Named for the city in Mexico, Acapulco is the international sister city of Sendai {see planet  (3133)}, Japan, affiliated since 1973. Acapulco is a famous resort and well known as one of the three most beautiful ports in the world. Hasekura Tsunenaga, the retainer of the famous Japanese feudal lord Date Masamune, made a stop there after he crossed the Pacific Ocean on his way to Rome. (M 33787) _ _.