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| Acapulco Travel Information Puerto
Marques gets my top vote for a lazy afternoon at the beach. If you want a change
from the beaches in the Golden Zone, give Puerto Marques a try. The beach is safer
for swimming than most other local beaches and you will be in the company of many
local families who know that this is a great beach.
Beaches
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There are many nice (and inexpensive) seafood restaurants right on the beach.
Be sure to try the Ceviche and the Pulpo!
Location: From the main strip
in Acapulco, take a taxi or bus 15 minutes towards the airport. You will see Puerto
Marques after passing over the large hill in Las Brisas (see the photo above).
At the bottom of the hill you will come to a traffic light. The beach is a 15
minute walk (or short taxi ride) to your right. If you continue toward the airport
away from the city, the next beach will be Revolcadero Beach.
Visit Revolcadero
Beach if you prefer a quiet and more private day at the beach (with far
fewer salespeople). The beach is very convenient for guests of hotels and resorts
in the Diamond Zone of Acapulco, but it is a fair journey for others. Enjoy lunch
or dinner (and drinks) right on the beach at the "cabanas".
There is
some surfing at Revolcadero, but your best bet is probably La Bonfil beach, which
is another 10 minutes to the south. Location: In Acapulco's Diamond
Zone, close to the airport. Acapulco Princess is located on "Playa Revolcadero".
From the main strip in Acapulco, take a taxi or bus 20-30 minutes towards the
airport. You will first pass by Puerto Marques after the hill in Las Brisas.
The Fairmont Acapulco Princess is a very popular resort for vacationers as
well as business travelers. The hotel's main tower is modeled after an ancient
Aztec pyramid, and the resort is filled with Aztec decor.Princess is
located on vast acreage along a beautiful beach. The resort is fairly secluded,
so you will need transportation for your adventures into the city. Many conventions
and special events are held at the resort. Yuca Salsa Club The Princess
Hotel has a live Salsa club called "Yuca", which is one of the best places for
salsa dancing in Acapulco. Amenities: Golf course, day spa, fitness
center, 11 tennis courts, 5 swimming pools, 24-hour room service, conference rooms,
business services, Internet access in public areas, grocery, babysitting service,
fitness equipment, nightclub, catering, dry cleaning, shopping, medical assistance,
wheelchair accessible. Location: Playa Revolcadero (close to the
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Las Brisas, overlooking the eastern end of the bay, is
probably the most exclusive of all, its individual villas
offering private swimming pools and pink jeeps to every
occupant. Puerto Marques (buses marked "Puerto Marques")
is the first of the playas, a sheltered, deeply indented
cove with restaurants and beach chairs right down to the
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| Playas
Caleta and Caletilla |
Very small - the two are divided only by a rocky outcrop
and breakwater - they tend to be crowded with Mexicans
(the foreign tourists who once flocked here have since
decamped east), but the water is almost always calm and,
by Acapulco's standards, the beach is clean.
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Even if it weren't for the massive backbreaking waves
that dump on the beach, there are said to be sharks offshore
- but as good a place as you can imagine to come and watch
the sun sink into the Pacific or to ride horseback along
the shore.
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| Akumal |
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Akumal means “place of the turtles” and it is
still one of their favorite places for laying their eggs.
However what makes Akumal such a charming and fascinating
destination for tourists from around the world is its
spectacular protected bay area of transparent waters and
the sweet water currents that flow through its caves and
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Though you're free to go anywhere, and signposted public
walkways lead down to the sea at regular intervals, some
of the hotels do their best to make you feel like a trespasser,
and staff will certainly move you off the beach furniture
if you're not a guest.
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| Conzumel |
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Nachi Cocom, south of Chankanaab, even has a swimming
pool, a good restaurant, and watersports equipment rental.
A little farther south you'll come to Playa San Francisco
and, south of it, Playa Palancar. Other beach clubs include
Paradise Cafe, on the southern tip of the island across
from Punta Sur nature park, and Playa Bonita, Chen R?o,
and Punta Morena, on the eastern side. |
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| Isla Mujeres |
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First there's the beach, then there's the sea. And when
you've tired of those, you can rent a bike, moped or even
golf cart to carry you around the island to more sea,
more beaches, a coral reef and the tiny Maya temple that
the conquistadors chanced upon, full of female figures,
which gave the place its name. |
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| Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo |
Zihuatanejo has the old-fashioned charm of traditional
Mexican culture. Fishing continues to be a way of life
for a large number of families, and the increasing popularity
of the area as a sportfishing destination has given new
impetus to their livelihood. .
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| Acapulco |
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Acapulco even though there are hundreds of thousands of
people here throughout the year - the town itself has
a population approaching one and a half million and even
out of season (busiest months are Dec-Feb) most of the
big hotels remain nearly full - it rarely seems oppressively
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Condesa or Playa Icacos |
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Centro Acapulco, where the beach is far less crowded and
considerably cleaner. Here, too, it's easy enough to slip
in to use the hotel showers, swimming pools and bars -
there's no way they're going to spot an imposter in these
thousand-bed monsters. |
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