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Acapulco, once Mexico's most glamorous resort city, witnessed a shootout Saturday that left 16 gunmen and 2 soldiers dead.
Recently, Acapulco has been making a comeback as a tourist site, especially for Mexicans.
But, located in the troubled and violent narco state of Guerrero, it is often the site instead of violent clashes between the police, the army and drug dealers.
My own memories of Acapulco are very dated and colored by events.
About my only visit... in 1968... I recall polluted beaches...and being robbed by police while sleeping on the beach.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-shootout8-2009jun08,0,7718575.story
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