ACAPULCO, GUERRERO, MEXICO
Acapulco, Guerrero, is, to me, just another city. I hate cities. If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
Paul, my travelling partner, wanted to stop and see the famous divers.
A few questions of some friends, and a city street map, and it was easy to find.
When we drove into town, from Hwy. 200 we came upon a, wide, divided boulevard. Take the cutoff to the right and you miss all the heavy traffic.
LA QUEBRADA
MEXICO HIGHWAY 200, AND OF COURSE WE MISSED THIS TURN, STAYED TO THE LEFT, AND HIT ALL THE HEAVY TRAFFIC.
I HAD BEEN IN THAT AREA, WHEN I CHANGED BUSSES, YEARS AGO, BUT IT WAS ALL NEW TO PAUL.
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FROM THE PARKING LOT AT LA QUEBRADA
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Av. LOPEZ MATEOS CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE PENINSULA DE LAS PLAYAS
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LES PRECIPIOS ( The CLIFFS) AND THE LOWER VIEWING AREA
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SOME OF THE DIVERS DIVE FROM THE TOP OF LES PRECIPIOS
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VIEW OF LA QUEBRADA FROM Av. LOPEZ MATEOS
ON THE LEFT, THE SHRINE - LOWER CENTER, LOWER VIEWING AREA - UPPER CENTER, CLUB LA PERLA, AND UPPER VIEWING AREA
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SHRINE - SOME OF THE DIVERS VISIT THE SHRINE BEFORE THEY DIVE
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NOT ALL THE DIVERS DIVE FROM THE TOP
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SOME DIVERS CLIMB TO THE TOP, VISIT THE SHRINE, THEN CLIMB PART WAY DOWN BEFORE THEY DIVE
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UPPER VIEW DECK, LA PERLA RESTAURANT, AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
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ON THE LEFT, A CONCESSION, REFRESCOS, CERVESAS, HOT DOGS
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LES CLAVADISTAS DE LA QUEBRADA (CLIFF DIVERS) CARRY TORCHES FOR THE LAST DIVE OF THE NIGHT
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P35 TO VIEW FROM THE LOWER DECK.
THOSE IN THE CORNER MUST MOVE TO ALLOW THE DIVERS TO CLIMB OVER THE RETAINING WALL
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THE DIVERS CLIMB DOWN THE CLIFF, SWIM ACROSS THE WATER, AND CLIMB UP THE FAR PRECIPIO
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5 DIVES DAILY - 12:45 NOON - 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, & 10:30 PM
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AN ACAPULCO ATTRACTION SINCE 1940
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136 FEET - 50 METERS
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TIMING IS ESSENTIAL
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BETWEEN WAVES THE WATER IS ONLY 9 FEET - 1.5 METERS DEEP
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THE DIVER MUST REACH THE BOTTOM AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PEAK OF A LARGE WAVE
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NOW YOU SEE THEM -
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NOW YOU DON'T
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 A ONE WAY STREET THAT STARTS AT THE PARKING LOT AT LA QUEBRADA
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HOTEL CASA AMPARO
(01-744) 4-82-21-72
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69 CALLE DE LA QUEBRADA
LESS THAN 2 BLOCKS FROM THE DIVERS
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ONE NIGHT - 2 BEDS - HOT WATER - P250
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LEAVING LA QUEBRADA
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LA SIRENA
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Av. LOPEZ MATEOS
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Blvd. COSTERA MIGUEL ALEMAN - Hwy. 200
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DOWNTOWN ACAPULCO
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BAHIA DE ACAPULCO
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LAGUNA DE TREZ PALOS
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