Many visitors are content to pass the lazy tropical days in the comfortable confines of one of the luxury hotels in Ixtapa (eeks-TAH-pa). This is unfortunate, because only those visitors who dare to wander outside may truly experience the real adventure. Picturesque villages, lazy palm trees and the quiet beauty of silky sand beaches await your discovery.

Unlike Acapulco, its southern costal neighbor, Ixtapa was never a sleepy fishing village. Ixtapa was developed by the Mexican government as a modern, sophisticated resort.