Acapulco, makes moves to overcome violence

Guerrero’s tourism promotion secretary, Graciela Báez, commented that just as Miami in the decade of the 1980’s overcame the problem of violence, so also will Acapulco. She made her remark during a presentation by Anaya Amor architects, the company contracted to make a development plan for Acapulco’s traditional zone. She elaborated, “We will overcome this streak of violence, but we must do it in a planned and organized way, not ‘a la Mexicana.’ We need to see what successes have been achieved in other places, as was exactly the case with Miami. We need to imitate those successful tactics.” Read Article