About Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Although still a fishing village, Puerto Escondido is now also a tourist magnet. Its jade green waters that have earned it the nickname of the Emerald Coast, together with its impressive waves, have attracted the notice of local and foreign visitors alike.



Its beaches, which have varying types of sand, waves and rocky slopes, extend for 500 m. Playa Principal is a calm inlet with umbrellas and changing rooms which is extremely popular among Mexican tourists. Marineros is the ideal beach for novice surfers while Zicatela, with its rough waves, is only recommended for experts. Barra de Colotepec is a turtle zone, although you can also surf there. Bacocho is an open beach with gentle slopes and waves that is ideal for diving, while Playa Embarcadero has calm waves suitable for skiing and sailing. Carrizalillo, an almost closed bay, is perfect for swimming and boat trips.



A few kilometers from the port lies the Turtle Assistance Ecological Camp, run by volunteers to protect this species. As far as services are concerned, Puerto Escondido has comfortable hotels with tennis courts, jacuzzi, and convention halls, a crafts market and restaurants specializing in fish and seafood.



Founded in 1928 to ship coffee, Puerto Escondido took its name from the rocks known as "Punta Escondida." It was not until the coast road was built in the 1960¡¯s however, that tourism began to develop, increasing further with the opening of a small airport in the 1980¡¯s. Nowadays it receives a steady flow of visitors, particularly during the Mexican vacation periods.



It is located 324 km south of the city of Oaxaca and 110 km west of Huatulco Bay along Federal Highway No. 200, which bisects the state, leaving the town on one side and the hotel zone on the other.