Acapulco Things to see and do Articles
Acapulco Travel Guide – Shopping
Shopping
There are dozens of little markets scattered about the city, but almost anything you might want in the way of Mexican handicrafts is probably available at a reasonable price in Sanborns, where you can use your credit cards.
The D.I.F. (Family Development Agency) operates a small shop just west of the Oceanic 2000 Tower – [...]
Acapulco Survival Tips for First-timersI spent two months in Acapulco over winter 00/01. As the title suggests, if you’re going to Acapulco for the first time, there should be some useful information for you here.
Tourist Office/Maps | Money | Post Office | Bookstores/I-cafés | Things to See | Beaches | Accommodation | Places to Eat | [...]
Acapulco et al., Mexico[...]
Acapulco Surival Tips for First-TimersAcapulco Survival Tips for First-Timers
I spent two months in Acapulco over winter 00/01. As the title suggests, if you’re going to Acapulco for the first time, there should be some useful information for you here.
Tourist Office/Maps | Money | Post Office | Bookstores/I-cafés | Things to See | Beaches | Accommodation | Places [...]
Acapulco, Mexico – September 2000 Acapulco's "Little Season" – the holiday Mexicans take just before school starts – is over and the city is virtually deserted. It will probably stay that way until the Canadians come en masse in December and the Americans follow in January.
We're in the rainy season now, which means that it [...]
May
Holy Week brings a horde of tourists down from México City, and I’d advise against coming to Acapulco during the week before or after Easter Sunday. But that’s the ideal time to visit México City, for most businesses are closed and people are out of town (and here). We expect relatively few [...]
How to Get There
Bus
The bus stations (there are several) are all near downtown, mostly on Avenida Cuauhtémoc, which is only a couple of blocks from the beachfront drive, the Costera. You can find a number of economical hotels on Cuauhtémoc or take a taxi to the hotel of your choice.
Air
The international airport is about [...]
On the Escenica (Scenic Drive from Airport to town)
Luxury
Madeira’s (overlooking bay; best food in town)
Superior
Kookaburra (Australian)
Casa Nova (very expensive; nice view)
Costa Azul (eastern end of the Bay)
Luxury
La Casa del Steak (off the Costera near Convention Center)
Superior
Fersato’s (Mexican food – but not “Tex-Mex”)
Pipo’s (where Acapulqueños go for seafood)
SunTory (Japanese)
Costera (Convention [...]
Acapulco – HistoryThe Spanish conquistadors, searching for a southern port, found the fishing village of Acapulco four months after the fall of México City in 1521. Acapulco – the name is Nahuátl – means "place of reeds" and is virtually the only natural port south of San Francisco. For 250 years Spain's trade with [...]
Acapulco – Accommodation Hotels in Acapulco
Airport Several luxury hotels – the Fairmont Princess, the Mayan Palace, and the Pierre Marqués are near the airport but transportation into Acapulco is expensive. As you enter the bay area from the airport, you pass another luxury hotel, Las Brisas. It has an excellent view of the Bay, [...]
