• La Quebrada cliff divers
  

  
  Every day visitors gather at the small viewing platform at the base of La Quebrada cliff to watch local daredevil divers dive from the top of the cliff into the swirling currents between the rocks below. You pay a small amount of money for the viewing privilege and there are four shows per day - the more dramatic ones in the evening when divers carry burning torches.
  
  

• Zócalo
  

  
  The Zócalo, or the town square, with its trees and fountains, is the heart of the old part of town and a good place to watch local life, which includes a host of street performers in the evenings. Here you also find the town's cathedral, street stalls and numerous inexpensive local restaurants.
  
  

• Acapulco beaches
  

  
  Some of Acapulco's best beaches line the Costera - the oceanside boulevard. The most popular, centrally-located ones with wide swathes of golden sand include Tamarindo, Hornos and Papagayo. Condesa is the gay-friendly beach, there's good surfing to be done at Playa Revolcadero, east of town, and Langosta and Caleta are better for sunbathing than swimming as the ocean can get rough.
  
  

• Acapulco nightlife
  

  
  Acapulco has a lively nightlife and is very popular with spring breakers. Popular clubs include the immense clifftop Palladium that features international DJs, Mandara with its open mic nights and mix of hip hop, reggaeton and electronica, and Baby'O - a longtime local favourite with a large dance floor that attracts an upmarket crowd.
  
  

• Isla de La Roqueta
  

  
  Rugged Isla de La Roqueta is reachable either by water taxi or by glass-bottom boat tour from Playa Caleta, with divers swimming underneath the boat to attract fish. There are several walking trails as well as a number of good snorkeling spots.
  
  

• Diving in Acapulco
  

  
  Some of the best scuba diving sites around Acapulco include El Jardin, a coral garden off Isla Roqueta that attracts morays, turtles and eagle rays, La Cagada, where sightings of numerous rays are frequent, Siete Pulpos - underwater canyons with their large schools of tropical fish and El Bajo - a wall dive by La Quebrada, with sightings of octopi, occasional whale sharks and even humpback whales.
  
  

• Pie de la Cuesta
  

  
  Several miles northwest of Acapulco and easily reachable by local bus, this narrow strip of land is flanked by the freshwater Laguna de Cuyoca on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other. The strip is a good place to watch the sunset, and the lagoon is good for a dip, while the powerful surf makes the ocean side only suitable for sunbathing.
  
  

• Fuerte San Diego
  

  
  Home to the Historic Museum of Acapulco that covers the history of the area, this star-shaped fort was built in the early 17th century to repel buccaneers and protect galleons carrying precious cargo from Asia. The present construction was rebuilt in the late 18th century after a major earthquake.
  
  

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