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Body Parts Found in Upscale Mexico City District

Apr 24th 2011 – 6:54PM

MEXICO CITY - The dismembered body of a woman was found scattered in a leafy, upscale Mexico City district, while authorities investigated possible drug gang links in the deaths of five females whose throats were slashed in Acapulco. The mass slaying of women is unusual in Mexico's drug war, and there was no indication...

Gunmen Kill 5 at Mexican Border Bar

Apr 2nd 2011 – 9:17PM
Raymundo Ruiz, AP

Raymundo Ruiz, AP

MEXICO CITY - Gunmen shot up a bar and then threw in fire bombs, killing three men and two women in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, an official said Saturday. The deaths came a day after a shooting attack on another bar in the city caused 10 deaths. A motive had not been determined and it was unclear if the...

14 Killed in Mexico Bar Attacks

Feb 27th 2011 – 5:52PM

MEXICO CITY -- At least 14 people were killed in three separate attacks in bars in northern Mexico, authorities said Sunday. In Coahuila state, across the border from Texas, nine men died late Saturday when gunmen opened fire inside two bars in separate attacks, state prosecutors said in a statement. Eleven others were...

12 Taxi Drivers, Fares Killed in Mexican Resort

Feb 20th 2011 – 8:28PM

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- A spate of attacks on taxis in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco has left 12 taxi drivers or passengers dead, police said Sunday, just hours before the Mexican Open tennis tournament is scheduled to start. Acapulco has been the scene of bloody drug cartel turf wars, and taxi drivers have often been...

14 Decapitated Men Among 27 Slain in Mexican Resort of Acapulco

By Christine RiedelJan 9th 2011 – 9:18AM

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- The bodies of 15 men, all but one of them headless, were found on a street outside a shopping center in Acapulco on Saturday as police reported 27 people slain in the Pacific resort in less than a day. The decapitated victims, all of whom appeared to be in their 20s, were discovered in an area not...

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10 Murdered in Mexican Pacific resort city

May 28th 2012 - 10:19AM

At least 10 people were murdered over the weekend in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexican prosecutors said.

acapulco News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 The Fairmont Acapulco Princess Source: Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Inc We are proud to introduce Pearl, Acapulco's newest luxury experience.
  • 05/24/12 Go loco down in Acapulco Source: IOL Mexico is relying on travellers from countries like Russia and Brazil to boost its tourism numbers this year after the drug war plaguing the country deterred US visitors, its largest source of tourists.
  • 05/21/12 Real Mex: Search Under Way for New CEO Source: Orange County Business Journal The chair of Cypress-based Real Mex Restaurants Inc.'s board of directors has stepped in as interim chief executive while the company searches for a permanent replacement.
  • 05/03/12 Quick History: The Acapulco Chair Retrospect Source: Apartment Therapy In the 1950s and '60s, Acapulco became a hot destination for the jet set.
  • 05/03/12 The Fairmont Acapulco Princess Source: Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Inc We are proud to introduce Pearl, Acapulco's newest luxury experience.

Background on acapulco

Acapulco (officially known as Acapulco de Juárez) is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City.

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