Acapulco, Mexico
February 15, 2006

Acapulco is a major city of 3 million people in west-central Mexico.  For our side trip we chose the "Cultural & Picturesque" tour ~ which took us to Fort San Diego, the Flamingo Hotel, and the Cross of Peace Chapel at the southern end of the city.

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The Mexican flag.		Pictures taken as we cruised into port.
	Bonnie and I stayed in the tall hotel in 1985.
Fuerte de San Diego as seen from our balcony.	Juan ~ our guide for our Acapulco tour.	Entrance to Fuerte de San Diego, a 17th century fort built to protect Acapulco from pirates.
	School kids dress colorfully here!	Los Flamingos Hotel ~ formerly owned during the 1940's and 50's by John Wayne, Johnny Weissmuller, Hedy Lamarr, etc.	Photos taken from the hotel grounds.
			This cross is in front of the Cross of Peace Chapel at the south end of the city.	The Chapel itself ~ the inlay is called "pineapple" marble.
Marble seen from the inside of the church.	Acapulco Bay as viewed from the south end of the city.	Telephoto picture of our ship ~ taken from the same spot as the picture at the left.
Acapulco at night.