Article: Acapulco revival: with new luxury hotels and condos, the resort aims to attract more foreign tourists.(DOING BUSINESS)(Acapulco Restaurants)

Acapulco--the "Pearl of the Pacific" as it was known in the fifties--has seen many mini declines and renaissances, probably more than any resort destination in North America.

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Past booms, faded glory, neglect and rejuvenation are etched on the resort's physiognomy to the extent that its skyline says it all. Retro gems, peeled plaster, new paint jobs, obras negras (black works, meaning half-built, abandoned developments) and new, glittering high-rises spiraling up into a heavenly blue future co-exist as a confusing testament to good, great, bad, worse and better days.

"You have to remember that Acapulco stood alone at the ...

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