The Guardian

From glamour to gunfire: the tourist city of Acapulco torn apart by violence

In the 1950s Acapulco was a refuge for A-list celebrities; now the resort known as Mexico’s most violent city is struggling to cope under the strain of gang warfare. Is there anything the mayor can do ...
Yahoo

Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis' destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Acapulco's beachfront condo towers were devastated by Hurricane Otis. Rodrigo Oropeza/AFP via Getty Images Acapulco wasn't ...
Newsweek

Bodies Found in Mexico’s Resort City of Acapulco: Latest String of Violence

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The bodies of four men and two women were found strangled and in a pile ...
McClatchyDC

Morgue in Acapulco, city of grisly killings, has seen it all

ACAPULCO, Mexico — For all the determination of Mexico's hit men to behead and hack apart their enemies, the chief of this city's morgue is just as determined to sew the bodies back together for ...
The Guardian

After Hurricane Otis, Acapulco can be rebuilt a better, fairer city

The devastation caused by the hurricane offers a opportunity to put right the effects of decades of poor urban planning and social and political conflict On 25 October, Hurricane Otis, one of the ...
El Universal

Acapulco is the most violent city in Mexico

Acapulco is the most violent city in the country, according to the Citizen Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice. An investigation conducted by EL UNIVERSAL based on newspaper reports ...