On Sunday morning, October 14th more than 35 travel industry professionals

attending the Leadership Summit gathered at the Fuerte de San Diego with dozens

of local tourism employees to beautify this historic site.

Volunteers spent the morning planting shrubs, trees and other plants, leaving the

site more vibrant and welcoming to visitors than when they arrived.

The group of volunteers gathered for a photo  following a hard day of work.

The barren landscape of the fort before the volunteers arrived.	The fort's landscape was even more beautiful when the volunteers were done for the day

Getting started on the project.	Volunteers working hard in the hot sun	Admiring a job well done.

 

Built in the 17th Century by the Spanish to protect Acapulco and its bay from pirate attacks, the Fort of San Diego was the most important Spanish fortress along the pacific cost. Located on a hill in the heart of downtown Acapulco, the fort is an integral part of the landscape that stands out because of its singular geometric design in the shape of a five point star.

 

The Fuerte de San Diego is the most relevant historic monument in Acapulco and the building is now home to the Acapulco History Museum. Through its 15 exhibition rooms or halls, the museum tries to show the most relevant moments in Acapulco's history and the important role the fortress has played in the local dwellers lives. For the general public, the museum offers information on events related with this significant place, the old fortress gives an account of its rich past, the culture of the first inhabitants of the region, the conquest of the Southern Seas, commerce with the Orient, piracy in the Pacific Ocean, the Mexican war of independence and other aspects relevant to the place itself.