Acapulco
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Acapulco, the town time has forgotten
Story and photos by Dorothy Dobbie
The beach resort town of Acapulco is situated on a large picturesque bay with the rugged Sierra Madre del Sur moun- tains in the background.
tra, and other stars from as far back as the fifties and up to the highflying sixties and seventies, when this town was the place to go in Mexico. Always an important seaport due to its
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ou can feel a shadow of the past as you drive through the streets of Acapulco, streets that are haunted by names such as John Wayne, Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sina-
protective harbour, this was traditionally Aztec country, although it was taken over by the Mayan Empire in the 1500s. Te Spanish left their influences but the food is more bland than piquant, based on corn, beans and tomatoes. Mole sauce, a mixture of chocolate and spices, is a favourite. Acapulco was the first resort city in Mexico when it was made popular by well-to-do Mexicans coming from
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Mexico City, only a 2 1/2-hour drive away. When what was then a small town was visited by the Prince of Wales in the 1920s, wealthy Europeans followed. American movie stars and millionaires began making this a destination as well. In the early 1940s, Aca- pulco had a population of 4,000. By 1960, that swelled to 50,000 and today it is a city of almost 705,000. Year-round daily highs in the 30 de-
Winnipeg to Mexico City via Toronto on Air Canada, and then to Acapulco on AeroMexico.
grees C range, moderated by offshore breezes, make Acapulco a perfect tourist destination. Fine sand beaches and tropi- cal vegetation are set against a backdrop of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains that em- brace three sides of this gentle and lovely bay. Te
views are stunning. Acapulco is not the destination for history or archeolo- gy buffs. Te history is moderately interesting; the famous
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