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Acapulco

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Ac·a·pul·co also Ac·a·pul·co de Juá·rez  (k-plk d hwärs, -z, wär-, äkä-pl-)
A city of southern Mexico on the Pacific Ocean. It is a popular resort with a fine natural harbor surrounded by cliffs and promontories. Population: 616,000.
Acapulco [ˌækəˈpʊlkəʊ (Spanish) akaˈpulko]
n
(Placename) a port and resort in SW Mexico, in Guerrero state. Pop.: 619 253 (2000 est.) Official name Acapulco de Juárez (Spanish) [de ˈxwares]
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Noun1.AcapulcoAcapulco - a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
Acapulco de Juarez
Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810


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He made the voyage to Acapulco very happily, and there he sold his ship: and having there also obtained allowance to travel by land to Porto Bello, he found means to get to Jamaica, with all his treasure, and about eight years after came to England exceeding rich.
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context
People talk of the transparent waters of the Mexican Bay of Acapulco, but in my own experience I know they cannot compare with those I am speaking of.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The section from Vera Cruz to Acapulco, given by Humboldt in the Polit.
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