~ACAPULCO~ Cliff Divers

After a nice day at Pie de la Cuesta, Julie wanted to head downtown Acapulco. We decided to go to the part of town where the now Famous Cliff Divers do their nightly show.
Its called: La Quebrada.....
Alot of tourist wear the T-shirts, and postcards show the famous Swan dive the divers make off the cliffs...into a very narrow and choppy channel of water below.
It was well lite up with Christmas Tree lights...... and very HARD to photograph, as our camera had a hard time reading the light....sorry for the horrible shots...but, we tried.
Of course we watched and waited until the show started...the guys climb up the huge rocky cliffs...STRAIGHT UP with NO shoes or safety ties......... when they get to the top, they raise their hands up and expect cheers from the crowd, which they get! Then before they dive, they go to the Guadalupe Altar on the top of the Cliff and pray. (Chuy says that's the part he doesn't like)...but, if I was wayyyyyy up there, ready to dive, I would want SOMETHING OR SOMEONE TO PRAY TO AS WELL!
Julie was having a photographers heyday attempting to get the "right shot". It was very awkward, due to the angel of the stairs leading down to the area where all the spectators stand.... they push right up to the edge, and unless you are one of the fortunate ones, and have pushed right up to the edge, and fiercly stand your ground to be near the edge, you wont be able to get a proper shot of the divers hitting the water.............
Chuy was disgruntled, cause he said they were all 'CHILANGOS"..... (I guess that means the City people from Mexico City). He said they are so rude...... and disrespectful. The Acapulco locals do not like the Chilangos at all...its kinda a war between them I have since found out. All in all, the boys put on a great show. Julie was asked to take a picture with them, and we obliged! (Smile).
Julie bought a pretty Conch shell, and we headed downtown to walk the beach, and see the famous discos.
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Some of the divers dove from halfway up the cliff...I think they were too inexperienced to climb to the top...... nevertheless, look at the narrow channel they had to dive in to, EXACTLY at the right moment, between waves.

Guess Who! Well, its Julie! Trying to get the right angel and shot. It was hard...!

If you look closely...you can see some of the guys climbing up the cliff....they do this barefoot!

Top of the Cliff with the Guadalupe Altars.... getting ready to dive....

Believe it or not, the diver with the big belly was one of the best..... He did the swan dive. Chuy says its his weight that pulls him down the right way for that dive........