MARINA IXTAPA 🇲🇽 SPONSORS THE OCEAN POSSE

We welcome to the Ocean  Posse with the following discounts

• 10% discount on daily rates

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SAFE WAYPOINTS AND APPROACH TO THE MARINA IXTAPA

AMENITIES

The Marina has 583 slips with:

• Power supply for 30, 50 and 100 amps
• Potable water supply
• 24-hour security guards
• Launch ramp for boats less than 30’
• Boatyard for boats up to 120 gross tonnage
• Weather reports, and tourist information.

Other services:

• Pick up and delivery laundry service
• Showers and restrooms (Guest and crew)

In our Harbor Master Office we help all our guest to do the arrivals and departures of boats instead to send them to the Port Captain Office.

RATES

Available from January 1st through December 31st, 2020

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The “Drug Lord’s Mansion” of Zihuatanejo

Location: Hillside above Playa La Ropa, visible from the anchorage — a vast white structure half-finished, with crumbling terraces and overgrown gardens.

History & Legend

Locals often refer to it as La Casa del Narco, a nickname rather than an official name. The story goes that it was commissioned in the late 1980s or early 1990s by a wealthy businessman — widely rumored to have cartel ties — who wanted to build the most luxurious mansion on the coast. Construction began but was abruptly halted after his arrest (or disappearance, depending on which version you hear).

The property was abandoned before completion. Over the decades, the jungle slowly reclaimed parts of it, though the skeletal white frame still looms dramatically above La Ropa. Its balconies and grand staircases look out over the entire bay, an eerie reminder of the excess and sudden collapse of fortunes tied to Mexico’s darker trade.

Visiting

The mansion sits on private land and isn’t open to the public, but you can see it clearly from Playa La Ropa or by dinghy in the bay. Local guides sometimes offer informal hikes up the hillside trails nearby, though not inside the structure itself. The view from the ridge line above is spectacular — especially at sunrise or dusk.

Cultural Context

The site has become a local symbol — a contrast to the humble, friendly vibe of Zihuatanejo below. It’s occasionally featured in travel blogs or photography portfolios under names like “Abandoned Mansion Zihuatanejo” or “Casa del Narco.”
For visitors, it’s a reminder of the area’s layered history: once a sleepy fishing village, later a jet-set hideaway, and now a relaxed blend of authenticity and myth