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Acapulco
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." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Acapulco." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Acapulco.html "Acapulco." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Acapulco.html |
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Acapulco
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." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Acapulco." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Acapulco.html "Acapulco." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Acapulco.html |
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Acapulco
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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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Acapulco." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Acapulco." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Acapulco.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Acapulco." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Acapulco.html |
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Acapulco
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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"Acapulco." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Acapulco." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Acapulco.html "Acapulco." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Acapulco.html |
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