Format
Brief
City
Acapulco
State/Province
Guerrero
Country
Mexico
Metro Area
Acapulco
Project Type
Planned Community or Resort
Location Type
Outer Suburban
Land Uses
Education
Industrial
Medical
Mixed Residential
Religious Use
Retail
Keywords
Creative finance
Natural disaster relief
ULI Awards for Excellence 2005 Winner
Site Size
16.8
acres
acres
hectares
Date Opened
2001
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When Hurricane Paulina swept inland in October 1997, one of the hardest-hit locales was Acapulco. The all-important tourism industry was devastated for about two weeks, while the suffering experienced by the people who serviced that industry—people who lived inland in makeshift squatter housing built on hillsides, riversides, and other marginal land—lasted for months thereafter. Landslides, floods, and 290-kilometer-per-hour (180 mph) winds left 400,000 people homeless and 400 dead in Acapulco alone.
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Format
Brief
City
Acapulco
State/Province
Guerrero
Country
Mexico
Metro Area
Acapulco
Project Type
Planned Community or Resort
Location Type
Outer Suburban
Land Uses
Education
Industrial
Medical
Mixed Residential
Religious Use
Retail
Keywords
Creative finance
Natural disaster relief
ULI Awards for Excellence 2005 Winner
Site Size
16.8
acres
acres
hectares
Date Opened
2001
Developers/Owners
Casas Geo
Mexico City, Mexico
CIDECO-Anáhuac
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Architect
Carlos Garciavélez y Cortazar
Principal Author
David Taksuye
ULI Awards for Excellence 2005 Winner