Personnel from the United States Embassy, including some intelligence members, have made surprise visits to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and have had a pleasant impression of the tourist destination in terms of security, which could have a positive impact on the travel alert issued by the U.S. government. The Director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, Pedro Castelán […]
Cruises and flights will arrive to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, because of Otis in Acapulco
The Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) has announced measures to promote tourism in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, in response to the damage caused by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco. In order not to lose the visitors who originally planned to enjoy Guerrero, they have been redirected to the paradisiacal region of the beach binomial. Due to the impacts on hotels, […]
Victims from Acapulco prefer to work in Cancun than in Zihuatanejo
The Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Hotel Association revealed that, although six hotel chains in that destination are offering work to the victims, they prefer to move to Cancun due to the job offer they find in the Mexican Caribbean. Jesús García Mendoza, president of the association, explained that, although they opened the vacancies three weeks ago, the […]
They release the 3 journalists deprived of their liberty in Taxco, Guerrero
The Guerrero State Prosecutor’s Office reported that journalists Nayssa “N”, Alberto “N”, Marco Antonio “N” were released. Also Guadalupe “N”, wife of Marco Antonio “N”, after the reinforcement of search operations and the deployment of federal and state security authorities, in the Northern Region of the Entity. The above was announced through a statement issued […]
A man is shot and wounded in Modelorama de la Nuevo Amanecer
A client of the Modelorama in the Nuevo Amanecer neighborhood was shot and wounded this Friday night and was taken in a private car to the General Hospital. The attack occurred around 7:45 p.m., when an unknown person activated his weapon against a client who was drinking in the aforementioned place, then fled. The […]
Acapulco faces diseases, dengue and excess garbage in the streets after Otis, survivor said
Almost a month after the arrival of the hurricane, according to the inhabitants, Acapulco is still in emergency The coasts of Guerrero, especially Acapulco, are experiencing a horror story since Hurricane Otis, category 5 (the highest on the Saffir – Simpson scale), hit land on October 24, causing total devastation in the area, destroying hotels, […]
Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not a Category 5 Hurricane
Author Acapulco wasn’t prepared when Hurricane Otis struck as a powerful Category 5 storm on Oct. 25, 2023. The short notice as the storm rapidly intensified over the Pacific Ocean wasn’t the only problem – the Mexican resort city’s buildings weren’t designed to handle anything close to Otis’ 165 mph winds. While Acapulco’s oceanfront high-rises were built […]
Mexico’s hurricane reconstruction plans prioritize military barracks, owners left to rebuild hotels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government laid out hurricane reconstruction plans Tuesday for the resort of Acapulco that seem to give as much priority to building military barracks as re-opening hotels. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he hoped owners would be able to reopen as many as 35 of the resort’s 377 hotels by […]