Hidden Port (Puerto Escondido)

Member Name: emmdee

Product:	Puerto Escondido
Date:	04/10/01 (83 review reads)
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Advantages: Sun, Sand , Sea

Disadvantages: Not easy to get too

Puerto Escondido.

I would say that this destination is one of my favourites. Puerto Escondido (meaning ‘hidden port’ in Spanish) is a small town on the Pacific coast of Southern Mexico. It has become popular with surfers due to its excellent surf (dude!), but is as yet little known, and therefor remains ‘hidden’

You can travel by bus from either Oaxaca (12hrs), Acapulco (3 or 4hrs) or Mexico City (loads of hrs!) all have airports, and you can occasionally get really cheap flights (I did!). Upon arrival (most likely by bus) you will disembark at the top of the hill a few kilometres from the beach area.. You can take a taxi (for about 20 pesos) down to the beach area, where there’s a stretch of Hotels, bars and restaurants. My girlfriend and I stayed in a place called Hotel Rockaway at the end of the beach.

Hotel Rockaway consists of about 10 Cabana’s surrounding a swimming pool. Cabana’s are huts made from bamboo type wood and Palm leaf roof’s (they are more sturdy than they sound). They have double beds, with mosquito nets, a small but clean and functional shower room, and a desk. The price for a double cabana was 150 pesos (about £12/13). The hotel also has a bar, a fridge which is full of cheap beer 24 hours a day (the cheapest in Mexico!), and most importantly a nice swimming pool. You can’t swim in the sea here because of the size of the surf (it’s huge!), so a swimming pool is essential.

All the way along the beach there are small restaurants and bars. I found that the restaurant directly opposite from the hotel was excellent for breakfast (massive plates of tropical fruits and pancakes) and any number of the restaurant were great for dinner. The fresh fish and seafood places get my vote every time! You can buy a filling meal for anything from 20 to 60 Paso’s.

The beach itself is beautiful, and watching the surf roll in, with a beer in hand as the sun
sets beyond the pacific horizon is a great way to begin an evening. There’s not much in the way of night life, some bars occasionally have live music, some show video’s, but there’s neither sight nor sound of a night club (no great loss their then!).

A typical day here consists of sitting by the pool, eating, and sitting by the pool. An excellent place to chill out for anything from a week to a life time. Go there, its great!

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