Las Últimas VacaZIHonistas

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Classes begin on Monday after next for millions students throughout Mexico except for those in the path of Huracán Hilary where flooding and high winds may occur. So tonight is the almost last hurrah for most of our tourists, and many families have already left to prepare their students for classes.

Friday night it drizzled ever so lightly, what we call chip chipi, though it never did rain. And late Saturday evening it thundered and threatened but again, no rain. 'Tamos sala'os.

I still can't see how in the world Zihuatanejo dares call itself a Pueblo Mágico when downtown is noisier at night than it is during the day, and when even during siesta time a local open-air restaurant-bar has a chile-frito band going hard at it that can be heard all down the beach and the street. Pueblo Mágico suggests a respect for culture, but I see very little, less and less, and the local government has as much to do with it as do the offensive bars. #PobrePueblo #MerecemosMejor

Several locals including me instead refer to Zihuatanejo as a Puerto Mágico. A much more fitting title, though we still have a ways to go to make our town a true class act. Some things are working while others aren't. When locals don't feel welcome at many of their own beaches, something definitely isn't working. When locals can neither sleep at night or day due to the noise levels of bars and cars, something isn't working. And when shop owners are making less and less from the arrival of more tourists who appear to have little money to spend, something isn't working. Which is why I and many of my friends and neighbors keep insisting our local government do better instead of simply simulating some of its most important duties.

Next week we expect things to slow down drastically tourist-wise. The tourist season wasn't as good as many of us had hoped, and folks trying to save up for the next 3 months of extremely slow economic activity are going to have a hard time stretching out their budget. We can only hope the new weekend flights from Monterrey, León and Puebla help make a difference. The tourists who fly here are usually much better for our local economy than the ones who arrive by car or bus.

Truly one of the loveliest lodgings at La Ropa in one of the most peaceful areas of our community is Villa Zanzibar, tucked away in the old original La Ropa community at the southern end of the beach a short easy walk uphill from the end of the beach.
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¡Cuidemos nuestro patrimonio!
#NoQueremosMuelleParaCruceros
#NoQueremosBlueFlagEnLasPlayas
#PreservemosPlayaManzanillo

Una panga acaba de orillarse con el fruto de sus labores después de una noche pescando en la costa afuera de la bahía de Zihuatanejo.