Acapulco

[ ak-uh-poo l-koh; Spanish ah-kah-pool-kaw ]

/ ˌæk əˈpʊl koʊ; Spanish ˌɑ kɑˈpul kɔ /

a seaport and resort in SW Mexico, on the Pacific.

Example sentences from the Web for acapulco

In 1999, El Elegante threw a fashion benefit for more than 600 guests on the beach at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Acapulco.

Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali |Jason McGahan |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
No city has borne a greater share of pain from the fracturing of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel than Héctor's beloved Acapulco.

Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali |Jason McGahan |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
True, in the 1970s, the La Quebrada Cliff Divers of Acapulco were a popular feature on ABC's Wild World of Sports.

The World Series of Cliff Diving Takes Itself Very Seriously |Hampton Stevens |June 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His children are mentioned once, 50 pages later, in a single mysterious sentence: “My wife was in Acapulco with the children.”

American Dreams, 1953: ‘Junky’ by William S. Burroughs |Nathaniel Rich |June 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

We have a photo of him in his mid-50s diving off the cliffs at Acapulco, Mexico.

Peter Worthington: Cliff Diver |David Frum |May 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The region around Acapulco equals any in Mexico in point of fertility.

Barney Blake, The Boy Privateer |Herrick Johnstone
We left Acapulco on the 6th of May 1742; and here begins another series of misfortunes and mortality surpassing the first.

Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II |Sir John Ross
Putting into Acapulco, they found a bark laden with cocoas and anil.

Notable Voyagers |W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
The fortress castle of Acapulco stands at some little distance from the town, commanding the latter.

The Tiger Hunter |Mayne Reid
Torquemada was at Mexico when Quiros and his companions landed at Acapulco, and came up to the capital in the end of 1606.

The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros |Pedro Fernandez de Quiros

Acapulco

/ (ˌækəˈpʊlkəʊ, Spanish akaˈpulko) /

a port and resort in SW Mexico, in Guerrero state. Pop: 761 000 (2005 est) Official name: Spanish Acapulco de Juárez (de ˈxwares)

Acapulco

[ (ah-kuh-pool-koh, ak-uh-pool-koh) ]

City on Mexico's Pacific coast.

A fashionable resort known for its beaches and water sports, which include cliff diving.