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Acafest (or Festival Acapulco) is an annual Mexican festival that takes place in Acapulco in Mexico. [1]

Acapulco City and municipality in Guerrero, Mexico

Acapulco de Juárez, commonly called Acapulco, is a city, municipality and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico's history. It is a port of call for shipping and cruise lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California, United States. The city of Acapulco is the largest in the state, far larger than the state capital Chilpancingo. Acapulco is also Mexico's largest beach and balneario resort city.

Last year,[ when? ] the event took place from 15 May to 21 May and during that time, the festival featured music 24 hours a day, including noted Hispanic performers such as Rocío Dúrcal, Selena, Marco Antonio Solís, Alejandro Fernández, and Juan Gabriel.

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References

  1. Shepherd, John; Dave Laing (2005). Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 128. ISBN   978-0-8264-7436-0.