User:Tonyldwyer/Buenavista, Guerrero

Buenavista, Guerrero, is a small community located 25 km north of Ixtapa, and Zihuatanejo and 5 km south of Troncones The community consists of 2 parts one located close to highway 200 and a beach community about one mile to the south/southwest.

The village, has a couple of restaurants, one that serves seafood and one "Restaurant Mine's" that offers Pozole on Thursdays and tacos on Saturday and Sunday. Other than that the town has a few stores, clothing, hardware. There is a government run clinic, a small primary school and a church. The beach consists of several individual homes and is one of the nicest swimming beaches in the area. Local fishermen cast nets and line for different species of fish throughout the year.

The beach area is protected area for Olive Ridly Sea Turtles. During the summer months when the turtles nest there is a group of international volunteers that safeguards eggs from releases them to the sea after a 40 day incubation period. There are also reports of Leatherback Turtles in the area.