[freedumb2003]

Wow — what a mess of a post.

I MEANT to say:

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Acapulco is the only major Mexican resort I have not visited.

That is b/c it is has the reputation as the Honolulu of Mexico - overdeveloped, overcrowded and just *yech*.

I am not surprised the Mexican government, which spends 90% of all its resources protecting its money-generating resorts, has ceded Acapulco to the narco gangs.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Wife and I liked Ixtapa back in the 70s and 80s. A handfull of hotels plus a tiny shopping area.
Today, more than a dozen hotels and a massive shopping area.

[Mouton]

Interesting, we visited one of the Mexican destinations on a cruise to the western Caribbean a few years ago a few years after Wilma. During a taxi ride we had a discussion about the damage and the taxi driver was quick to point out the only real help they got came from the US, not Mexico. I thought that was surprising given it was a well known port call. The driver seemed to be telling the truth, not playing up to us as tourists.