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[Guy Courchesne]

Guerrero state is one of three states in Mexico's south that resembles Central America in climate, geography, and development. Guerrero state info right here .

Pacific coast beaches are often what come to mind when thinking of Guerero, particularly in the cities and holiday areas of Acapulco and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. Taxco and the state capital Chilpancinqo are two other cities where work may be found, though Taxco is probably extremely difficult for finding work.

Guerrero, as one of Mexico's least developed states, is a place of some turmoil. Poverty is an obvious problem, even as it sits right alongside coastal wealth. This state is for the adventurous and hardy TEFLer and while not offering a very comfortable wage, can offer quite the experience. Language school jobs are not found in great numbers, and when you do find them, pay is very low. I wouldn't expect one to even meet the 6000 peso floor I usually recommend s being a just-starting-out goal. Private school and university teaching positions are few and far between, more easily found in Acapulco and Chilpancinqo. Chilpancinqo, I should note, earns my vote as ugliest city I know of in Mexico.

References on this forum to Guerrero state include:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=45991&highlight=guerrero On US State Dept. warnings for Mexico

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=43702&highlight=guerrero On Winter vacations

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=36036&highlight=guerrero Tripping around - cost of living

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=8725&highlight=guerrero Apostille information

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=9680&highlight=guerrero On a lone job lead in Ixtapa

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=46215&highlight=acapulco Working on the coasts of Mexico

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=43794&highlight=acapulco Gay life in Mexico

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=22015&highlight=acapulco Surfing and waterboarding

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=20892&highlight=acapulco Dreaming about the coasts

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=8785&highlight=acapulco Job seeking at age 50+

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=39120&highlight=ixtapa Where to live if you surf?

As you can see, info is thin and jobs not easily found. To add to this, Acapulco is probably the easiest place to start, though a higher cost-of-living there makes it difficult to make ends meet. Anywhere you go in Guerrero will only be a break-even experience if you live on the very cheap.



Guerreo! Home of silvercraft, jueves pozolero, and Shawshank Redemption dreams.

Next up...let's see...Quintana Roo.

[J Sevigny]

Guerrero is a fascinating but potentially dangerous place. My wife and I traveled extensively along la Costa Chica (the coast south of Acapulco) a few years ago and were shocked at how little there was in the way of accomodation. We were also shocked by the overpowering presence of the military. Poverty, of course, is always shocking but in Guerrero it's particularly so.

The beaches, meanwhile, are breathtaking but not always safe for swimming given the force of the Pacific Ocean.

Acapulco offers its own strange mix of luxury and squalor. It was once Mexico's proudest tourist resort. But urban growth, contamination of water, and more recently drug-related killings, have turned it into something of a seaside slum, albeit, with a string of luxury hotels.

As for me, Torreon Coahuila gets my vote for Mexico's ugliest city.

[Guy Courchesne]

Yeah, that summarizes Acapulco and Guerrero well. If you keep your nose clean, you're alright. The temptations in Acapulco however make it hard to walk the straight and narrow.

Speaking of the force of the Pacific, just outside of Acapulco is a place called Revolcadero. My wife and I were very nearly killed by a riptide there and had to be saved by lifeguards. Nov. 23rd, 2003 I recall.

[sickbag]

I've got the bus up and down the coast of Guerrero a couple of times. A truly beautiful state. As Guy says the riptides are lethal at a fair percentage of beaches in Guerrero.

My Guerrero story involves having lunch in a small seaside village just north of Zihua. The patrons at the table across from us sat down to eat and placed their guns on the table in full view of the entire restaurant. The owner later informed us they were local drug runners. Kind of shocking that as little as 20km up the coast from a big resort the area was relatively lawless.