| Mexico beaches come in all shapes and sizes. Two | | | | cabana. For better or worse, those days are |
| of the most famous areas are Cabo San Lucas | | | | gone. |
| and Acapulco. | | | | Cabo San Lucas is quickly becoming the place to |
| Acapulco | | | | be among Mexican beach resorts. Rock stars, |
| You're probably already familiar with Acapulco if | | | | Sammy Hagar, own bars and sing songs about |
| you ever watched the Wild World of Sports on | | | | the place. The marinas have some impressive and |
| ABC. Acapulco was exhibited frequently as the | | | | expensive boats. Previously bare mountains are |
| location of those sketchy cliff diving competitions. | | | | now covered by large and impressive homes. |
| You know, the one where crazy men jumped a | | | | Heck, there are even traffic jams! |
| few hundred feet into a pool of water between | | | | Still, there is a reason all this is going on. Cabo San |
| rocks. Fortunately, you don't have to cliff dive to | | | | Lucas is simply a top notch place to go on a |
| enjoy Acapulco. | | | | vacation. The sun beams all day and there are |
| Acapulco is located below and on mountains | | | | activities galore. You can go deep see fishing, |
| jutting on off of a beautiful bay. The place is | | | | kayaking, surfing or just loaf on the beach. Cafes |
| visually impressive and the beaches are very nice. | | | | and bars populate the beaches, but you don't get |
| There is, however, one potential downside to | | | | the hectic feeling found in Acapulco. For nightlife, |
| Acapulco. The town is tailored to tourist in a big | | | | Cabo San Lucas can't be beat with legendary bars |
| way. You aren't going to find any authentic | | | | and quality restaurants. |
| Mexican culture unless you head into the hills. | | | | If you're "forced" to go to Mexico on vacation, |
| Instead, you are going to be bombarded by | | | | either Acapulco or Cabo San Lucas is a good spot. |
| people selling things and generally catering to the | | | | All and all, I prefer Cabo, but to each their own. |
| all mighty tourist dollar. Some people love | | | | Rick Chapo is with Nomad Travel Journals - |
| Acapulco, but there are better places in Mexico in | | | | makers of writing journals. Travel journals are |
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| Cabo San Lucas | | | | student travel, family vacations and adventure |
| How times change. Cabo San Lucas used to be a | | | | travel. Visit for more travel articles, travelogues |
| sleepy beach town on the tip of Baja California. | | | | and travel stories. |
| The airport used to consists of a single, large | | | | |