Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Acapulco and Manzanillo
Your sunglasses dropped into the water on a boat day at Las Gatas or Isla Ixtapa
Boats cross from the Zihuatanejo pier to Las Gatas, from Playa Linda to Isla Ixtapa, and from Caleta and Caletilla to La Roqueta in Acapulco.
Sunglasses or glasses that fell into shallow water beside a boat landing, or while you snorkeled at Las Gatas, can be looked for when you can name the beach the boat took you to and roughly where you were on it. If they dropped into deep water partway across, it is a long shot, and you would hear that from us first.
Ring Seekers is a lost ring and jewelry recovery service that connects people who lost a ring, wedding band, watch, keys or phone in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Acapulco or Manzanillo with a metal detectorist who can search there.
Tell us what happened and where. We find a detectorist who can reach the beach, brief them with your map and photos, and tell you honestly if the odds are poor.
Which pier, and where you stepped ashore
Boats for Las Gatas leave from the pier beside Playa Principal in Zihuatanejo, and boats for Isla Ixtapa from the pier at Playa Linda. In Acapulco, glass-bottom boats run from Caleta and Caletilla to La Roqueta, and in Manzanillo boat trips go out from Playa de Santiago and La Boquita.
Both ends of the trip count. A pin at the landing on the far side, plus the time you arrived, gives a detectorist a line to work along.
Places we cover in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Acapulco and Manzanillo
- Zihuatanejo: Playa Principal, the pier and Paseo del Pescador
- Playa La Madera
- Playa La Ropa
- Playa Las Gatas
- Ixtapa: Playa El Palmar and Las Escolleras
- Playa Quieta
- Playa Linda
- Isla Ixtapa: Cuachalalate, Varadero, Coral and Sacrificio
- Troncones
- La Saladita
- Acapulco: the Costera Miguel Alemán
- Caleta and Caletilla
- Isla La Roqueta: Playa Roqueta and Playa Marín
- La Quebrada and Playa La Angosta
- Playa Tamarindos and Playa Hornos
- Playa Condesa
- Playa Icacos
- Puerto Marqués
- Playa Revolcadero and Acapulco Diamante
- Pie de la Cuesta and the Coyuca Lagoon
- Manzanillo: Playa La Audiencia
- Playa de Santiago and Playa Olas Altas
- Playa Las Hadas on the Santiago Peninsula
- Playa La Boquita
- Playa Las Brisas, Playa Azul and Playa Miramar
Guerrero's bays and surf beaches, then Colima
Some beaches sit behind a reef or an island, and some face the open Pacific.
Zihuatanejo: Playa Principal, La Madera and La Ropa
Playa Principal, the fishermen's beach in the heart of Zihuatanejo, lies beside the pier where boats leave for bay tours and fishing trips. A walkway links it to Playa La Madera, a small beach whose waves suit bodysurfing. Playa La Ropa has calm water, restaurants on the sand, and people walk it from end to end.
Playa Las Gatas
Las Gatas has a reef and calm water, and people snorkel there whatever their experience. A short boat ride from the pier at Playa Principal takes you there, and local food is served at its enramadas.
Ixtapa: El Palmar and Playa Quieta
El Palmar has golden sand and plenty of tourist services. At Las Escolleras, the stretch near the Ixtapa marina, people surf for much of the year. Playa Quieta is short and calm, and people swim, kayak and sail there.
Playa Linda and Isla Ixtapa
Playa Linda, in the north of Ixtapa past Playa Quieta, has strong waves for much of the year, though beginners learn to surf there too. Boats leave its pier for Isla Ixtapa, a small island you can walk from end to end, with four beaches.
Troncones and La Saladita
Troncones faces the open sea, with waves from moderate to strong that surfers value for their size. La Saladita, north of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, has a very long left-hand wave for longboarding, local surf teachers, and cabins facing the beach.
Caleta, Caletilla and La Roqueta
Caleta and Caletilla sit in Acapulco's traditional zone, and Isla La Roqueta shelters both, so their water is very calm. Boats with glass bottoms go over to the island, where the water is very calm for snorkeling and there are seafood restaurants. Its two beaches, Playa Roqueta and the more hidden Playa Marín, are reached only by boat.
La Quebrada, Tamarindos, Hornos, Condesa and Icacos
At La Quebrada divers leap into the Pacific waves, and a tourist corridor there ends at Playa La Angosta. The Costera Miguel Alemán is the heart of the hotel strip. Tamarindos has gentle waves and Hornos is wide with calm water. Condesa has strong waves, while Icacos is wide, with calm water for swimming.
Puerto Marqués, Revolcadero and Pie de la Cuesta
Puerto Marqués has calm water for swimming. Acapulco Diamante runs from the bay of Puerto Marqués to Playa Revolcadero, a wide beach with strong waves. Pie de la Cuesta, northwest of Acapulco, has extremely high waves. On the Coyuca Lagoon people take boat rides and water-ski.
Santiago Bay in Manzanillo
La Audiencia, a closed bay ringed by rocks, has calm water. Playa de Santiago has golden sand streaked dark, snorkeling, light surf and boat trips out to the Roca del Elefante. Olas Altas, on the same bay, is a surf beach with schools for beginners. Playa Las Hadas is a small, sheltered cove on the Santiago Peninsula, where people swim, paddle and snorkel around the rocks.
Manzanillo Bay, Miramar and La Boquita
Playa Las Brisas faces Manzanillo Bay, with moderate waves and a pier where people fish and watch the ships of the port. Playa Miramar, northwest of the port, has golden sand, moderate waves, and ramadas and seafood stands along the beach. La Boquita has calm, shallow water where it meets the Juluapan lagoon, and boats go from it to snorkel at Playa Carrizales.
Behind the WhatsApp chat
No handovers
Your questions never pass down a line of staff. One person at Ring Seekers handles the case and writes back each time.
A brief built from your pins
The detectorist gets your pins, your photos and your notes on the boat and the beach before anyone sets out.
Shallow landing or open crossing
Glasses lost at the edge of a landing and glasses lost halfway across a bay are very different jobs. We tell you plainly which one you are facing.
Costs up front
We explain the costs before any search is booked. Ask as many questions about them as you like first.
Sheltered bays next to open Pacific surf
A beach behind an island and a beach facing the open ocean call for different details from you.
Behind an island or a reef
Isla Ixtapa keeps the big waves off Playa Quieta, and La Roqueta does the same for Caleta and Caletilla. On calm beaches like these, take care to pin exactly where you stood.
Open Pacific surf
The waves are strong at Playa Linda, Revolcadero and Condesa, extremely high at Pie de la Cuesta and moderate to strong at Troncones. Tell us whether you noticed while you were still in the water or only after you came out.
Lagoon water
People take boat rides and water-ski on the Coyuca Lagoon, and paddle board on the Juluapan lagoon beside La Boquita. Say whether you were in a boat, on a board or wading at the edge.
Questions about Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Acapulco and Manzanillo
Stepping off the boat at Las Gatas, I watched my sunglasses drop into the water.
The water at Las Gatas is calm, with a reef. Say where you were at that moment, on board, in the water or on the sand, and mark it on a map. Add the make of the frames, their color and whether they are metal or plastic.
We snorkeled off Isla Ixtapa and my wedding band was gone afterward, but I cannot remember which beach we were on.
The island has four beaches. Coral is the one for snorkeling over a rocky reef, Cuachalalate and Varadero are where people swim in calm water and eat fresh fish, and Sacrificio is a small beach with no shops. Tell us whether you ate on the beach, the time you last had the band, and send a photo of it.
I came out of the waves at Playa La Madera without my watch.
La Madera is one of the smaller beaches on the bay, and its waves suit bodysurfing. A walkway joins it to Playa Principal, so say how far from the walkway you went in. The brand and the strap material belong in your first message too.
Paddle boarding at Playa La Ropa, I knocked my phone into the sea.
La Ropa has calm water, and people swim and paddle board there. The first thing to settle is depth: could you have stood up where the phone went in? Drop a map marker on the stretch of sand you launched from, and give the phone model and its case.
We stayed in Troncones and spent a day at La Saladita, and a bracelet went missing on one of the two.
They are separate beaches. La Saladita has a long wave for longboards and cabins by the sand, and Troncones faces the open sea. Tell us what you did on each beach, and the last time you are sure the bracelet was on your wrist.
Somewhere off Playa Marín, on La Roqueta, my ring was no longer on my finger.
Marín is the more hidden of the two beaches on the island. Mark where you waded in, and let us know the ring size and whether it has stones.
An Oura ring disappeared while I was in the surf at Playa Condesa.
The waves at Condesa are strong, so tell us whether you were standing in the break or out past it. Pin where you went in, name the nearest building behind the beach, and give the ring model and color.
My necklace was gone by the end of a day at Playa La Audiencia in Manzanillo.
La Audiencia is a closed bay on Santiago Bay, with rocks around it and calm water. People sit under umbrellas or go out on kayaks. Your umbrella's position is the best starting point, so mark it on a map, then say whether you went into the water and describe the clasp and the chain.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Acapulco and Manzanillo
From the Zihuatanejo pier to Santiago Bay, one message starts it
Mention the boat trip too, if there was one.
Start a WhatsApp chat with us and put a map pin on the beach or the pier first. Then describe the item and the moment you noticed it had gone.