Sounds lovely. Almost like a third world shithole..............
"Totally out of our control"...........I dunno, suppose someone could have picked up all the trash and dumped it somewhere instead of watching it stack up for months.
Perhaps the Acapulco Chamber of Commerce could convene a committee to try and find out why tourists don't want to visit a resort area with garbage piled 5-6 feet high along the streets and a high murder and violent crime rate.

Good news is, the hotel rates have gone down.



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On Thursday, Mexican authorities declared a health emergency for the beach town of Acapulco because of large quantities of uncollected garbage that have piled up.

Carlos de la Peña, the health secretary of the state of Guerrero, located on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, told the Associated Press that city authorities ignored previous warnings about the trash and there were “impressive columns of garbage” located in several places.
Acapulco is known for its beautiful beaches, but Fox News reported that it’s also gaining a reputation for being dangerous. Guerrero had a rate of 64.2 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2017, which is taking a toll on tourism. In March, Alejandro, the owner of a beach bar, told the Daily Telegraph that in spring, there used to be 10,000 students from the United States visiting the area each week.

“Now we have hardly any, and that’s created a huge dent in our economy,” he said. “We’re hard-working people who’ve got mixed up with something totally out of our control.”

A State Department travel advisory issued on August 22 listed Mexico as a level two threat, meaning tourists should exercise increased caution when traveling to the area. Citizens were encouraged to not travel to Guerrero, which was listed as a level four, because of crime.

“Armed groups operate independently of the government in many areas of Guerrero,” the advisory said. “Members of these groups frequently maintain roadblocks and may use violence towards travelers.”

The travel advisory prohibits government employees from traveling to Guerrero, including Acapulco.

How did Acapulco go from a beautiful tourist destination visited by many Americans including hollywood elite to a shiphole 3rd world city?
Corruption, Drugs. They pooped in their own bed, now they gotta sleep in it.

Don't forget Mexican gun control laws. The criminals are the only ones who can carry.

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