Acapulco

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I have sojourned many interesting places of Mexico in the past few years: Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, to name a few; but the most unusual and exciting place I have come to visit is Acapulco. Located on the luxurious south western Pacific Coast of Mexico, the coast overlooks one of Acapulco’s best views were one can view the daring feats performed by the La Quebrada cliff divers, and the Coyuca Lagoon a beautiful fresh water lagoon. Many people that live in Mexico are not even aware that this magical place even exists. It’s a secret place that many visit but few actually know about its events or activities that go on throughout the day and night time.
The best breath taking view to watch the fearless “cliff divers” is a small plaza across the inlet. It might not be the highest dive, but certainly the most famous, scenic and possibly the most dangerous dive in the world. Divers as brave as they seem they attain the shrine as if it was their last minutes of life. Then they plunge into a narrow creek which is safe only when the waves fill it with water. They must dive at just the right moment. If not “splat” you dive on pure rock. Many say that even when the dive is precise it feels as if the water had a thick layer of concrete waiting to be punctured by the divers.
In Coyuca Lagoon you can rest assured that you will get that feeling of a completely different world. This is a world that has not yet accepted the hectic, modern way of life. Coyuca lagoon has the best tourist services that will help you enjoy its tropical beauty. Here at the lagoon a tour includes taking a boat along the coast that floats through the thick vegetation and wildlife. Not only will you be able to enjoy its natural beauty of the lagoon but the variety of exotic birds at the Bird’s island, which are bird sanctuaries full of black and white herons, pelicans, ducks, and dozens of other tropical species. Coyuca lagoon is als...