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Puerto Escondido, Camping On Oaxaca's Pacific Coast Beaches, Mexico
Playa Principal is home to Puerto
Escondido's fishing fleet. ust
outside the camgrounds you can
buy fillets from the ladies that
clean the fish each day. The
boats start coming in about 7:00
AM
Escondido's fishing fleet. ust
outside the camgrounds you can
buy fillets from the ladies that
clean the fish each day. The
boats start coming in about 7:00
AM
The wives and families of the
fishermen will fillet a fish to order
and serve it fresh in a take home
bag or they will cook it for you on
a charcoal grille
fishermen will fillet a fish to order
and serve it fresh in a take home
bag or they will cook it for you on
a charcoal grille
| Puerto Escondido |
How to Get To Puerto Escondido
In Oaxaca City, info
Tourist Information Center
Secretaria de Tourismo
703 Ave Benito Juarez
Colonial Center,Oaxaca
Tel. 951-516-0123
How to Get There
From the Zocalo go 8 blocks
north and three blocks east to
Llano Park They are in the
building housing the Theatre.
Tourist Information Center
Secretaria de Tourismo
703 Ave Benito Juarez
Colonial Center,Oaxaca
Tel. 951-516-0123
How to Get There
From the Zocalo go 8 blocks
north and three blocks east to
Llano Park They are in the
building housing the Theatre.
Buses leave Oaxaca's first class ADO terminal bound for Juchitan, Salina Cruz, Huatulco. Pochutla and
Puerto Escondido
Buses leave Oaxaca City's second class terminal for Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.
Collectivos (camionetta)in Pochutla make runs to Mazunte, Puerto Angel, and Zipolite beaches.
Local buses run along the coast road and connect all the coastal towns and villages Air Service reaches
Puerto Escondido from Oaxaca City, via Aerotucan and Aerovega. Also from Mexico City
Driving: south of Acapulco on coastal Route 200. From Oaxaca City. Highway 175 out of Oaxaca City or
Highway 131. Highway 175 goes to Pochutla where you pick up Highway 200 north for 40 miles to Puerto
Escondido. Highway 175 is is less direct but usually is in better condition than Highway 135.
Puerto Escondido
Buses leave Oaxaca City's second class terminal for Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.
Collectivos (camionetta)in Pochutla make runs to Mazunte, Puerto Angel, and Zipolite beaches.
Local buses run along the coast road and connect all the coastal towns and villages Air Service reaches
Puerto Escondido from Oaxaca City, via Aerotucan and Aerovega. Also from Mexico City
Driving: south of Acapulco on coastal Route 200. From Oaxaca City. Highway 175 out of Oaxaca City or
Highway 131. Highway 175 goes to Pochutla where you pick up Highway 200 north for 40 miles to Puerto
Escondido. Highway 175 is is less direct but usually is in better condition than Highway 135.
Six miles west of Puerto Escondido at the Manialtepec Lagoon
(Laguna de Manialtepec) you can rent kayaks and take boat tours
into the mangroves to observe animals and birds including
spoonbills, storks, pelicans and cranes and a variety of migratory
birds that feed among the mangroves.
Restaurant La Puesta del Sol 951-588-3867 Sea Food, Kayak
rentals, Boat tours
La Flor del Pacifico Restaurant seafood and Kayak rental/ boat
tours
(Laguna de Manialtepec) you can rent kayaks and take boat tours
into the mangroves to observe animals and birds including
spoonbills, storks, pelicans and cranes and a variety of migratory
birds that feed among the mangroves.
Restaurant La Puesta del Sol 951-588-3867 Sea Food, Kayak
rentals, Boat tours
La Flor del Pacifico Restaurant seafood and Kayak rental/ boat
tours
Puerto Escondido Diving
Puerto Escondido has a PADI dive
shop at the center of Play Principal
as you face the ocean. They will
provide all equipment, lessons,
local info and boat trips. Cove
beach dive spots for scuba and
snorkel are Playa (beach)
Carrizalillo, and Puerto Angelito
Puerto Escondido has a PADI dive
shop at the center of Play Principal
as you face the ocean. They will
provide all equipment, lessons,
local info and boat trips. Cove
beach dive spots for scuba and
snorkel are Playa (beach)
Carrizalillo, and Puerto Angelito
Puerto Escondido
Surfing
Playa Zicatela is
Puerto Escondido's
surfing beach with an
annual November
international competition.
This beach is open to the
ocean and can have 20
foot waves, not
recommended for
swimming. Tandem
skydiving during the
November competitions
add to the excitement.
Surfing
Playa Zicatela is
Puerto Escondido's
surfing beach with an
annual November
international competition.
This beach is open to the
ocean and can have 20
foot waves, not
recommended for
swimming. Tandem
skydiving during the
November competitions
add to the excitement.
Puerto Escondido
Swimming
The protected beaches in Puerto
Escondido are Playa Marinero
and Playa Principal, in the center
of the village. Others are Playa
(beach) Carrizalillo in Puerto
Angelito, and Playa Carrizalillo in
protected coves a little north west
of the village center (3/4 mile)
Free parking on the hill above the
beaches
Swimming
The protected beaches in Puerto
Escondido are Playa Marinero
and Playa Principal, in the center
of the village. Others are Playa
(beach) Carrizalillo in Puerto
Angelito, and Playa Carrizalillo in
protected coves a little north west
of the village center (3/4 mile)
Free parking on the hill above the
beaches
Oaxaca Mexico offers several
great beaches including famed
surfing beach, Zicatela.
Two campgrounds in the center
of the village offer tent and RV
sites.
great beaches including famed
surfing beach, Zicatela.
Two campgrounds in the center
of the village offer tent and RV
sites.
Puerto Escondido camping is available on Oaxaca's Pacific
Coast in the Relaxed Fishing Community of Beaches, Surfing
Zicatela and Partying on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast
Coast in the Relaxed Fishing Community of Beaches, Surfing
Zicatela and Partying on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast
| Puerto Escondido Surfing, Playa Zicatela Puerto Escondido's surfing beach has two annual competitions with the annual November international competition the best known. (August- November) This beach is open to the ocean and can have dangerous waves, it is not recommended for swimming. |
Puerto Escondido camping is on the safer swimming
beach, located in the center of the village, Playa Principal,
to the left as you face the ocean where the fishing fleet is
moored.
Two campgrounds offering tent and RV sites are in the
palms just behind where the boats are pulled up on the
beach
beach, located in the center of the village, Playa Principal,
to the left as you face the ocean where the fishing fleet is
moored.
Two campgrounds offering tent and RV sites are in the
palms just behind where the boats are pulled up on the
beach
Just to the right of this photo two
campgrounds offer RV and tent
camping on Playa Principal. See
Rubin at the Palma de Cortez for a
site. $45 pesos per person. $60
pesos for the vehicle..
campgrounds offer RV and tent
camping on Playa Principal. See
Rubin at the Palma de Cortez for a
site. $45 pesos per person. $60
pesos for the vehicle..
Fishermen cast nets to catch bait fish,
later long-lined for Marlin, Tuna, and
Dorado.
later long-lined for Marlin, Tuna, and
Dorado.
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Puerto Escondido Playa Zicatela is
located to the left of Playa Principal as
you face the ocean near the place where
the fishing fleet is moored.
At Zicatela Beach try Restaurante El
Caficito, great breakfast free WiFi
located to the left of Playa Principal as
you face the ocean near the place where
the fishing fleet is moored.
At Zicatela Beach try Restaurante El
Caficito, great breakfast free WiFi
Campgrounds
Puerto Escondido offers RV
and tent camping on Playa
Principal. Two parks offer tenting
and RV camping at the edge of the
beach.
See Rubin at the Palma de Cortez
for a site. $45 pesos per person.
$60 pesos for the vehicle.
Palma de Cortez is right beside the
fishermen's landing and the beach
where the fishing boats pull up on
the beach.
Puerto Escondido offers RV
and tent camping on Playa
Principal. Two parks offer tenting
and RV camping at the edge of the
beach.
See Rubin at the Palma de Cortez
for a site. $45 pesos per person.
$60 pesos for the vehicle.
Palma de Cortez is right beside the
fishermen's landing and the beach
where the fishing boats pull up on
the beach.
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