A cliff diver leaps from the rocks above Acapulco after the Mexican resort allowed resumption of the activity in the aftermath of deadly Hurricane Otis, but tourists ...

Acapulco’s cliff divers remain the top attraction for tourists. Photo Credit: Gay Nagle Myers Orlando, my tour guide in Acapulco during the Tianguis Turistico in March, proved a good source of ...

The pool area of Hotel Los Flamingos, where Johnny Weissmuller, John Wayne and other Hollywood notables once hung out, is destroyed. (Patrick McDonnell / Los Angeles Times) Acapulco's iconic cliff ...

Acapulco is emerging from its outdated reputation toward a hip, classy and altogether modern Mexican city. This rapid transformation might not hold true in all of Acapulco, but one recently renovated ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Sorry, but for this story we’ll skip the standard references to Elizabeth Taylor’s third wedding, JFK’s honeymoon and cliff divers ...

Filled with an old Hollywood glamour, Acapulco, the No. 1 beach destination chosen by Mexicans, still has its spark. You might think about Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, the Clintons and even the ...

Acapulco tourism officials are to be admired for their dogged determination to revamp an image that has lost some of its luster in recent years due to drug violence and other factors. In recent months ...

"Acapulco is news," said Rullan. "If something happens 200 kilometers from here, they say, 'in Acapulco.' " Yet heavily armed soldiers are a presence throughout the tourist zones, including at beaches ...

Any Mexico specialist knows Acapulco and Los Cabos are two easy sells when pitching to clients seeking a relaxing, vacation for family or couples. But their transformation into two of the most popular ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Acapulco's iconic cliff divers are ready to resume daily shows, but there are no spectators to witness their death-defying leaps from the craggy heights of La Quebrada into the ...

The only relief was the bay, beautiful Acapulco Bay — which, because no one planned on the city growing from 49,000 in 1960 to 800,000 a few decades later, became polluted, primarily from human ...