A Faint Voice Among Zih Crowds

The construction of the new pier is meant to bring in more cruise ships. The "average" passenger on board, we would suggest, will be at least comparable, in spending power, to the "average" upper middle-class Mexican. But Zihua´s downtown core will not benefit from those relatively well-healed cruise ship passengers; most will be whisked off to Ixtapa and other destinations to spend their money. Tour companies operating here will see to that. They know their market.

Mexican lower middle-class tourism, these days crowding Zihua and the presence of which you somewhat lament, is quite likely the fastest growing tourist sector in the country. (International tourism was down almost two percent last season). So if that´s the trend, and destinations like Zihua are at the forefront of that trend, then shouldn´t we be pleased, as the opening line of your post first suggested?