General questions concerning traveling to Mexico?

A few questions

1. Can you buy a lot with an american dollar or is something many pesos so that the dollar and peso value is equal?
2. I heard that in vacation spots like Acapulcominors can easily obtain alcohol, is that true?
3. What are some good but cheap resorts in Acapulco?
4. What is there to do in Acapulco?
5. What are busy times for Acapulco and mexico? (IE spring break)
6. Is the water really that bad?
7. How's the dining?
8. How is the overall experience traveling to Mexico (esp. Acapulco) and is it worth the money?

1. Depending on where you go in Mexico. The american dollar is about 10 pesos and some change. In tourist spots you might not get a whole lot for your dollar,like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cabo, etc. If you go to other places like Acapulco or local areas of the towns listed above your dollar should buy you much more than in the US.

2.Yes, I lived in Acapulco for about a year. There it's like, if you look old enough then there's no problem. Don't get me wrong they're not going to sell a 10 year old alcohol.

3.Acapulco is overall very cheap. All the hotels in the Acapulco Bay area are great deals. Stay away from the hotels by Mayan Palace hotel, the hotels close to the airport, those are the most expensive hotels there.

4. Beaches, are okay.
-Jet Ski, other water activities
-Fishing
-Great, cheap shopping
-great night life
-great seafood (eatting)

5. Acapulco atracts alot of tourists from Mexico City, so if there is a Mexican holiday, it's going to be packed with people. Spring break is always packed with American college kids. Throughout the summer it's crowded. You don't want to be there when there's tons of people because there's one way in and out and the traffic is horible.

6. If your talking about the ocean, it's not that bad. If it rain's in Acapulco the next day the water is gross because all the rain water washes down from the mountain, it gets really brown. Other wise it's pretty nice.

7. Dining in Acapulco and all of Mexico is great and at great prices especially in Acapulco. The seafood in Acapulco is great.

8. I'm from Vegas and I've been living here for over a year. I lived in Acapulco for about a year and now I'm living in Cancun. It's great here. You will spend less money if you go to Acapulco and it's worth the money. With the beautiful bay and the green mountains around the bay, it's beautiful. Well worth it!$

l. You can buy a lot with the american dollar.
2. Yes on the alcohol
3. Don't know
4. No too much
5. Not too many americans go there for spring break
6. Don't drink anything but bottled water.
7. Dining is okay is in resort.
9. Think there are better places in Mexico.

Buy a guide book .... and if you can't afford one, ask one question at a time.

But then if you can't afford one .... you can't afford Mexico

I heard that Acapulco is dirty......go to Cancun, you'll love it! The resorts are clean, the people are friendly and prices are generally the same as in the states. Oh, the water is very safe to drink. We go to Cancun 2x a year because we own timeshares down there and can't get enough of the great weather and snorkeling. There are plenty of inexpensive resorts. Go to www.cancun.com and check it out. Spring break is very busy, very wild and it takes forever for you to get served when you go out to eat or drink. We go in May and July.....The summer is very hot. i think the best times are April, May, June and Sept..Once you arrive you can take the local bus downtown for 60cents and the buses run all day and night.

Go and Enjoy!

1. Just like anywhere else, some cities are much more affordable than others.
2. according to allaboutmexicocity.com, the drinking age is 18.
3. Google Acapulco and lodging or accomodations and you'll find info about that.
4, 5. Check out the Fodor's Guide, linked below. I googled "Acapulco travel guide" and got over three million hits.
6. When I was in Yucatan this summer, the running water there was not potable. Drink at your own risk.
7. Wonderful. Don't count on what you find there to be what you get at a "Mexican" restaurant in the US. There is huge regional variation in the cuisine.
8. If I could move to Mexico, I would.

1. about 10 pesos are 1 dolar, the food in mexico is chepear.
2. Yes (only 18 years old and above)
3. i dont know
4. dancing, bars, beaches....
5. spring break and is full of europeans in xmas.
6. Nope, but in some parts of acapulco is really dirty.
7. The dining is wonderfull
8. Is aswesom and is about (in a good hotel going to a lot of places) like 1500 dolars or less.

1. Most things, yes, are cheaper.
2. Minors can get alcohol almost anywhere here
6. Drink only bottled water.
7. Depends on where you go.
8. Great!

p.s. I would recommend Puerto Vallarta

1. It really depends on the place, in turistical places things are expensive cause they know you tourists are bringing dollars!!! But for example, in Guadalajara, the city where I live you can buy a bottle of water from 5 pesos ( like .50 cents ). In Cancun it麓s much more expensive though.

2. Not really, well the point is that here, when you are 18 ( I know in the U.S. you have to be 21) you are considered an adult, so if an American comes here, he can have as much alcohol as he wants if he is over 18.

3,4,5,8,.- Don麓t go to Acapulco, it麓s not that beautifull.

6.- Don麓t drink it from the faucet, drink only bottled water and in the restaurants etc, try to drink only sodas or mineral water and you will be safe. If you meant the water from the sea, I think it麓s pretty safe, but I insist, don麓t go to Acapulco. It would be good if you try looking for another place maybe not so turistical, it will be cleaner and cheaper.

7.- it麓s good just mind the beverages you drink, I insist just sodas or mineral water in the restaurants, that麓s important to stay healthy, you can always ask for a lemonade with mineral water and that will be safe too. ( also be carefull with ice, in most places it麓s safe but it麓s better safe than sorry, if t麓s circular and with a hole in the middle you can have it, but if it looks homemade, better don麓t tae it )
Don麓t eat strawberries here, they are dangerous if not deinfected properly ( it麓s a pitty 麓cause they are the most delicious thing in the world.).

8.- I don麓t know, because I麓m mexican, but I guess so, it麓s nice for me to live here so i think it will be nice for you to come.