Holy Week vacationers bound for an Acapulco holiday found themselves stranded as striking teachers blockaded the turnpike leading to the Pacific from Mexico City. The teachers were demanding that they be paid for the two previous weeks when they had been on strike. Authorities, apparently fearful about being accused of repression, refrained from using force to clear the road. After nine hours, state authorities agreed to meet the strikers’ demands. Once an international resort destination, Acapulco in recent years has depended on the domestic market to keep its hotels filled.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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