Mexican Riviera Cruise

December 2-10, 2005 - RT from San Diego, CA aboard Carnival's Spirit (Ports of call: Acapulco, Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa, and Manzanillo)
As LOW as $540*

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San Diego / CA:

San Di·e·go ( san de-a ' go )
San Diego, a city of southern California on San Diego Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean near the Mexican border. Although explored by the Spanish in 1542, the area's first permanent settlements were not established until the 1700s. A noted zoological park is located in the city, which is a major port of entry and a commercial, industrial, and research center. Population: 1,260,000.

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Acapulco / Mexico:

Acapulco, city (1990 pop. 515,374), Guerrero state, S Mexico. A fashionable resort since the 1920s, it is known for its lavish hotels, deep-sea fishing, and skin diving. Its natural harbor, surrounded by cliffs and promontories, was a base for Spanish exploration of the Pacific and was key in trade with the Philippines; the city was founded in 1550. The Spanish built (1614) the San Diego fort to guard the harbor. Today tourism and related industries dominate the economy, and workers' hill towns have expanded on its periphery.

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Zihuatanejo - Ixtapa / Mexico:

Zihuatanejo ( see wah tah NAY ho ) is located in the municipality of José Azueta ( aka Zihuatanejo de Azueta ) in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico about 240 km (approx. 144 miles) northwest of Acapulco . The modern tourist resort of Ixtapa ( eeks TAH pah ) is only 5 km away.
Zihuatanejo is the seat of government for the municipality and the principal community in the region. Ixtapa is a government-planned tourist resort that was begun in the early 1970s and constructed on what was once a coconut plantation and mangrove estuary. The approximate population of Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa is 50,000 inhabitants. (source: INEGI)
Zihuatanejo has the old-fashioned charm of traditional Mexican culture. It is a town that sprang up from a handful of families who were mostly fishermen. Fishing continues to be a way of life for a large number of families, and the increasing popularity of the area as a sportfishing destination has given new impetus to their livelihood. (source: zihuatanejo.net )

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Manzanillo / Mexico:

Manzanillo is a city in the state of Colima , Mexico , located at 18.92°N, 103.88°W. Manzanillo is a sea port on the Pacific Ocean . In 2003 the city of Manzanillo had an estimated population of about 103,000 people.

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