The State of Guerrero, is located in
southern Mexico on the Pacific littoral, between 16� 18' and 18� 45' north latitude and
98� 03' and 102� 12' west longitude. Guerrero is a combination of modernism, antiquity,
mountains and sea. Guerrero has 64,281 sq.km. (24,818 sq.mi) of fertile valleys, mountains
covered with pine trees and coastal steppes. Its territory has been divided into 75
municipalities for a better administration and has a population of approximately 3'079,646 inhabitants.
The State of Guerrero boundaries lie with the State of Estado de Mexico on the northside; with the State of Morelos northwest; with the State of
Puebla northeast; with
the State of Oaxaca
east and southeast; with the Pacific Ocean southwest; and with the State of Michoacan north and west.
Guerrero wealth lies in
its numberless beaches along the 505 km (313 mi.) shoreline, lagoons, rivers, inlets and
mountains as well as in its grottos, churches, convents, murals in caves, archaeological
zones, historic monuments, its great variety of folklore and craftmanship, and the extense
and marvelous gastronomy.
The main tourist
attractions in Guerrero, represent the three tourism development stages in Mexico:
Taxco de Alarcon, a colonial town, which arose as a mining
area and grew to a place with singular architectonic characteristics;
Acapulco, which began to grow in the 1940's; and
Zihuatanejo, in which the field of tourism developed
in the 1980's, as a place designed entirely by the Federal Government of Mexico.
Such touristic sites are
known as the "Triangulo del Sol" (triangle of the sun). The Circuito
Chilpancingo Azul, is added to the three and includes
the bordering towns of the state capital, which formed by water sites, grottos and
historical and cultural cities, are an heterogeneous attraction.
The state of Guerrero in
Mexico is characterized by its tropical climate which turns mild as one climbs to the
Sierra del Sur.
The raining season almost occurs exclusively during summer and fall.
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