Residents maintain a blockade at the height of Acapulco, on February 2, causing long lines of vehicles and disruptions to traffic. The Autopista del Sol registered a blockade of demonstrators on Monday, February 2, from the early hours of the morning, which was lifted around 4:00 p.m. Commissioners from Juan R. Escudero and the Ocotito […]
Stolen emblematic Acapulco mariachi frogs recovered by authorities in the State of Mexico
What is happening in the country is increasingly surprising, the emblematic mariachi frogs of the Señor Frog’s store in Acapulco, which had disappeared after the devastating passage of Hurricane Otis in October 2023, have finally been recovered. The figures that represent an important tourist and cultural attraction of the port, were found in a property in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State […]
25,000 troops were sent to Acapulco to stop the violence after Hurricane Otis
The Mexican government sent 25,000 troops to Acapulco after the resort was hit by Hurricane Otis on Oct. 25, but apparently, that hasn’t stopped the violence this week. The main Acapulco business chamber reported that gang threats and attacks have caused about 90% of the city’s passenger vans to stop running, affecting the resort’s main […]
Acapulco faces diseases, dengue and excess garbage in the streets after Otis, survivor said
Almost a month after the arrival of the hurricane, according to the inhabitants, Acapulco is still in emergency The coasts of Guerrero, especially Acapulco, are experiencing a horror story since Hurricane Otis, category 5 (the highest on the Saffir – Simpson scale), hit land on October 24, causing total devastation in the area, destroying hotels, […]
Chilangos prefer to go to Zihuatanejo and Cuernavaca after Otis passes through Acapulco
Tourists from the capital go by truck to other beaches in Guerrero to enjoy their vacations Zihuatanejo and Cuernavaca are some destinations that the capital’s residents chose to enjoy the fourth long holiday of the year, after the passage of Hurricane Otis on October 25 left Acapulco, one of the most visited tourist destinations by […]
Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not a Category 5 Hurricane
Author Acapulco wasn’t prepared when Hurricane Otis struck as a powerful Category 5 storm on Oct. 25, 2023. The short notice as the storm rapidly intensified over the Pacific Ocean wasn’t the only problem – the Mexican resort city’s buildings weren’t designed to handle anything close to Otis’ 165 mph winds. While Acapulco’s oceanfront high-rises were built […]
Mexico’s hurricane reconstruction plans prioritize military barracks, owners left to rebuild hotels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government laid out hurricane reconstruction plans Tuesday for the resort of Acapulco that seem to give as much priority to building military barracks as re-opening hotels. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he hoped owners would be able to reopen as many as 35 of the resort’s 377 hotels by […]