Acapulco, Mexico

Acapulco is a city and major sea port in the state of Guerrero Mexico

Acapulco has been well known as a traveler's crossroads for at least a millennium

Acapulco is the nearest beach resort to Mexico City (190 miles) but draws from all over the continent

The port city grew greatly in the 20th century

Poolside

Since 1934 the La Quebrada Cliff Divers perform their impressive jumps

They jump into the shallow stream of water of dangerous tides at the bottom part of La Quebrada

Inches away

Cliff diving crowd in the background

Posing with the cliff divers

The 1968 Summer Olympics yachting regatta took place in Acapulco

Acapulco was devastated by Hurricane Pauline in October 1997

Frank Sinatra pays tribute to Acapulco in the song "Come Fly With Me"

It is a port of call for shipping and cruising lines running between Panama and San Francisco

In 2003 the estimated population was 637,000 people.

The town suffered considerably from earthquakes in July and August 1909.

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