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I never had the privilege of seeing Plaza Kioto before the arch but have seen pictures. I agree that the trees were better. It does make for a great landmark for giving people directions though.

The arch has been there since the late 70's or early 80's when Zihuatanejo became a "sister city" to Kioto, but there used o be some beautiful trees there including a couple of large tulipanes africanos with lovely bright red-orange flowers as well as some coconut palms. Before La Boquita canal was built, that entire area all the way to Soriana was a beautiful coconut grove. Now you'd have a hard time finding any of the original coconut palms, if any still exist.