Ixtapa - Zihuatanejo, on the "Mexican Riviera" is located in the northwestern part of the state of Guerrero, 150 miles up the coast from Acapulco via coastal Highway 200.

Unlike any other Mexican beach resort destination, it comprises two entirely different places with distinct lifestyles, Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, only 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) apart. It's also more difficult to pronounce than other destinations!! eeks-TAH-pa and see-wha-tah-NEH-ho...