A pleasant way to spend a Sunday is to take a small boat from the town pier across the bay to Playa Las Gatas. The beach is thought to be named after the harmless whiskered cat sharks found here.
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| Mexican Navy Ship in Zihuatanejo Bay |
Playa Las Gatas is a small beach that can only be reached by boat or walking paths. The small, beautiful, calm beach is protected by a breakwater of large stones. In pre-Colombian times, the Tarascan leader
Calzonzin settled
in the area and constructed the rock barrier to provide a
sheltered swimming area and harbor for the women and children, and that
barrier continues to protect the beach to this day.
The rivers that flow to the coast through the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains create large valleys and often beaches. Where the mountains meet the Pacific Ocean is spectacular.
The beaches can be small bays or long wide beaches that continue for miles and are almost deserted. We have been exploring the coast and we have found some wonderful beaches. There is something very peaceful about walking along a beach and listening to the ocean.
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| Nothing to loose your head over! |
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| More heads on the beach |
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| Mexican film crew on deserted beach |
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