Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, on the “Mexican Riviera” are considered two resorts in one. 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. Ixtapa, a modern, world-class resort was born in early 1972 when FONATUR (the National Fund for Tourism...