Acapulco Y Su Historia En Ingles
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ACAPULCO
Acapulco (officially known as Acapulco de Juárez) The city is located on the Pacific coast of Mexico in the state of Guerrero. The name"Acapulco" comes from Nahuatl language Aca-pōl-co, and means "At the big reeds" or "At the broken reeds." The "de Juárez" was added to the official name in 1885 tohonor Benito Juárez, the former president of Mexico.
It is classified as one of the state's seven regions, dividing the rest of the Guerrero coast into theCosta Grande and the Costa Chica. The climate here is hot with distinct wet and dry seasons.
Tourism is the main economic activity of the municipality andmost of this is centered on Acapulco Bay.
The CICI is a sea life and aquatic park located on Costera Aleman. It offers wave pools, water slides and watertoboggans. There are also dolphin shows daily and a swim with dolphins program. The center mostly caters to children.[32][34] Another place popular withchildren is the Parque Papagayo which is a large family park which has life-sized replicas of a Spanish galleon and the space shuttle Columbia, threeartificial lakes, aviary, skating rink, rides, go-karts and more. Another enigmatic attraction at Acapulco are the La Quebrada Cliff Divers.
Acapulco is stillfamous for its nightlife and still attracts many vacationers, although most are now from Mexico itself. The resort area is divided into two: The north end of thebay is the "traditional" area, where the famous in the mid 20th century vacationed and the south end is dominated by newer luxury high rise hotels.
Acapulco (officially known as Acapulco de Juárez) The city is located on the Pacific coast of Mexico in the state of Guerrero. The name"Acapulco" comes from Nahuatl language Aca-pōl-co, and means "At the big reeds" or "At the broken reeds." The "de Juárez" was added to the official name in 1885 tohonor Benito Juárez, the former president of Mexico.
It is classified as one of the state's seven regions, dividing the rest of the Guerrero coast into theCosta Grande and the Costa Chica. The climate here is hot with distinct wet and dry seasons.
Tourism is the main economic activity of the municipality andmost of this is centered on Acapulco Bay.
The CICI is a sea life and aquatic park located on Costera Aleman. It offers wave pools, water slides and watertoboggans. There are also dolphin shows daily and a swim with dolphins program. The center mostly caters to children.[32][34] Another place popular withchildren is the Parque Papagayo which is a large family park which has life-sized replicas of a Spanish galleon and the space shuttle Columbia, threeartificial lakes, aviary, skating rink, rides, go-karts and more. Another enigmatic attraction at Acapulco are the La Quebrada Cliff Divers.
Acapulco is stillfamous for its nightlife and still attracts many vacationers, although most are now from Mexico itself. The resort area is divided into two: The north end of thebay is the "traditional" area, where the famous in the mid 20th century vacationed and the south end is dominated by newer luxury high rise hotels.
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