So how many of you with the SkyAlert app were woken up at 4:30 this morning with the warning:"¡SISMO FUERTE DETECTADO!"? Did you also go running outside in your chones and jammies? It turns out there was a 5.4 earthquake in Acapulco. We didn't feel a thing, but maybe it's because we were busy running outside in our jammies. Better safe than sorry. There have been no reports of damages from Acapulco, amazingly.

The tourists continue arriving in large numbers, but as far as I'm aware it appears that local shop owners aren't seeing significant sales. Mostly only for ten peso trinkets. Only Oxxo and some waterfront restaurants are enjoying much business. A damn shame. Summer season has never been great, but we used to enjoy better sales. With these high numbers of tourists, sales should be better. But we continue attracting more and more tourists with less and less purchasing power. Very poor promotion on the part of our local and state tourism offices.

The heat from La Canícula continues making for muggy sleeping weather. But we may get relief soon. A large area of disturbed weather from a tropical wave has a high probability of formation into a tropical depression in front of our coast within the next several days, so stay alert and pay attention to the local Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa weather forecast.

I want to apologize to anyone who came to Plaza del Artista last night expecting danzón only to find an aerobics or zumba class. I didn't know they had canceled. The zumba class wasn't bad, just not what I expected.

If you want to pamper yourself and enjoy some of the finest accommodations at Playa La Ropa, check out Villa Carolina. A small elegant contemporary B&B Mexican style villa hotel ideally situated less than 100 meters from the beach in Zihuatanejo. It features a private pool and luxurious suites with kitchenettes, A/C and internet.
Hotels in Zihuatanejo

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Playa Principal en la bahía de Zihuatanejo llena de turistas durante el atardecer.