Acapulco

The harbour

Acapulco sits on a deep, horseshoe-shaped bay on the Pacific coast of the state of Guerrero, ringed by steep green hills.

In the Spanish colonial era it was the American end of the Manila galleon route, which carried silver west and Asian silks and porcelain back across the Pacific; the Fort of San Diego was built to guard that trade. Today the port mainly serves cruise ships, yachts and local fishing boats, and the city is best known as a beach resort and for the cliff divers of La Quebrada.

Sailors should respect the season: the coast is exposed to Pacific hurricanes.

Acapulco in PerpeNaval

Region

North Pacific

Country

Mexico

Position

16.85°N 99.88°W

Size in the game

a small port (tier 0)

Fuel

about $246 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Olive oil, Machinery, Fresh produce, Building materials, Coffee

On the quay

a quay and a fuel berth

Waters

near pirate water: Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Tehuantepec

The album

stamp, postcard, humpback whale, salmon smoked in cedar

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at Acapulco