Puerto Escondido, Surfing Oaxaca's Zicatela Beach, Mexico

The Pacific Coast of Oaxaca State offers many
beaches open to large waves.
Zicatela is one of the notable beaches.
The area is also noted for ecotourism on its coastal
regions with tours that create sustainable tourism.

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Puerto Escondido, Surfing Oaxaca's
Zicatela Beach, Mexico

Playa Principal is
home to Puerto
Escondido's fishing
fleet. 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

Puerto Escondido Surfing, Zicatela Beach,
Pacific coast Mexico

How to Reach Puerto Escondido

Tourist Information Center Oaxaca City
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 the 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, Mexico City

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

Puerto Escondido Diving
Puerto Escondido has a PADI dive shop at the right
side 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
Manzanillo

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.

Swimming
The protected
beaches in Puerto
Escondido are
Playa
Marinero(Principal)
in the center of the
village and Playa
(beach) Carrizalillo,
Manzanilla, and
angelit coves a little
north west of the
village center (1/2
mile) Free parking
on the hill above the
beaches

Oaxaca Mexico has
several great
beaches including
famed surfing beach,
Zicatela. The
November National
Championship
matches are held on
Zicatela Beach

Puerto Escondido offers Surfing on Zicatela
Beach and ample lodging. Puerto Escondido
also offers ecotours, water Sport, kayaking,
biking, lagoon tours, nearby turtle museum,
diving, and nightlife.

Puerto Escondido Surfing, Playa
Zicatela
Puerto Escondido's surfing beach has two
annual competitions with the annual November
international competition the best known. This
beach is open to the ocean and can have
dangerous waves, it is not recommended for
swimming.
Restaurante El Caficito on Zicatela, great
breakfast free WiFi

Puerto Escondido Playa Zicatela

The safer swimming beach is
located in the center of the village,
Playa Principal, to the left as you
face the ocean where the fishing
fleet is moored.