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Acapulco Travel Tips & Information
If you need tourist assistance and legal
advice in Acapulco, contact the Acapulco de Juarez Municipal Government's
Information site at acapulco.gob.
If you have any problems with products or services, you can contact the Federal
Consumer Agency (Profeco) or the Tourist Protection Agency, which protects
visitor's rights during their stay in Guerrero, or the Acapulco International
Center Tel. (7) 484-4583 and 484-4416.
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Acapulco has emergency assistance
organizations that will help you during your stay if necessary. If you are
calling from outside Mexico, you need to dial (52) before the local
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Tourist Attention Office |
(7) 484-4583 y 4416 |
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Public Ministry ( against sexual
crimes) |
(7) 485-4369 |
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Public Ministry Central Zone
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(7) 486-9960 y 9903 |
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State Judicial Police-Central Zone |
(7) 485-4515 |
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Preventive Police |
(7) 485-0650 y 0862 |
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Tourist Aid Green Angels |
(7) 483-8470 |
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Consumer Attention Office (Profeco) |
(7) 483-5885 |
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Location from the Airport |
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"General Juan N. Alvarez"International Airport is 26 kilometers
southeast of Acapulco along Boulevard de las Naciones, in Colonia Plan
de los Amantes and the journey into town takes about 35 minutes along a
scenic road. There is an airport bus service and the airport itself has
most of the usual facilities such as car hire, authorized taxi service,
cafeteria, bar and magazine and souvenir shop. Tel. 01 (7) 466-9446 |
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Zone |
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is in the same time zone as Mexico City and applies the summer schedule
simultaneously with the rest of the country. In Mexico, the summer
schedule is applied at the same time as all the countries in the world,
setting the clock forward one hour between the months of April and
October, although this year it was applied until the month of may. |
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Currency |
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The
Mexican peso is the local currency. Although, dollar bills will be
accepted by most businesses, taxi drivers, hotels, and restaurants.
Traveler checks are widely accepted in major hotels.
It is difficult to handle American coins, as they are not accepted in
banks or currency exchange offices. The best bet is to use coins for
tips only. |
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Weather |
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Temperatures fluctuate between 24 and 33°C, depending on the altitude
(the local climate is warm and semi-warm). The rainfall season is mainly
during summer, when the ocean generally receives warm currents, which
are somewhat more tempered during the area's brief winter season. |
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