Strolling along Ixtapa beach - from our hotel at Zihuatenejo, we strolled daily about a mile down into the town This day we caught the local bus (that's a whole story!) about 5 miles to the tourist resort Ixtapa. Ok, this is where the tourists actually come! the hotels were quite monstrous along here. The waves were also monstrous this day due to a tropical storm that hit here a few days before.