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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Acalmani (Ayutla de los Libres), Guerrero, Acalmani (Igualapa), Guerrero, Acapetlahuaya, Acapulco, Acatepec, Ahuacuotzingo, Ajuchitlan, Alcozauca de Guerrero, Alpoyeca, Apango, Apaxtla de Castrejon, Arcelia, Atenango del Rio, Atlamajalcingo del Monte, Atlixtac, Atoyac de Alvarez, Axaxacualco, Azoyu, Buenavista de Cuellar, Chilpancingo, Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Ciudad Altamirano, Michoacan, Coacoyula De Alvarez, Coahuayutla de Guerrero, Cochoapa el Grande, Cocula, Guerrero, Colotepec, Copala, Guerrero, Copalillo, Copanatoyac, Coyuca de Benitez, Coyuca de Catalan, Coyuquilla sur, Cruz Grande, Cualac, Guerrero, Cuautepec, Cuetzala del Progreso, Cutzamala de Pinzon, Huamuxtitlan, Hueycantenango, Huitzuco, Iliatenco, Ixcapuzalco, Ixcateopan de Cuauhtemoc, Ixtapa, Jalapa, Guerrero, Juchitan, Guerrero, La Union, Guerrero, Luces en el Mar, Malinaltepec, Marquelia, Metlatonoc, Mochitlan, Municipalities of Guerrero, Olinala, Ometepec, Otlatepec, Pie de la Cuesta, Guerrero, Pilcaya, Pineda, Guerrero, Quechultenango, San Jeronimo de Juarez, San Luis de la loma, San Marcos, Guerrero, San Miguel Totolapan, Taxco, Tecoanapa, Tecpan de Galeana, Teloloapan, Tepecoacuilco de Trujano, Tetipac, Tierra Colorada, Tixtla, Tlacoachistlahuaca, Tlacoapa, Tlacotepec, Tlalchapa, Tlalixtaquilla, Tlapa de Comonfort, Tlapehuala, Troncones, Vallecitos de Zaragoza, Xalpatlahuac, Xochihuehuetlan, Xochistlahuaca, Zapotitlan Tablas, Zihuatanejo, Zirandaro de los Chavez, Zitlala, Zumpango del Rio. Excerpt: Acapulco (officially known as Acapulco de Juarez) is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 kilometres (190 mi) southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico's history. It is a port of call for shipping and cruising lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California, United States. The city of Acapulco is the largest in the state, far larger than the state capital Chilpancingo. Acapulco is also Mexico's largest beach and balneario resorted city. The city is best known as one of Mexico's oldest and most well-known beach resorts, which came into prominence in the 1950s as a getaway for Hollywood stars and millionaires. Acapulco is still famous for its nightlife and still attracts many vacationers, although most are now from Mexico itself. The resort area is divided into two: The north end of the bay is the "traditional" area, where the famous in the mid-20th century vacationed; and the south end is dominated by newer luxury high-rise hotels. The name "Acapulco" comes from Nahuatl language Aca-p l-co, and means "where were destroyed or washed away the reeds." The "de Juarez" was added to the official name in 1885 to honor Benito Juarez, the former president of Mexico. The seal for the city shows broken reeds or cane. A 1628 relief atlas of Acapulco bayBy the eighth century in the Acapulco area, there was a small culture which would first be dominated by the Olmecs, then by a number of others during the pre-Hispanic period. In Acapulco bay itself, there were two Olmec sites, one by Playa Larga and the other on a hill known as El Guitarron. Olmec influence caused the small spread-out villages here to coalesce into larger entities and build ceremonial centers. Later, Teotihuacan influence made its way here via Cuernavaca and Chilpancingo. Then Mayan influence arrived from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and through w
