A Faint Voice Among Zih Crowds

30 Diciembre del 2019

Would you know, or have any statistics that indicate that the majority of the "more middle- and upper-class Mexican families" stay in Ixtapa, rather than in Z "town"?

I don't believe reliable stats exist, but Ixtapa was sustained for the best part of 3 decades by middle- and upper-class Mexicans. They also put Zihuatanejo on the tourist map to begin with. Most of those luxury homes around the golf courses and on the other side of the Marina belong to them. But one of the notable changes during the past couple of decades is the decline in local spending by these folks as they travel less to the region and visit Zihuatanejo less. Used to be every year we'd see rich and famous dining and walking around keeping a low profile. Families of well off Mexicans can still be seen here but in greatly reduced numbers from previous years. Homes and condos that sold for top dollar a decade or two ago can't seem to find buyers at HALF the price nowadays. It's a buyers' market but no one is buying.