Mexico Guide
Acapulco and the Pacific beaches
Pie de la Cuesta
Pie de la Cuesta, around 15km north of Acapulco, is open to the vicissitudes of the ocean. It's definitely not for swimming – even if the waves weren't massive, there are said to be sharks offshore – but it's a good place, as you can imagine, to come and watch the sun sink into the Pacific or to ride horseback along the shore. The sand extends for miles up the coast, but at the Acapulco end, where the bus drops you, there are several rickety bars and some tranquil places to stay, away from the hubbub of the city.