Troncones Beach

Troncones Beach and Manzanillo Bay

The Troncones Beach community is located about 1/2 an hours’ drive to the north of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. accessible via  Federal Highway 200 which runs northward along the Pacific Coast. The turnoff is well marked near kilometer 30 of the highway. A paved road leads down to this lazy, beachside community. There is a mini-bus service between the highway and the beach community itself and Troncones now has its own taxi service.

The small village proper is nestled at the beach end of the access road. It is a tiny settlement with a few stores, several beachfront restaurants, local billiard parlors, a church and a school. An unpaved road stretches from the southern end of Troncones Beach all the way to Manzanillo Bay and connects into the next access road from the highway serving the small fishing community of Majahua to the north.

Troncones Beach

Stretched out along those miles of open beach is what is now a large selection of bed and breakfasts, private residences, dining facilities, small inns and boutique hotels, as well as providers of surfing tours and activities. Many of these businesses and homes have been constructed by expatriates as vacation and winter homes or businesses that allow them to enjoy the peace and beauty of the Pacific Mexican coast year round.

Activities in Troncones include body surfing and boogie-boarding, birdwatching, fishing, snorkeling, kayaking, mountain biking, horseback riding and hiking. Many surfers enjoy the beach breaks as well as the point at Manzanillo Bay when conditions are apt. During the winter season you can watch the whales pass by offshore while laying in a hammock preparing to contemplate a perfect, tropical sunset. Yoga classes, massages and other bodywork are available at Present Moment Retreat.

Some of the local dining spots such as the El Burro Borracho, the Inn at Manzanillo Bay, the Sol Kitchen at Hacienda Eden, and the restaurant at Present Moment Retreat sometimes offer music or shows featuring typical Mexican dancers, art expositions and other special events.

Several year ago the Harry Lindlan Memorial Library was opened next to the small, local school in Troncones. The library is open most days to residents and visitors, and for use in school activities. It contains over 1,000 books in both Spanish and English as well as an assortment of games, videos and VCR and several computers.  Donations to the library are always welcome.

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Majahua

Majahua Beach

Majahua Beach lies to the north of Troncones beach and is accessible via the Troncones beach road — simply continue driving for a few more minutes along the road past Manzanillo Bay — and also via an unpaved road that comes in over the intervening hills from the southern access road near the town of Lagunillas on Highway 200.

Majagua is a tiny fishing village with few houses, rutted roads running through it, lots of pigs, dogs, chickens and small, dusty children, and a couple of simple seaside restaurants offering simply prepared but delicious fresh seafood, especially oysters in their shell and Pacific lobster when in season.

The beach to the north of town is inviting and largely solitary. It gives onto the open ocean and consists of pale sand with small rock outcroppings along its stretch. There are a couple of hotels in the area, including the Majahua Palms and Hotel La Abadia.

At the northern end of Majagua is a river mouth called La Boca that for surfers can be fast and fun when the surf is running.

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