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Code : 744 + 7 digits
Acapulco
 Means
of transportation
By air : "Aeropuerto Internacional
Juán N. Alvarez" located 26 km (16 miles) south-east
of the city 
(744) 4352060 (switchboard), 4352061 (Administration), 
(744) 4669 440, Email : acafrodriguez@oma.bz,
www.oma.bz.
This international airport is serviced by many flights from Canada
(Air Canada and Air Transat) and the US with Delta, American Airlines,
USAir, Northwest and Continental airlines. For schedules of arrivals
and departures at the airport of Acapulco, log onto www.flightstats.com/go
(departures) or www.flightstats.com/go.
Aeromexico - Av. Costera Miguel Alemán # 286,
Playa Hornos,
(744) 485 22 80 / 485 1600 / 485 16 25,
(744) 485 1544 , E-mail : lperez@aeromexico.com.mx,
www.aeromexico.com.mx.
Interjet - Acapulco,
Centro Comercial Plaza, Marbella Local 28, in front of the glorieta
de la Diana, Prolongación Farallón, corner with Costera
Miguel Alemán, hours : Mon-Sat 9 AM- 6 PM or at the airport
of Acapulco,
(55) 1102 55 11 or in Mexico
01800 322 5050 - Hours : 9 AM-6 PM – Flights from
Toluca (state
of Mexico) and from Mexico City, www.interjet.com.mx.
Volaris
: low cost,
(55) 11 02 80 00 in Mexico –
01 800 7 volaris (86 52 747) - domestic flights in Airbus A319,
Toluca based company. Flights from Tijuana to Acapulco.
Land
transportation at the airport
Taxis of the airport : the ride airport-downtown costs about $200.
The authorized taxis kiosks are located close to the domestic and
international arrival zones (buy the ticket for the taxi ride inside
the airport - ticket OMA).
By bus :
1- Central Terminal Ejido, Ejido, 47,
(744) 469-2028 : There are two bus companies : Estrella Blanca and
Futura. They service the same destinations than the following terminals.
Compare the prices between the different classes.
 2-
Terminal central de Autobus de Primera Clase, Estrella de Oro (Av
Cuauhtemoc, 1490),
(744) 485-8758 -
www.estrelladeoro.com.mx.
Departures every hour from 6 AM to 2 AM to Mexico
South Terminal (Tasqueña). Duration of the trip: 5hours
to 6hours and a half, depending of the stops. 2008 fees : from $347
to $475 depending of the class of the bus (Plus or Diamante). It
also services Cuernavaca, Ixtapa,
Taxco, Iguala, Chipalcingo,
Lázaro Cárdenas and Veracruz (night departure at 9
PM, $750).
3- A new Terminal, called DIAMANTE, on the road to the airport
is also serviced by Estrella de Oro, with the destinations : Mexico
City (South Terminal), Cuernavaca,
Ixtapa, Taxco, Iguala, Chipalcingo
and Altamirano - www.estrelladeoro.com.mx,
01 800 9000 105.
In all these three terminals, there are an ATM and lockers ($4 per
hour/per luggage).
Packages bus/hotel : www.autobus.com.mx/edo/
Offices of Estrella Blanca : www.estrellablanca.com.mx
1- Diamante Marquez - Boulevard De Las Naciones No. 154 Col. Puerto
Marquez C.P. 39907,
(744) 466-03-66
Zócalo, av. Costera Miguel Alemán # 207 Edificio Oviedo
Zona Centro, C.P. 39300,
(744) 483 56 86.
Taxis
or peseros or bus :
The taxi costs 425 pesos to go to the Zócalo/
La Caleta, 380 pesos to go to the hotel zone, 315 pesos to go to
Las Brisas (Scenic road), 255 pesos to go to the hotel Princess.
A pesero costs 100 pesos/person to go the Costera. The
blue or yellow city buses service the coast from Puerto Marques
to La Caleta for $5 or 6 depending of your destination. Wave to
the driver. Destinations are marked on the windshield.
Rental cars : Avis
and other local companies can be found at the airport or/ and in
downtown :
 ALAMO
: avenue Costera Miguel Alemán # 2148 -
484 33 05
AVIS
: avenue Costera Miguel Alemán # 139 -
484 57 20 / 466 91 90 (airport)
BUDGET
: avenue Costera Miguel Alemán, at the first floor of Emporio
hotel,
481 24 33 / 466 90 03 (airport)
HETZ
: avenue Costera Miguel Alemán # 137, next to the hotel Monaco,
485 89 47 / 466 91 72 (airport)
Tourist office
The tourist Office of the state of Guerrero - Centro Internacional
Acapulco (Convention Center)-
avenue Costera Miguel Alemán # 4455,
(744) 484 44 16 / 24 23, open 9 AM-9 PM, Mon-Fri and 9 AM-2 PM,
Sat. The staff is friendly and gives you good information - www.guerrero.gob.mx
and jhuerta@guerrero.gob.mx
or www.acapulco.gob.mx/turismo
Consulates
Germany : Antón de Alamino # 26, Fracc. Costa Azul,
(744) 484 18 60 / 96 80,
484 38 10
Austria : Juan R.Escudero # 1, Edif. Fernández First floor,
Fracc. Costa Azul,
(744) 484 18 60 / 98 60
Canada : avenue Costera Miguel Alemán, Centro Comercial Marbella
- local 23,
(744) 484 1305 / 1306
United States of America : avenue Costera Miguel Alemán #
121, Hotel Continental Emporio,
(744) 469 0556 / 484 0300/ 481 1699
Spain : avenue Costera Miguel Alemán # 75, 39690- Acapulco,
(744) 435 15 00,
484 88 05
France : avenue Costera M. Alemán # 91 Condominio Nikko Desp.
205 - 206, Fracc. Club Deportivo 39690,
(744) 484 45 80, (744) 484 82 77, Courriel : notaria15@hotmail.com
Italy : Gran Via Tropical # 615B, Col. Las Américas,
(744) 481 2533 / 483 3875
Consult the tourist office for the
complete list of consulates.
Cultural
Center of Acapulco (Instituto Guerrerense de la Cultura,
avenue Costera Miguel Alemán # 4834, behind CICI) : free
shows several times a week.
Recreation
SHOTOVER JET : ten people speedboat,
(744) 484 11 54 / 55 / 56, ventas@shotoverjet.com.mx
or www.shotoverjet.com.mx.
"FIESTA & BONANZA" : mini-cruises on average size
boats - departures at 4:30 PM and 11:30 PM for a night cruise I
the Bay. Music, bar and restaurants on board,
(744) 482 20 55 / 482 49 47,
(744) 483 25 31 , yatesfb@yahoo.com.mx,
avenue Costera Miguel Alemán, Glorieta Tlacopanocha locales
4 and 5.
"ACAREY" : same type of cruise as the previous one - several
departures a day : acarey_ventas@yahoo.com.mx,
(744) 482 37 63 / 64 / 65,
(744) 482 37 67. Compare the prices of these three companies on
the premises !
Beach activities : parasailing from the beaches Hornos and Condesa.
Post-office : Palacio
Federal, avenue Costera Miguel Alemán (not far from the Zócalo);
open 8 AM-8 PM, Mon-Fri et 8 AM-2 PM on Saturday.
Laundries : Lavanderia
Coral, Calle B Juarez and Felipe valle, open from 9 AM to 2 PM and
from 4 PM to 7 PM on week days and from 9 AM to 5 PM on Saturday
: 12 pesos/kg. Lavanderia Lavadin, corner of La Paz and Iglesias,
open from 8 AM to 11 PM from Monday to Saturday : 14 pesos/kg. These
two laundries are close to the Zócalo.
In other parts of the city : Laundry Self Service : Diamante, Simon
Bolivar (
443-0114) and Lavanderia Wash & Wear, Costera M Alemán,
78, in front of Hotel Calinda (
484-9363).
Banks, ATM and foreign exchanges offices
: There are many of them on downtown, on the Costera
Miguel Alemán Avenue and at the Zócalo. ATM Visa :
Roads Police :
(744) 441 34 36 / 34 38
Tourist
Police :
(744) 485 04 90 / Locatel,
(744) 481 11 00 (help the tourists in any kind of emergency)
Public security :
(744) 485 06 50 / 485 08 62
Red
Cross :
(744) 485 81 78 / 445 58 80
Health :
Health Center,
(744) 482 05 15
Hospital Magallanes, Massieu # 2,
(744) 485 61 94, close to Park Papagayo
Hospital centro Medico, José Alvarez Arevalo # 620,
(744) 482 46 92.
Hard
Rock, avenue Costera Miguel Alemán # 37,
(744) 484 66 80 / 484 00 47 - open from 12 noon to 2 AM.
Planet
Hollywood, avenue Costera Miguel Alemán # 2917,
(744) 484 21 23 / 484 07 17 - open from 12 noon to 2 AM.
Tranvìas
Turisticos, avenue Costera Miguel Alemán s/n corner
Francisco Pizarro in front of Crown Plaza hotel,
(744) 484 79 54. Departures everyday at 10:30 AM. Recommended for
the wonderful views of the Bay.
Supermarkets
: BODEGA AURRERA and BODEGA GIGANTE, two huge supermarkets on the
Costera Miguel Alemán Avenue, open until 11 PM.
INEGI
: avenue Costera Miguel Alemán # 315 inside the Federal Palace,
2nd floor.
Hotels
Association :
(744) 484 2216/484 0271 / 484 0308 -
Motels and mexican hotels association
:
(744) 482 12 12 ext 26.
Code : 755 + 7 digits
IXTAPA
Tourist office : Plaza los
patios,
(755) 553 0799 or 553 0482, open 8 AM-8 PM (week days)
and 8 AM- 3 PM (on Saturdays). Tourist office :
553 15 70 or Office of the Costa Grande, Calle Galo # 1,
544 83 61.
Banks : there are numerous
by the Zócalo
Tourist Police :
060 / 554 22 07
Laundries : Lavanderia Gaitan
Cortes Austreberto on Pelicanos avenue 15, between Calle 4 and 6,
open 8 AM-9 PM, Mon-Sat and 9 AM-1 PM on Sundays.
Bus Terminal :
Terminal central de Autobus de Primera Clase, Estrella de Oro -
(755) 553 1315 or Estrella blanca -
(755) 553 0465 - www.estrelladeoro.com.mx.
Departures every hour to Mexico
South Terminal (Tasqueña). It also services Cuernavaca,
Acapulco, Iguala, Chipalcingo
and Lázaro Cárdenas.
Sales Offices, Plaza Ixpamar, Locales 1 and 2,
(755) 553 1315, reservations 01 800 9000 105 or in ZIHUATANEJO,
av. Paseo Zihuatanejo, lote 34 manzana 10,
( 755) 554 2175, reservations 01 800 9000 105.
Sales Offices of the
company Parhikuni - destination Morelia,
Lázaro Cárdenas, Pátzcuaro.
Ixtapa : Blvd Ixtapa S/N Zona Comercial de Ixtapa Plaza Ixpamar
Local 10 C.P. 40884,
(755) 553 38 16 and Zihuatanejo : Paseo de Zihuatanejo
Núm. 47 Col El Hujal C.P. 40880,
(755) 54469 91
Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo airport (on the road to
Acapulco) :
It is located 21 km (13 miles) from Ixtapa and 13 km (8 miles) from
Zihuatanejo. This international airport is serviced by many flights
from Canada (Air Canada and Air Transat) and the USA with Delta,
American Airlines and Continental airlines. For the schedules of
the arrivals and departures at the airport of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo,
log on to : www.flightstats.com/go.
Aeromexico, Centro Comercial Los Patios, offices 16 and 17,
01-800-021-4010 or (755) 553 0555 / 2055,
(755) 553 1077 or Juan N. Alvarez # 34, Col. Centro,
(755) 554 2018 / 19,
(755) 554 2018.
Interjet,
low cost,
(55) 11 02 55 55 in Mexico - 01 800 01 12345 – open daily,
7 AM-11 PM. See the list of the offices by logging on to their website
: www.interjet.com.mx.
Rental
cars : BUDGET
- plaza Ambiente Desarrollo Marina, Ixtapa,
(755) 553 0397 or airport /
(755) 554 48 37.
Red Cross,
065
Recreation
: diving, biking, kayak with www.ixtapa-adventours.com
- Tours Adventures,
(755) 115 1734, info@parque-aventura-ixtapa.com.mx
The luxurious resort of the Club Méditerranée
Located 112 miles north of Acapulco,
between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific Ocean, built in a tropical
park, Ixtapa Pacific is one
of the most beautiful villages of Club Méditerranée.
It has the atmosphere of a family hacienda and shows the whole Latin-America
exuberance.
Designers Marc Hertrich and Nicolas Adnet, who renovated the old
building dating from 1982, have done a good job.
With a quasi Mediterranean climate, in a secluded bay, this place
offers the spirit of club Med (friendly and multicultural) as well
as a contemporary design inspired by Mexico.
The colorful buildings, with terra cotta tiles copy the architectural
style of the country with many arches, balconies, pergolas and Spanish
style ironworks. The orange and ochre colors contrast with the palette
of greens from the luxuriant vegetation.
Facing the Ocean stands a white building recalling the Californian
villas. It houses the restaurant El Encanto which offers five dining
rooms with different themes. You have your choice of the green interior
garden, the planetarium with cosmic references on the walls, the
masks room with a glamour touch delivered by velvet chairs and golden
decoration and a quirky mirrors room with shimmering puzzles.
All the furniture and decoration objects are made by artisans from
Guadalajara. These artisans
already worked for the renovation of the village of Cancún.
At the other end of the village, a white hut houses the Luna Azul,
a small scale restaurant (40 seats) with an atmosphere of intimacy
and a delicious and inventive cuisine.
Dedicated to families, the new Ixtapa Pacific gives priority to
comfort. All club rooms and family suites are equipped with quality
facilities: flat screen TVs, Internet access, mini-bar regularly
filled up... From 4 months to 14 year old, the children are pampered
in suitable structures.
IXTAPA PACIFIC :
Playa Quieta, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo,
Mexico,
(52) 755 55 51 000,
www.clubmed.fr/ixtapa
It is located 180 km (112 miles) north of Acapulco
and 30 km (18 miles) from the airport of Zihuatanejo : 298 rooms
from 560 to 775 square feet (34 to 54 m2), among them 45 family
suites and 15 Ocean View suites. Packages available. Extra charges
(in pesos) for deep sea fishing, sunset cruise, swim with the dolphins,
ecotourism excursion, spa and some amenities for children under
4 (Children under 4 stay free at Club Med).
Zihuatanejo
 Tourist
Office : It is located on the second floor, at the end of
the corridor in the Municipal Palace (City Hall), on the road to
Ixtapa - www.zihua-ixtapa.com
Post-office,
one block from the store Coppel, on Morelos
Health
:
Hospital Mediciel :
544-8617 sur Morelos, 6.
General Hospital : ave Moreos and Mar Egeo :
554-3965 and 554-3650
Laundries
: Lavamatic, avenue Morelos # 87, next to the store : COPPEL,
544-737. 20 pesos/6kg or 14 pounds for washing and 28 pesos/14kg
or 30 pounds for drying.
Travel
agency : Calle J N Alvarez # 8,
554-3229 for plane and bus tickets (Bus Estrella de Oro and TAP).
Taxi
: Downtown-Bus Station : 35 pesos. Playa de la Ropa- Bus Station
: 40 pesos.
 Shopping
: open market of craft and Tienda el Jumil (store of local craft
run by a very knowledgeable and friendly young girl), both on Paseo
del Pescador.
Museum
: Museo arqueologico de la costa Grande, Paseo del Pescador
; entrance fee : 10 pesos. Open from Tuesday to Sunday; 10 AM to
6 PM. It is a small museum with 6 rooms displaying local artifacts
and information about the history of the coast of the state of Guerrero.
Recreation
:
Tourist kiosks to buy boat tours or activities :
1- Propietarios de servicios turisticos y Pesca deportiva,
(for Fishing) Paseo del Pescador, Inside Plaza Commercial “Los
adobes”,
12-1719 or Grupo de servicios turisticos independientes. Don’t
buy tickets to walking salesmen but at the kiosks.
2- With the Cooperativa Triangulo del Sol, It is 35 pesos
to go to Playa Las Gatas (Round trip), a white sand nice beach,
naturally protected; They are lanchas (small boats) departing every
10 min from 9 AM to 5 PM. You can snorkel at Las Manzanillas : 1000
pesos up to 4 persons; add 50 pesos for snorkel gear. You can go
fishing (1800 pesos/7 hours from 7 AM to 2 PM, up to 4 people in
a panga).
3- Diving : PADI, J.N.Alvarez, 52,
112-2016, www.ixtapaaquaparadise.com.
They have programs for the no certified as well as for the certified.
Discover Scuba Program : half day: 90 US$; swimming pool lessons
+ equipment rental available.
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