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On December 23, a 29 year old man was found in one of the neighborhoods up the hill from the beach in Acapulco with his hands and feet bound, killed by two gunshots.
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The sunny beach resort of Acapulco in Mexico ranked second in the group's list, followed by the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.
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The occupation - on the road linking Mexico City with the beach resort of Acapulco - came in response to the murder of vigilante leader Guadalupe Quinones Carbajal on Monday.
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Acapulco is one of Mexico's most famous beach resorts, but it has recently suffered from drug-related violence.
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So far, unlike the tourist city of Acapulco to the south, Puerto Vallarta, a beach city in the state of Jalisco, has largely avoided the cartel and street gang related violence that is affecting many other pockets of Mexico.
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Authorities said hooded gunmen stormed into a beach bungalow in the Pacific port of Acapulco and attacked a group of Spanish tourists, raping six women and tying up a group of men with cell phone cables and bikini straps.
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In recent weeks Acapulco has been in the international news after five masked men broke into a beach hotel and raped six Spanish female tourists at midnight.
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