Zihuatanejo

Pacific coast destination

Zihuatanejo is a resort town on Mexico's Pacific coast in the state of Guerrero, known for its beaches and traditional fishing village character.

Often paired with neighboring Ixtapa as a tourist destination.

The town gained cultural recognition as the promised destination in *The Shawshank Redemption*: I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams.

retreat

tranquility

Undisturbed peacefulness

escape · paradise · seclusion · quietude · peacefulness · hammock · sunset · idyllic · repose · contentment

coastal

beach

Sandy waterside margin

  • fishingCatching aquatic creatures
  • snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
  • scubaPortable underwater breathing gear

diving · sailboats · pelicans · dolphins · waves · tides · seashells · kayaking · paddleboarding · surfing

escape

redemption

Recovery or moral restoration

hideaway · liberation · fugitive · flight · asylum · seclusion · paradise · dream · hope · new life

location

Mexico

North American southern nation

  • PacificEarth's vastest ocean
  • bayPartially enclosed water
  • harborSafe anchorage for ships

coastline · port · fishing village · beach town · resort town · sierra · cove · pier · marina · mercado

tropical

palm

Hand's flat interior

coconut · iguana · hibiscus · bougainvillea · jungle · flora · fauna · palapas · rainy season · heat

Opposites
freedom and escape

Zihuatanejoprison

Confinement for offenders

Alcatraz · gulag · captivity · penitentiary · incarceration

geography and climate

ZihuatanejoSiberia

Russia's eastern expanse

Antarctica · Arctic · Mongolia · tundra · Swiss Alps

tourism character

ZihuatanejoCancún

Mexican Caribbean resort city

Las Vegas · Times Square · industrial city · Detroit · Gary Indiana

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G