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Puerto Escondido
remains a traditional Mexico fishing village in the State of Oaxaca on
the southern Mexico Pacific coast. Puerto Escondido itself did not exist
as a modern town until the 1920's, when the owners of the great
coffee farms
in the foothills decided that the protected bay of this lovely little
town made an ideal and convenient port for shipping coffee and other
products of the region.
Puerto Escondido retains much of it's
original charm and is sometimes referred to as "The
Mexican Pipeline",
an internationally recognized surfing paradise and home of an annual
international surf contest. Puerto is very Un-Cancun and offers a rare
taste of old Mexico with some of the best
beaches
in Mexico.
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WHAT
TO SEE :
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The Adoquin,
the heart of Puerto's tourist center with lot of restaurants, bars,
shops only half a block from the beach, where you can find boat to go
fishing or watch turtles, dolphins and whales.
Catch some waves on
Playa Zicatela - if you don't surf, you
should at least make it over to one of the beach restaurants and have a
beer while you watch people surfing in the sunset.
The Andador is the path around the lighthouse. It is a fun
walk, and beautiful, but the surf can be dangerous in spots.
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The best and safest beach
for swimming is Playa Carizalillo.
Take a taxi or take a 20 minutes leisurely walk. Carizalillo is
small, gorgeous, and not too crowded. There are some surfers and some
boats, but mainly swimmers enjoying the waves, and at the end of the day
you can take a boat ride back to the Mayflower hotel.
WHAT
TO DO :
Surf of course !!! You can
even take lessons if you're a beginner - try Central Surf or Surf 360.
You need to look for the silver surf shop. Negotiate the price and ask
for Tarzan (Alejandro/Alex).
GET
AROUND :
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The fixed price for a taxi
in town is 25 pesos ($2.50) and 40 pesos ($4) for the airport and Bacocho
beach. The local bus is 3 pesos ($0.30)
Budget Rent-A-Car charge
hefty rental fees for their fleet of subcompact stick-shift cars. They
may also have some minivans available.
Económica Rent-A-Car is a
more reasonable option, renting convertible VW Bugs and motorcycles
among other vehicles.
There are lots of great
spots to visit if you have a vehicle, such as the nearby lagoon of
Chacahua the nudist beach of Zipolite, beach towns like Puerto Angel,
Mazunte and Huatulco, all within two hours of Puerto Escondido and they are
also easily accessible by local transportation.
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