Zihuatanejo - Excursions

The museum is located in the building once used as City Hall, a beautiful work of the Spanish Renaissance. The gallery is a modest archaeological display, exhibiting statues, gravestones, coats of arms, local artifacts as well as extensive maps and information of the area.

The plaza is a quiet tree shaded square with concrete benches, dedicated to the renowned men of the Mexican republic. You will see stone-carved statues on pedestals and a large colorful significant mural illustrating the panoramic history of Mexico.

This small town conserves the friendly atmosphere of the old fishing village, with "True Mexican Flavor". The downtown streets are cobblestones and most of the newer buildings have that tropical-coastal look to conserve the village feel.

A short trip from Zihuatenejo is the town of Petatlan. The downtown district is built around a white church named "Cristo Jesús de Petatlán", located atop a hill. Many miracles are said to have happened here. Relics of the famed priest of miracles is displayed here.

Also known as La Chole, this archaeological site still a very recent finding. You will see 350 year old cactus, stones with hieroglyphics, cave of fallen rocks, excavation site, and a small village town. In the nearby town is a small museum in which displays artifacts excavated from the hill.