Zicatela Surfing, Oaxaca, Pacific Coast, Puerto Escondido

The Pacific Coast of Oaxaca State has many
beaches open to large waves. Zicatela is one
of the notable beaches with well developed
infrastructure, hotels, discos, tours,
transportation and restaurants.

The area is also noted for ecotourism with
tours through its coastal lagoons that create
sustainable tourism.

Agencies also run tours to the coffee
plantations in the mountains nearby

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Zicatela Surfing, Oaxaca, Pacific Coast, Puerto Escondido

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 Accommodations are on the Surfing Beach,
Zicatela Beach, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico

How to Reach Zicatela Beach

Buses
OCC Buses, a division of ADO, leave Oaxaca's first class ADO terminal bound for Huatulco.
Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.

Buses leave the second class terminal in Oaxaca City for Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.
Collectivos (camionetta) in Pochutla make runs to Mazunte, Puerto Angel, and Zipolite
beaches.
Collective taxis and local buses make frequent runs between Pochutla and Puerto Escondido
The Local buses run along the coast road and connect all the coastal towns and villages.
From Pochutla to Puerto Escondido the cost is 20 peso for local bus or collective taxi.

Air Service reaches Puerto Escondido from Oaxaca City, Mexico City. Air service reaches
Huatulco where OCC buses and local buses connect to Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.

Vans run from Oaxaca City for a 6-hour trip to the coast.

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, bikini contests,
skateboard competitions, and other events 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,
Playa Marinero, and Playa (beach) Carrizalillo, a cove beach a little north west of the village center (1/2
mile) Free parking on the hill above the beaches

Oaxaca Mexico beaches include famed surfing beach,
Zicatela. The August Surfing Competitions and November
International Championship matches are held on Zicatela
Beach, known for its tube waves as the Mexican Pipeline

Zicatela Surfing in Oaxaca on the Pacific Coast
made Puerto Escondido famous. The once quiet
fishing village offers Surfing on Zicatela Beach
tube waves known as the Mexico Pipeline.
Puerto Escondido also offers Ecotours, Lagoon
tours, diving, and nightlife.

Puerto Escondido Surfing, Playa Zicatela
Puerto Escondido holds annual surfing competitions in August and
November.
The international competition bring excitement to the small fishing village
made famous by its tube waves.
Tourist come to Puerto Escondido where some beaches are open to the
ocean and can have dangerous waves. Zicatela Beach is not recommended
for swimming as the sign above indicates.
Puerto Escondido has other protected beaches for swimming, the most
popular is to the right of Zicatela as you face the water (north) Playa
Marinero. Beginning surfers can practice at playa Marinero, a short walk
from Zicatela, where the cove is sheltered from the open ocean.

Puerto Escondido Playa Principal

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.