, very few locals are wearing masks. Maybe in your close area more folks are wearing masks but it sure is not the case as soon as you get away from near centro. My friends in Morelia are telling me it is the same issue there.

You'll have to take it up with my wife who is out and about much more than I am lately. I'm going by what she says and by what I see living on one of the most transited streets in the region. Sometimes I see most of them using facemasks, other times less than half.

When I see such disregard for others I worry for my friends in Zihuatanejo and those who plan on going down. Hope you are able to stay healthy. paz

I look at the webcams daily. There are also hundreds of citizens from Mexico not wearing them as they walk down the pier. Lost count today.
Pretty disheartening.

Mexicans are North Americans, too, Sandy. They are the “tourists” I mention almost every day. I don’t understand the disregard for others or disdain for the local facemask mandate among any visitors.

I know it is exasperating but for some reason, Norteamericanos is often used for UnitedStaters. If you have ever used the Pimsleur system, they start with the term Norteamericano for a U.S. citizen and much later in the courses they introduce Estadounidense. What is referred to as the Mexican-American War in the States is sometimes referred to as the North American Invasion in Mexico.

Uh, did someone forget about Canada?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
https://mytext.cnm.edu/lesson/war-of-north-american-invasion/

I look at the webcams daily. There are also hundreds of citizens from Mexico not wearing them as they walk down the pier. Lost count today.
Pretty disheartening.

Mexicans are North Americans, too, Sandy. They are the “tourists” I mention almost every day. I don’t understand the disregard for others or disdain for the local facemask mandate among any visitors.

As of today Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 1,523 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (7 more than yesterday), 118 that have resulted in fatalities, 22 that are active, and approximately 1,283 that have recovered. I'm still seeing foreigners not wearing facemasks. Two tall Gringas or Canadienses just walked by down the street towards La Cancha chattering away with no facemasks on. FACEMASKS ARE OBLIGATORY IN ZIHUATANEJO, PEOPLE. USE THEM OR STAY INDOORS. This continues being more of a problem with visitors than with locals. Are we asking too much of you?

New direct flights to Zihuatanejo from L.A. were announced by United recently beginning in January listed at US$296 one way. There are probably some deals for round trip tix if you look around.

Speaking of looking around, while you're here please charter a tour to get out and about. See La Chole, Los Bahías de Papanoa, El Calvario, La Barrita, La Barra de Coyuca or head up the see the monarch butterflies in Michoacán, visit the Paricutín volcano with its half-buried church (Mexico's youngest volcano) or hang out in Pátzcuaro. We have some excellent local guides and they know how to show you a great time.
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