Theme Week Mexico – Acapulco on the Pacific

15 June 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

Beach Front district © BlackWaterPatrol

Beach Front district © BlackWaterPatrol

Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 kilometres (190 mi) southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history. It is a port of call for shipping and cruising lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California, United States. The city of Acapulco is the largest in the state, far larger than the state capital Chilpancingo. Acapulco is also Mexico’s largest beach and balneario resorted city. There are a number of beaches in the Acapulco Bay and the immediate coastline.   read more…

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