Acapulco was the first significant resort in Mexico. Overlooking the Pacific, it has been popular with wealthy Mexicans since the 1920s. It became the playground for Hollywood's jet set by the 1950s, and the world's first major resort to rely solely on visitors arriving by air.
Acapulco was formerly a favorite destination of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, and it was also where Elizabeth Taylor married Mike Todd (the third of her eight marriages) and John and Jacqueline Kennedy went on their honeymoon (as did a young Bill and Hillary Clinton). The Acapulco Princess Hotel was where Howard Hughes spent his final days. Lana Turner and John Wayne both had a spot overlooking the water.
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| The pool at Villa Nirvana, Acapulco, Mexico |
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| Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank 'Brandy' Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco |
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| Guests at a buffet at a party at the seaside pool at La Barranca, Las Brisas, Acapulco, January 1978 |
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| La Barranca, Warren Avis' villa in Acapulco, January 1971 |
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| Guests at the La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, February 1972 |
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| Horseback riding on the beach in Acapulco, February 1975 |
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Gloria Guinness climbing a staircase in Acapulco, where she owned
a luxury beach house |
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| Oscar Obregon in Acapulco, February 1972 |
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| Wencke Myhre in Acapulco, March 1978 |
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| Guests around the clifftop pool at Warren Avis' villa 'La Barranca', Las Brisas, Acapulco, January 1971 |
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| Swiss bandleader and restaurateur Teddy Stauffer in the swimming pool of Warren Avis' villa in Acapulco, January 1971 |
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| Guests relax in the shade at the Tres Vidas private members club, Acapulco, February 1975 |
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