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Acapulco at a glance
A stunning bay overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Acapulco is the port with the greatest tourism tradition in Mexico. It has gorgeous beaches, delicious fish and seafood establishments, important trade centres and a first class hotel infrastructure.
Acapulco de Juárez has always been characterized by its strong
tourist impact, both national and international. Featured in
hundreds of films, a favorite of well-known '50s and '60s Hollywood
stars, attractive to hotel empresarios and investors; and today,
the destination of many a Mexico City inhabitant seeking sun and
sea on the weekends.
Acapulco history
Acapulco: From Piracy to Tourism Imagine an unspoiled paradise, on the coasts of the Pacific, where
only a few animal species live, the sun, the sea and the vegetation
making up a green and ochre landscape. Thus was Acapulco Bay over
3000 years ago. The first inhabitants of this area were the Nahuas,
a tribe that was a predecessor to the Aztecs, according to
archaeological findings dating back to over 2000 years ago. Acapulco local information
State: GuerreroCountry: MexicoAcapulco by the Numbers:
Population: 721,100 Land Area: 11 square miles Average Annual
Rainfall: 59 inches Average January Temperature: 81 degrees F
Average July Temperature: 92 degrees F Average Sunshine Days: 360Quick Facts:
Major Industries: Tourism, Textiles, Petroleum Electricity:
110-120 volts; standard, flat two-pin plugs Time Zone: GMT - 6 or -
5 between April and October Country Dialing Code: 011 Area Code:
744 Did You Know?
Jacquie and John Kennedy and Bill and Hillary Clinton honeymooned
in Acapulco. Orientation:
Acapulco is nestled on the southeastern edge of Mexico's mainland.
Its western edge rims the Bay of Acapulco which opens to the
Pacific Ocean. The Sierra Madre Mountains tower from the east
making for a dramatic union of water and land. Mexico City sprawls
229 miles to the north and Guadalajara 612 miles to the southeast.
Acapulco weather
Average Temperatures
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Rainy Days
Average Annual
Rainfall:
40.3" / 45.0 cm
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