After dinner, just a stone’s throw away, you can party it up at SF Shakers Club. For a more romantic evening, head down to the marina and enjoy Italian food at Beccofino’s, looking out over a hundred yachts. It’s like a taste of Monte Carlo. For the more casual, take a stroll around the boutiques in Ixtapa, and enjoy an ice cream or cappuccino. To completely relax, take in a movie at Cinema Flamingo. Now that you’ve had all the enjoyment of Ixtapa, it’s time to explore the colourful sights and sounds of authen- tic Zihuatanejo! Zihuatanejo means “land of women” because according


to legend the Cuitlatecas, the civilization here when the Spanish arrived, was a matriarchal society. Zihuatanejo


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was an important port during the first years of the colony. One stand-out historical event is the trip between Ameri- ca and the Philippines in 1527, by the fleet commanded by Alvaro de Saavedra y Cerón. Tis expedition, which is said to be responsible for the discovery of the Molucas Islands today known as the Philippines, was very risky. Among other things, the captain died. Tis was the second marine expedition that had sailed all the way to the Philippines on boats manufactured on the coasts of New Spain. Due to its seclusion, pirates that roamed the coasts,


found Zihuatanejo Bay a handy spot to hide out as they watched for likely targets. Te bay was also a refuge from strong storms. On one occasion, a galleon carrying a ship- ment of fine Oriental silks shipwrecked in front of Zi-


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