Yes it was a fantastic port of call for cruise ships. In the 70's ships would anchor in the harbor and the view of Acapulco at night was amazing. Great discos (Yes!) with cheap booze. Cliff divers and lots of great beach hotels - good fun.
That is all WAY in the past.
You don’t have to go to Mexico. It came here
Wife & I went to Acapulco in summer of 1984. Seemed safe enough, drink bottled water only, keep your goods in the hotel safe deposit and let the front desk call a trusted taxi.
Biggest hazard we faced was a bus trip to the silver city of Taxco. Climbing up into the mountains was OK but the trip down was all white knuckles in that careening bus with brakes you could smell & halfway down it drove past Mexico’s largest coffin store with lurid window displays.
Went to Cancun in 1991. That was OK, too. I speak Spanish so it helped in both locales. Wouldn’t go back now for love nor money.
In fact, I don’t want to set foot outside the U.S. anymore. Didn’t get this old by being stupid.
Well said.
I have been there on Cruise ships in the 70s and really enjoyed Acapulco.
A person I know liked Acapulco so well he walked up the hill to where the Mexicans lived and struck a deal with them for a place to stay in Jan- Feb. from a month to six weeks.
He did that for many years and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Now Americans avoid going because of the fear of being kidnapped for ransom, or other bad things happening to them. -Tom