Staples brought by the Spanish include rice, wheat and meats (beef, pork and chicken). Many traditional foodsâsuch as Quinoa, kiwicha, chili peppers, and several roots and tubers have increased in popularity in recent decades, reflecting a revival of interest in native Peruvian foods and culinary techniques.
Zihuatanejo: Annual Weather Averages. July is the hottest month in Zihuatanejo with an average temperature of 29Â°C (84Â°F) and the coldest is January at 26Â°C (79Â°F). The wettest month is August with an average of 190.9mm of rain. The best month to swim in the sea is in August when the average sea temperature is 30Â°C (86Â°F). Loading weather data.
Zihuatanejo (Spanish pronunciation: [siwataËnexo]), or Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, is the fourth-largest city in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Politically the city belongs to the municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in the western part of Guerrero, but both are commonly referred to as Zihuatanejo. It is on the Pacific Coast, about 240 km (150 miles) northwest of Acapulco, and belongs to a section of the Mexican Pacific Coast known as the Costa Grande. This town has been developed as a tourist attraction along with the modern tourist resort of Ixtapa, 5 km (3.1 mi) away.