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Sunday morning wasn't quite as cool as previous mornings. It still felt good to sleep under the sheet, but the humidity was much higher. Somewhere in the middle of the night I was awakened by what sounded like large pebbles being tossed on the rooftop outside my window. When I looked outside to see what it was, it turned out to be big fat raindrops, followed by a very brief lighter sprinkle. I suspected it was only a tease and that it wasn't going to actually rain because there was no smell of petrichor. Although a slight chance of rain is in the forecast for this Monday and Tuesday, we've got about a month and a half to go before we can begin to expect any real rain. But we can see thunderheads in the sierra almost daily.

The walkways, the roads and the beaches are all full of people. There were still people swimming after dark at Playa Principal. I didn't have the heart to tell them they shouldn't because nighttime is when creatures with big teeth feed. People should know these things, and our local government should have signs noting such details placed at all our beaches. Sometimes you just gotta let Darwinism run its course. But then when something happens governments and unenlightened people want to blame the animals for living in the ocean and kill or remove them.

Although we're seeing great crowds of tourists, local merchants aren't seeing sales commensurate with the presence of so many people. And that's a shame. Everyone is welcome here, but we need to have marketing that targets people with higher purchasing power than the tourists we're getting. Instead, we're doing exactly the opposite, and there's been a steady decline in the purchasing power of too many of our visitors for several decades now. We used to have local government and tourism officials who had a much better grasp of how to attract those people, but they've passed on, and mass marketing by hotel chains selling all-included packages and profit-seeking websites not based in the region or even in the country have taken over along with local politicians putting their own fortune-seeking interests first. I'm not hopeful our next local and state elections will change much even if there is a change in political parties at local levels. Guerrero is one of the states most resistant to changes and true progress owing to the caciquismo that dominates it. We've spent over 20 years just trying to get an actual modern highway to replace the little 2-lane road along our coast between here and Acapulco. Too many influyentes believe their interests in Acapulco will be negatively affected.

Surprisingly, even with all the crowds here, the waterfront restaurants were mostly empty this evening. This is usually how the first week of this 2-week vacation period goes. Lots of people with little spending money. But folks were nevertheless enjoying the cultural show of norteño music and dancing at the Cancha Municipal this evening.

One of our region's truly lovely vacation lodgings is Casa La Paloma, a place that will take your breath away and leave you wanting to stay longer than you planned. This beachfront vacation home is located on a quiet, sandy stretch of Playa Troncones. Sleeping capacity is 12 in 6 bedrooms. Enjoy the poolside bar and large gourmet kitchen, as well as the oceanfront palapas with hammocks and lounge chairs. Peaceful and relaxing.
Luxury Vacation Rentals in Troncones

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La procesión de fieles en honor de Domingo de Ramos fue masiva hoy en el Centro de Zihuatanejo. Casi tres cuadras de larga.