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Police regularly cordon off parts of streets strewn with body parts in the famous holiday resort.



Acapulco, with its picturesque beaches, has a reputation for being a playground for the rich and famous – but in recent years, the city has been plagued by battles between warring cartels.



Yesterday a car-load of visitors drove past the charred remains of victims on Lazaro Cardenas Boulevard.



Last month the US government advised citizens not to go to Acapulco after figures suggested Mexico has witnessed almost 30,000 murders in 2017.



Be alert to the existence of street crime as well as more serious violent crime like robbery, assault and vehicle hijacking. Foreign Office advice

US President Donald Trump has gone on record as claiming Mexico is the most dangerous country in the world.



The Foreign Office has also urged visitors to take care, with a statement on its website explaining: “The security situation can pose a risk for foreigners. Be alert to the existence of street crime as well as more serious violent crime like robbery, assault and vehicle hijacking.



“In certain parts of Mexico you should take particular care to avoid being caught up in drug related violence between criminal groups."



The city is at the centre of a crime wave which has swept across the country, including extortion, kidnaps and murder.

GETTY A blood-soaked bullet in Acapulco, scene of a rising tide of drug crime

Once upon a time film stars and other celebrities flocked there, with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton frequent visitors, as well as various members of the Kennedy family.



In 1988 the Four Tops released their song Going Loco Down In Acapulco, which was featured in the hit Phil Collins movie Buster, about Buster Edwards, who absconded there after the Great Train Robbery.



However the magic mentioned in the song has long since given way to brutal violence.



The situation is compounded by the parlous state of the local economy, given that the city is in the poverty stricken Guerrero state.

GETTY Tourists are having to drive past the bodies of people gunned down in drug violence