October 2004
Work to clean and modernize the beaches continues at Caleta/Caletilla. At Caleta, a small park is taking form where the hulking Torre Caleta once stood. Along Caletilla beach, neat permanent structures set a little farther back from the water will replace the thatched beach huts which now crowd the shore. It looks as if construction will be completed well before the high season begins in late December.
An exhibit of haute couture from the 18th and 19th centuries, on loan from Museo Soumaya in Mexico City, is at the Fort San Diego History Museum.
The port is very active: The Veendam, Carnival Spirit, Statendam, Radiance of the Seas, Infinity, Serenade of the Seas, Norwegian Star, Ryndam, Carnival Spirit, and Legend of the Seas will visit Acapulco before the end of October.
Driving in Mexico
Gasoline is fairly expensive; to calculate the price in gallons, multiply the liter price (posted on the pump) by 3.785. The current price of gasoline in Acapulco is 7.31 pesos per liter or about 27.66 pesos per gallon; at 11.50 pesos per dollar, that works out to be about US $2.41/gallon.
If you drive in Mexico, you should know that workers at gasoline stations - unlike those in the States - are not salaried, and support themselves and their families on tips. If you buy gasoline in Mexico, please remember to tip the person who fills your tank 10% to 15% of the amount of your purchase.
September 2004
A temporary show, Pudor y Liviandad, tres siglos de moda en México (loosely translated as Reticence and Diversion, three centuries of style in México) opens Friday, 9 September at Fort San Diego and will continue through the month of December. The dresses, dating from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, are on loan from the textiles collection of the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City. The museum is open daily from 9:30am to 6:00pm, but closed Mondays.
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