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Workers on a beach in Acapulco.![acapulco_nightclub_4]()
A nightclub in Acapulco once crowded with people, now sits practically empty during a holiday weekend.![beach_workers_acapulco]()
Workers on a beach in Acapulco.![slow_night_in_antro]()
Over the recent Revolution Day long weekend, when many were celebrating the start of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, nightclubs attracted hardly anyone – easily evident by the empty dance floor, idle waiters and absence of a line at the door.![beach_workers_acapulco_2]()
Workers on an Acapulco beach.![sun_sand_acapulco_2]()
The ongoing protests over the missing 43 students are producing pain for the tourism sector, which generates an estimated 80 percent of all economic activity in Guerrero state – home to both Acapulco and the teacher trainees’ school in Ayotzinapa, which attracts students from some of Mexico’s most marginalized and impoverished municipalities.![ice_cream_vendor_acapulco]()
Acapulco put Mexico on the map with a mix of sun, sand and celebrities. It endures as one of the best-known brands in the tourism business – while Guerrero state remained relatively unknown.![acapulco_bay_2]()
Hotel occupation reached just 50 percent over the long weekend, according to Acapulco mayor Luis Walton – down from 70 percent the previous year.![acapulco_taxi]()
Hard hit Acapulco business owners and employees are calling for calm, but some express sympathy for the students and their families.![acapulco_taxi_2]()
The scandalous stories generated in Guerrero are but the latest hard luck for Acapulco, which has slid in stature over the past 25 years – going from jetsetter playground to a city associated with crime and calamities.Mexico's missing students impacts Acapulco tourism
Mass protests in Guerrero have hurt tourism in what was once considered the granddaddy of Mexican destinations.
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- Mexico's missing students impacts Acapulco tourism
