A guide to choosing your specific Hotel in Ixtapa or Zihuatanejo, Mexico OK, so you’ve seen my article on choosing a location “Best Hotel Location – Ixtapa Or Zihuatanejo?” (if you haven’t, perhaps you should do so now!). You’ve settled on a general area, perhaps even have your plane tickets in hand, now how in the heck to decide which Hotel is “right” for your specific desires? First question: How much effort and time do you want to invest? This is the single most important factor in determining how well your... 

Puerto Peñasco, (population 26,100) on Sonora’s northwestern Gulf of California coast, is situated in the middle of some of Mexico’s most inhospitable territory – hot, arid and desolate. No matter. About 60 miles (97 km) from the International Border and just 3 hours from Tucson, Arizona, Puerto Peñasco, like much of northern Baja California, attracts legions of weekenders. This shrimping village – known as Rocky Point to many U.S. visitors – might have ended up an Arizona seaport had it not been for the negotiating skills of the Mexican...