A fishing fan gets hooked on Mexico’s Zihuatanejo

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The Mexican town of Zihuatanejo is much different from the Americanized Cabo San Lucas -- and much less expensive, writes Pete Thomas in the Los Angeles Times:
‘Cabo San Lucas, the primary angling destination for so many Southlanders, including me, barely qualifies as a foreign city, having become thoroughly Americanized.’

‘In Zihuatanejo I was forced to use Spanish and struggled because my many recent adventures to Los Cabos required only English.’

‘Cab rides around Zihuatanejo are $2-$3. Not $10-$12, as cabbies demand in Cabo. A freshly whipped chili-relleno breakfast, with handmade tortillas and jamaica tea, costs less than $4 in the thriving central market.’

‘Ed Kunze, who became so enamored with Zihuatanejo and its people that he moved there 10 years ago, was my host.’

‘Charters cost as little as $210 per day and the prolific blue water, which at times is only a few miles from shore, attracts sailfish, blue marlin, dorado and yellowfin tuna.’
-- Reed Johnson in Mexico City