Acapulco Continues Slide Into Chaos, Mexico's Resort Paradise Gripped by Violence Fox News Latino
go to original April 29, 2016

Rows of empty lounge chairs look out on one of Acapulco's largely empty beaches. Former spring break go-to's appeal drying up amid record cartel violence. (Getty Images)

Over the last decade, Acapulco has descended from a resort oasis for tourists to Mexico's new murder capital.  

As of this week, at least 3,800 businesses in the city remained closed, according to the Los Angeles Times, as the country rebounded from an attack on its police.

The city's streets are the front-lines in a turf war for drug cartels where gun battles have only intensified since the death of drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva in 2009.

This descent into chaos hasn't happened over night but the headlines coming out of Acapulco as of late arouse a real sense that the city has become gripped by uncharted levels of fear and violence.

How bad is it now? Consider the headlines of incidents that have transpired over the last three months...

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