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Acapulco

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Acapulco , city (1990 pop. 515,374), Guerrero state, S Mexico. A fashionable resort since the 1920s, it is known for its lavish hotels, deep-sea fishing, and skin diving. Its natural harbor, surrounded by cliffs and promontories, was a base for Spanish exploration of the Pacific and was key in trade with the Philippines; the city was founded in 1550. The Spanish built (1614) the San Diego fort to guard the harbor. Today tourism and related industries dominate the economy, and workers' hill towns have expanded on its periphery. Acapulco has suffered frequent earthquake and hurricane damage.

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Acapulco

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Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez) City on the sw coast of Mexico.

Founded in 1550, it was for 250 years an important port on the galleon route linking Spain and the Philippines. Now the country's most famous Pacific resort, it is noted for beautiful scenery, deep-sea fishing, and luxurious hotels. Exports: cotton, fruit, hides, tobacco. Pop. (2000) 722,499.

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Acapulco

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero/Mexico ‘Place where the Reeds were destroyed’ or ‘Place of Giant Reeds’ from the Nahuatl acatil pulco. The natural harbour was discovered in 1530 by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés^† and a settlement founded in 1550.

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Acapulco

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Acapulco •tacho, taco, tobacco, wacko •blanco, Franco •churrasco, fiasco, Tabasco •Arco, Gran Chaco, mako •art deco, dekko, echo, Eco, El Greco, gecko, secco •flamenco, Lysenko, Yevtushenko •alfresco, fresco, Ionesco •Draco, shako •Biko, Gromyko, pekoe, picot, Puerto Rico, Tampico •sicko, thicko, tricot, Vico •ginkgo, pinko, stinko •cisco, disco, Disko, Morisco, pisco, San Francisco •zydeco • magnifico • calico • Jellicoe •haricot • Jericho • Mexico • simpatico •politico • portico •psycho, Tycho •Morocco, Rocco, sirocco, socko •bronco •Moscow, roscoe •Rothko •coco, cocoa, loco, moko, Orinoco, poco, rococo •osso buco • Acapulco •Cuzco, Lambrusco •bucko, stucco •bunco, junco, unco •guanaco • Monaco • turaco • Turco

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	What hurricane? Acapulco overcomes the perils of Pauline.(Going Places) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 1/25/1998
	Filipinos in Acapulco.(Opinion & Editorial) Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 2/28/2005
	SPIKE IN DRUG VIOLENCE IN ACAPULCO ADDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT MEXICAN TOURISM... Magazine article from: SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico; 2/8/2006