A region of Guerrero
Mexico's original beach resort, a deep bay on the Guerrero coast ringed by hills, with the old town, La Quebrada's cliff divers and the beaches of Caleta and Condesa on its west side, and Puerto Marqués and Revolcadero to the south-east. The region runs along the coast from the lagoon and long beach of Pie de la Cuesta in the north-west to Barra Vieja and Laguna de Tres Palos in the south-east.
14 places to visit
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Places to visit in Acapulco Bay 14
14 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Beaches · 4 Landmarks and museums · 3 Villages · 3 Cities · 1 Islands · 1 Lagoons · 1 Archaeological sites · 1
Beaches
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Playa Condesa · Beach · Guerrero
The lively heart of the Costera's Golden Zone: 650 m of sand facing the rocky Farallón del Obispo, with water sports by day and beach bars by night. -
Playa Icacos · Beach · Guerrero
Acapulco Bay's longest beach, about 2 km of sand along the Costera below the Guitarrón hill, with gentler water and banana boats and parasailing. -
Playa Revolcadero · Beach · Guerrero
Long open-ocean beach in Acapulco Diamante where the port's surfing began, with grey sand, big summer swells, horse rides and wide sunsets. -
Playas Caleta y Caletilla · Beach · Guerrero
Twin sheltered beaches at the tip of old Acapulco, calm enough for small children, lined with seafood palapas and the boats out to La Roqueta.
Landmarks and museums
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Capilla Ecuménica de la Paz · Landmark · Guerrero
A 1971 hilltop chapel open to all faiths in Las Brisas, under a 42 m white cross seen across Acapulco Bay, with one of the widest views of the bay. -
Fuerte de San Diego (Museo Histórico de Acapulco) · Landmark · Guerrero
The five-pointed Spanish fort that guarded the Manila galleons, rebuilt in 1778-1783 and now an INAH museum of Acapulco's history above the bay. -
La Quebrada · Landmark · Guerrero
The 45 m cliff in old Acapulco where divers have timed their plunges to the incoming waves since 1934, with shows from early afternoon into the night.
Villages
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Barra Vieja · Village · Guerrero
Rural beach village past Acapulco airport, between open surf and the Laguna de Tres Palos, known as the birthplace of pescado a la talla. -
Pie de la Cuesta · Village · Guerrero
A quiet sandbar village northwest of Acapulco between the open Pacific and the Laguna de Coyuca, famous for its sunsets and for surf too strong to swim in. -
Puerto Marqués · Village · Guerrero
A round bay just south of Acapulco with calm, clear water, beach seafood restaurants and a village where some of Mesoamerica's oldest pottery was found.
Cities
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Acapulco · City · Guerrero
Mexico's original beach resort: a deep Pacific bay, the old galleon port and cliff divers, the Costera and Diamante, rebuilding after Otis and John.
Islands
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Isla La Roqueta · Island · Guerrero
Wooded island a ten-minute boat ride off Caleta, with a calm beach, snorkelling, a trail up to the lighthouse and the sunken Virgen de los Mares on the way.
Lagoons
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Laguna de Coyuca · Lagoon · Guerrero
A 17 km freshwater lagoon behind Pie de la Cuesta, ringed by mangroves, with bird islands, boat trips, waterskiing and fish grilled on Isla La Montosa.
Archaeological sites
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Palma Sola · Archaeological site · Guerrero
Eighteen granite boulders carved with people, faces and calendar counts on the slopes of El Veladero above Acapulco Bay; free entry, run by INAH.
Top tours in Acapulco Bay
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Getting around Acapulco Bay
Fly into Toluca (TLC) and Zihuatanejo (ZIH).
Cities to start from: Acapulco
Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.
Also by boat or on foot (each page says from where): Isla La Roqueta.
When to visit Acapulco Bay
Most of Acapulco Bay is at its best in January, February, March, and December.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Ixcateopan, Taxco, Zihuatanejo