La roqueta is a picturesque island in ten minutes katernoi trips from Acapulco Bay. This is one of the favorite tourist attractions in Acapulco and a popular place for visitors in the city.

The island is located in the southern part of the coast of Guerrero state, overlooking the Bay of the port of Acapulco with the same name. It stretches for 1, 6 km long and 1.5 km wide, a total area of 0, 71 sq. km.

The climate is tropical, the island is a protected natural area. La roqueta is rich in lush vegetation, mainly palm trees, lemon and almond trees.

The island has a great shallow beach where you can stop for a swim and sunbathe. You can walk to the lighthouse. It is located atop a small hill in the centre of the island. From here you have panoramic views of Acapulco Bay and the jungle of the island.

Another of the island's attractions – the local zoo, which is home to tigers, crocodiles, lions, turtles, monkeys, giraffes and even deer. On La Roqueta has a few good restaurants where you can look for lunch.

Near the harbour you can go scuba diving or enjoy snorkeling. Divers, of course, entail wrecks, underwater caves and rocks near the island.

In the 58 year of the last century on the seabed here was erected a bronze statue of the virgin of Guadalupe, patroness of Mexico, in memory of the lost divers. The monument stands in the middle of the ocean on 2 meters 45 cm Incidentally, underwater sculpture you can see, if you can reach the island by boat with a transparent bottom.