Ixtapa (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣsˈtapa], Nahuatl pronunciationⓘ) is a resort city in Mexico, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in the state of Guerrero.

Ixtapa is a government-planned tourist resort that was begun in the early 1970s,[1] and constructed on what was once a coconut plantation and mangrove estuary.

In 1968, the Bank of Mexico created a special fund for the creation of new tourist destinations on the country's coastlines.

The master plan for Ixtapa was developed by architects Enrique and Agustín Landa Verdugo, who also participated in the choice of the site.

The project is organized in super-blocks with irregular shapes, with the high-speed streets separating these blocks, and culs-de-sac within them.