Caribbean & Coasts of the Americas

Mexico - Ixtapa Pacific

Useful Information

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Your destination

Official country name: United States of Mexico
Capital: Mexico (Ciudad de México)
Capital: Mexico (Ciudad de México)
Land area: 1,972,000 km²
Population: 107 million inhabitants
Peoples and ethnic groups: The country is split between a very large majority of mestizos (of Spanish and Indian origine) and an indigena minority (Indians: Nahuas, Mayas, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Totonacs, Tarascs)
Languages: Spanish, the most generally spoken language, together with about fifty Indian
Religions: Catholicism (tainted with animism in certains Indiens groups)
Political institutions: A federal state ruled by a president of the Republic elected for 6 years. Two chambers share the legislative power.
President: Felipe Calderon
GDP: 1,005 billion $US
GDP per capita: 9 666 $US/inhabitant
?Principal activities : Tourism, pearls, fishing
Principal partners: France, United States, Japan, Australia, New-Zealand.
?Principal activities : oil and gas are the country'smain assets, together with tourism. Agriculture occupies 25% of the active population but only represents 8% of the national wealth. Mexico also produces silver, steel, lead, copper and zinc; together with vehicles, food-processing, chemical products, paper, textiles; and also sugar and coffee.
Principal partners: United States, Canada, Japan, Europe

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Close to the resort

Towns located close to the Resort: ●Ixtapa located 4 miles from the Resort Transfer time by cab: 10 minutes ●Zihuatanejo located 18 miles from the Resort transfer time by cab: 25 minutes

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Climate

From November to May, the weather is warm and dry. From May to September, you may have tropical showers usually in the late afternoon. Temperature of the sea : ----------------------- Mexican beaches : on the West coast the weather permits to swim the whole year, in the Southern part of this coast the temperature of the sea is always between 80,6 °F and 84,2 °F (27°C and 29°C).

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Time difference

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WEATHER

Météonews provides live weather news for this Resort and forecasts for the next 5 days.

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