Acapulco ( Acapulco de Juárez ). A voyage to Acapulco, Mexico, North America

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7eM8C04q850/T1IwhStjw3I/AAAAAAAADS4/KOthZSoAJl4/s1600/acapulco+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7eM8C04q850/T1IwhStjw3I/AAAAAAAADS4/KOthZSoAJl4/s640/acapulco+7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LEr7PD3zURY/T1IwcYJu8DI/AAAAAAAADSY/bCyAcstmONI/s1600/acapulco+11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LEr7PD3zURY/T1IwcYJu8DI/AAAAAAAADSY/bCyAcstmONI/s320/acapulco+11.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Before <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=361687">Cancún</a> and <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=361523">Ixtapa</a>, Acapulco was <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=361468">Mexico</a>’s original party town. With stunning yellow beaches and a 24-hour nightlife, it was dubbed the ‘Pearl of the Pacific.’<br />During its heyday, Acapulco was the playground for the rich and famous including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland; John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline honeymooned here. It was immortalized in films like Elvis’s <i>Fun in Acapulco </i>and TV’s <i>The Love Boat</i>. Acapulco’s gorgeous arc of beaches that sweep around Bahía de Acapulco can be a relaxing place to soak up the sun – if you can ignore the pesky beach vendors. But step off the sands and you’ll soon be hit by a harsh reality: terrible traffic, crowded sidewalks, smoggy fumes, aggressive touts, poverty, homelessness and a significant crime wave.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMxnt9ei65U/T1IwdaqOtnI/AAAAAAAADSg/n5gwyYJs8s0/s1600/acapulco+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMxnt9ei65U/T1IwdaqOtnI/AAAAAAAADSg/n5gwyYJs8s0/s320/acapulco+4.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WMAMXpGqC8s/T1IwfeiPEHI/AAAAAAAADSs/cx29uta2UUw/s1600/acapulco+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WMAMXpGqC8s/T1IwfeiPEHI/AAAAAAAADSs/cx29uta2UUw/s320/acapulco+6.jpg" width="320" /></a>Bustling Acapulco does offer pockets of calm: romantic cliffside restaurants, the impressive 17th-century fort, a world-class botanical garden and the old town’s charming shady <i>zócalo</i>. And when you tire of the crowds, secluded beaches and seaside villages like <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=361528">Pie de la Cuesta</a> and Barra Vieja are just a short drive away.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wcjy_ih04uE/T1IwbMOHLhI/AAAAAAAADSQ/gSZLLHZ65q8/s1600/acapulco+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wcjy_ih04uE/T1IwbMOHLhI/AAAAAAAADSQ/gSZLLHZ65q8/s320/acapulco+10.jpg" width="320" /></a><a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/central-pacific-coast/acapulco#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading"> More about Acapulco </h3><ul><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7X0ikVFo4nE/T1IwiNazFvI/AAAAAAAADS8/6OUePTbuDNw/s1600/acapulco+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7X0ikVFo4nE/T1IwiNazFvI/AAAAAAAADS8/6OUePTbuDNw/s400/acapulco+9.jpg" width="400" /></a><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/central-pacific-coast/acapulco/transport/getting-there-away">Getting there & around <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/central-pacific-coast/acapulco/practical-information/money-costs">Practical information <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/central-pacific-coast/acapulco/history">History <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=439">Hotels</a></li></ul></div><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading"> Make it happen</h3><ul><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/shopSearch?q=acapulco%5E2+or+Mexico">Shop for travel guides</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=439">Search hotels</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/flights.do">Cheap flights</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/insurance.do">Travel insurance</a></li></ul></div><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuSponsorLrg"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuSponsorLrg"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3c2d/0/0/%2a/w;44306;0-0;0;56849527;33734-479/303;0/0/0;;%7Eokv=;ctt=north-america;cnty=mexico;dest=acapulco;tnm=overview;tnm=sponsor-large;rsi=J08781_10291;rsi=J08781_10287;rsi=J08781_10047;rsi=J08781_10052;rsi=J08781_10066;%7Esscs=%3f" target="_top"><img alt="Click here to find out more!" border="0" src="http://s0.2mdn.net/viewad/817-grey.gif" /></a> </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdD05uKvh2WxXFFT6uE_VLCYhCNk3sFmjz61_vmOJX7ORiewWY1Gaj1vGLxCrfhNPAAixtYx2_UYldQT3LkmSFaANiwhgdwZyKz0dL71QCXUl7QPoPylod159dYj4G-21JVSsVN7yXt9f/s1600/acapulco+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdD05uKvh2WxXFFT6uE_VLCYhCNk3sFmjz61_vmOJX7ORiewWY1Gaj1vGLxCrfhNPAAixtYx2_UYldQT3LkmSFaANiwhgdwZyKz0dL71QCXUl7QPoPylod159dYj4G-21JVSsVN7yXt9f/s640/acapulco+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>

Acapulco ( Acapulco de Juárez ). A voyage to Acapulco, Mexico, North America

Before Cancún and Ixtapa , Acapulco was Mexico ’s original party town. With stunning yellow beaches and a 24-hour nightlife, it was dubbe...

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