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On a recent weekday, the main tourist beach of Acapulco was nearly empty. The resort has been wracked by drug-related violence. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A military vehicle passes along the main boulevard in the tourist zone of Acapulco, October 14, 2010. Drug gangs increasingly roil the Mexican resort. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Rows of empty lounge chairs look out on one of Acapulco's largely empty beaches, October 14, 2010. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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In its heyday half a century ago, Acapulco was a favorite getaway for any number of movie stars and entertainers. Among them: Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, John Wayne and Elizabeth Taylor. A wall at the Villa Vera, a hotel popular among the stars, shows who visited the hotel. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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You can have the pool all to yourself at this nearly vacant Acapulco hotel, October 14, 2010. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Acapulco may face deteriorating security, but the cliffside views remain as spectacular as ever, October 14, 2010. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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