Location
Acapulco is located on the Mexican Pacific Coast on the beautiful Saint Lucia
Bay, surrounded by the Southern “Sierra Madre” Mountains. Its main vegetation
is the lower jungle type. Acapulco is situated 245 miles from México City.
Air
Transportation Acapulco’s “Juan N. Álvarez”
International Airport is located only 25 minutes from the Golden Zone of the harbor
and receives direct flights from the cities of Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Chicago,
as well as from Europe and South America with connections through México
City. The following airlines serve Acapulco: Aeroméxico, Mexicana de Aviación,
America West, Continental Airlines, American Airlines and Aviacsa. The average
flight time from México City to Acapulco is 45 minutes.
Climate
Season
Average
Annual Temperature (°F)
Average
Annual Rainfall (in)
Rainy
Days
Spring
83 - 92
12
14 of 91
Summer
83 - 92
34.4
40 of 92
Fall
83 - 92
8.3
10 of 92
Winter
80-90
0.55
1 of 90
Population
Acapulco has 624,814 inhabitants. (Source: INEGI (National Institute of Statistics,
Geography and Informatics) Census 2000).
Economic
Activities The economy of Acapulco is based mainly
on Tourism, followed by Commerce and Manufacturing.
