Name that restaurant!!!

I concur with your suggestion of "organized gangs" in Colonial Madera. We also stayed in a condo at the Bahia Suites 5 years ago and felt very uncomfortable there. I know people love that neighborhood, but I will personally not stay there.

We prefer la Ropa properties while in Zihua and now spend most of our vacation time in Troncones.

My card has been hijacked in the states - I can usually narrow it down to a parking garage in NYC. I try to pay cash now everywhere I go - especially at restaurants.

While in Zihua, I always use pesos except at the Comerical Mexicana.