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La Quebrada Cliff Divers
A cliff site in Acapulco where divers plunge 35 m into a narrow inlet, with a paid viewing terrace reached by city road.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Guerrero, Mexico · North America
El Salto is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tres Palos, 15km from La Quebrada Cliff Divers.
El Salto is a town located in Guerrero, Mexico. With a population of 1,453, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Salto sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El Salto to your route.
Acapulco de Juárez is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in southwestern Mexico, along Acapulco Bay on the Pacific coast, being both the most populous and most densely populated municipality in Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Acapulco.
Forty percent of the municipality is mountainous terrain; anotherRead more
forty percent is semi-flat; and the other twenty percent is flat. Altitude varies from sea level to 1,699 metres (5,574 feet). The highest peaks are Potrero, San Nicolás, and Alto Camarón.
One major river runs through the municipality, the Papagayo, along with a number of arroyos (streams). There are also two small lagoons, Tres Palos and Coyuca, along with a number of thermal springs.
It was incorporated on August 6, 1824, as part of the State of Mexico, and became part of the new state of Guerrero upon its creation on October 27, 1849. De Juárez was officially added to its name on June 20, 1873.
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 779,566, covering an area of 1,727.3 square kilometres (666.9 sq mi).
Its current municipal president is Abelina López Rodríguez, from the Morena political party.
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El Salto is located in Guerrero, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 16.8646 latitude, -99.7654 longitude.
El Salto has a population of approximately 1,453 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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A cliff site in Acapulco where divers plunge 35 m into a narrow inlet, with a paid viewing terrace reached by city road.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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