Acapulco Travel Guide – Accommodation Hotels in Acapulco Here are some economical hotels in Acapulco. There are, of course, hundreds of others because tourism is Acapulco's ONLY industry. If you want more hotels, or more information, let me know. Hotels near the center of old Acapulco: Hotel Añorve (just west of the Zócalo) Benito Juárez [...]
Taxco, Mexico Introduction to Taxco When the journey from Mexico City to Acapulco took a couple of days, Taxco was a stopping place on the two-lane highway. The superhighway bypassed Taxco in the 1950's, and the newer freeway (Autopista del Sol) reduced the journey to a few hours. The town of 90,000 people, which clings [...]
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'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 rains occasionally during the [...]
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 [...]
The 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 the Orient, carried [...]
