Acapulco

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Acapulco is a historic Mexican Pacific coastal city that flourished as a major colonial-era seaport and remains a prominent tourist destination.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeCenterOf Acapulco de Juárez Municipality
climate tropical savanna climate
coastType Pacific coast
continent North America
country Mexico
countrySubdivision State of Guerrero
countrySubdivisionType state
economyBasedOn port activities
tourism
elevation 0–40 metres
foundedInCentury 16th century
hasActivity cruise tourism
sport fishing
water sports
hasAirport Acapulco International Airport
hasLandmark Acapulco Bay
La Quebrada
San Diego Fort
hasPort Port of Acapulco
historicalRole major colonial-era seaport
is coastal city
historic city
port city
resort city
seaport
tourist destination
urban area
knownFor La Quebrada cliff divers
beaches
cliff diving
nightlife
language Spanish
locatedIn Guerrero
locatedOn Bay of Acapulco
Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Acapulco de Juárez
partOf Costa Chica of Guerrero
Southern Mexico
regionCode MX-GRO
servedAs Pacific terminus of the Manila galleon trade
key port in Spanish Empire
timeZone Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
tourismType domestic tourism
international tourism
wasImportantIn Spanish colonial period


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