Pacific Coast Of Oaxaca, Mexico
Oaxaca's Pacific  Coast beaches can
seem like deserted islands.
Puerto
Escondido
has the most activity and includes
good bus service and an airport while
Mazunte, Zipolite, and Puerto Angel  are
good places to get away form civilization.

Further south the nine bays and thirty two
beaches of
Huatulco will please both surfer
and those seeking solitude. An airport and bus
serve the Huatulco area.
November surf competition at Puerto Escondido Zicatela Beach brings lots of activity, Christmas
and New Year brings vacationers but otherwise these beaches are a peaceful getaway.  
Oaxaca's Pacific  Coast
Beaches can seem like
deserted islands.
Oaxaca Pacific Beaches, Zipolite, Hualtuco, Mazunte, Puerto Escondido
Air service is available to Puerto Escondido and Huatulco from Mexico city and from Oaxaca
City(
OAX).
Zipolite Beach
is South of  Acapulco,
and Puerto Escondido.
Zipolite's mile of sandy  
paradise lures a few
surfers, some European
nudists, and a handful of
independent travelers.
For $15 -$20 a night  
USD except during
holidays you can book a
room at Posada San
Cristobal right on the
beach with a restaurant,
bar, hammock, and
lifeguard.  
You need walk no further
than 50 feet from your
table to the warm Pacific
surf.
Get there by bus from
Puerto Escondido to
Pochutla and then
collectivo to Zipolite or
ask the driver to stop at
the crossroads and then
get a collectivo or
camionetta to Zipolite.
Oaxaca's Zipolite
Beach
can be reached
by
air from Oaxaca's
airport (OAX)
to Puerto
Escondido and then from
bus southeast along the
coast to
Pochutla. and
from there a short taxi
ride.
First Class Bus service
leaves the first class
terminal in Oaxaca City
for
Huatulco Beaches  
 and then Pochutla. (10
hours)
Second Class bus
service
leaves Oaxaca
City's Second Class
terminal and goes over
the mountains to Puerto
Escondido or to Pochutla.
 (8 hours)
Van service makes a run
to Pochutla. (6 hours)
The mountain driving can
be tough on those prone
to motion sickness,
dramamine is
recommended.
Transportation to Zipolite
Shambala Posada on the hill in the
background, lodging with great views
Oaxaca Pacific Beaches, Zipolite, Hualtuco, Mazunte, and Puerto
Escondido  are South of  Acapulco. Puerto Escondido has surfing beaches
while Zipolite is a mile of sandy  paradise for surfers, European nudists,
and  independent travelers.
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