- Station Name: Acapulco
- 4-Character ID: ACAP
- Country: Mexico
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- Reported By: Feaux and Alvarado
- Date: 23 SEP 98
- Mark Set By: UNAM
- Date Set: Set by Osvaldo Sanchez in 1992
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- Latitude: 16:49'20.12414" N
- Longitude: 99:51'24.98538" W
- Height: TBD m
- Position Source: Trimble SSi (Sanchez, 1992)
- Magnetic Declination: 7o
East (Magnetic North is East of True North)
- Declination Source: Declination as per USGS model
IGRF-95, September 1998.
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- Site Topo: Carta Topografica 1:250000, Acapulco, E14-11
- Other Maps: Carta Topografica 1:50000, Acapulco, E14C57
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- Site Owner: Site is on private property, owner unknown.
Permission for entry must be obtained in
- advance from: Sra. Anne Block
- Administacion de Bienes y Raices
- Ron Lavender
- Prodasa
- Tel. 84 22 27 (Monday-Friday)
- Cristobal Colon
- No. 210 Frac. Costa Azul
- Acapulco, Guerrero Mexico
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- Location: Next to the Villa Mitchell house in the
exclusive, gated community of Las Brisas in
- south-east Acapulco.
-
- To Reach: 0.00 ---- From La Zona Diamante, drive towards
Acapulco on Diamante
- Pichilingue to la cima (the summit).
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- 0.25 0.25 Turn right (north) on the road that goes into the
neighborhood of Las Brisas.
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- 0.35 0.10 Pass though the gate at the entry into Las Brisas.
- 0.55 0.30 Continue straight past a road to the left called
Vientos Alicios .
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- 0.65 0.10 At the Villa Neptuna House, turn right onto Vientos
Cardenal Point.
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- 0.72 0.07 Continue straight past a road to the right called
Cerrada De Monzones.
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- 0.75 0.03 Go to the left at a fork in the road at Casa Palumbo.
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- 0.85 0.10 Continue straight past an unknown road on the left.
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- 1.05 0.20 Turn left into the driveway of the Villa Mitchell.
-
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- The mark is located in a rock outcrop, into which the house
is
- constructed.
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- Main Station Mark: Stainless steel pin with center
punch, no inscription, set in bedrock.
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- Reference Marks: None.
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- Geology: Granitic outcrop.
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- Comments: This site has it all. It is also suitable
for a spike mount.
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- Hotels: Nearest lodging in Acapulco.
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