Why visit Ixtapa
Townapedia lists 7 parks and trails, 5 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Ixtapa
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About Ixtapa
Ixtapa (Spanish pronunciation: [iksˈta.pa], ) is a resort city in Mexico, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in the state of Guerrero. It is located 5 km (3 mi) northwest of the municipal seat, Zihuatanejo, and 245 km (150 mi) northwest of Acapulco.
From the Wikipedia article Ixtapa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Ixtapa on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes5
Where to stay1
Map of Ixtapa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Barbulillas 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- San José Ixtapa (Barrio Viejo) 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Barrio Nuevo 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- La Salitrera 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Pantla 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- El Posquelite 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Troncones 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- El Coacoyul 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas 67 km northwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bahía de Ixtapa 11, Microstar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PlayaLindaIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HotelsIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixtapa caught sailfish, Cruetresin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RocksSouthIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PathIslaIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HillIslaIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ViewSIxtapaIsland, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MainlandIxtapa2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CoralIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MainlandIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HillCactusIslaIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IsolatedBeachIxtapa2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IsolatedBeachIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MainlandIxtapaHill, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IslaIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixtapa - Flickr - RussBowling, Russ Bowling from Greenwood, SC, USA, CC BY 2.0
- CasaMarianaIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DockIslaIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BeachIslaIxtapa3, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BeachIslaIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Playa Coral, Isla Ixtapa - panoramio, eurimaco, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Isla Ixtapa. - panoramio, ArCaRa, CC BY 3.0
- BeachIslaIxtapa2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FishShallowsIxtapa2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FishTortillaIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FishShallowsIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FishFeetIxtapa, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PlayaLindaDocks, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Atardecer en Playa Linda I - panoramio, jc_castaneda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- En el Atardecer - panoramio, jc_castaneda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bromelia karatas (Bromeliaceae) GMX1, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bromelia karatas (Bromeliaceae) GMX4, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bromelia karatas (Bromeliaceae) GMX2, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bromelia karatas (Bromeliaceae) GMX3, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paisaje de la Isla Grande - panoramio, jc_castaneda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Playa Cuachalalate - panoramio, jc_castaneda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- En la Isla Grande - panoramio, jc_castaneda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mar de Zihuatanejo (1), Covadongino, CC0
- Mar de Zihuatanejo (4), Covadongino, CC0
- Playa El Coral - panoramio, jc_castaneda, CC BY-SA 3.0
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