Puerto Escondido

Oaxaca · Mexico

Puerto Escondido

In the destination Huatulco and Puerto Escondido.

In the photo: Puerto Escondido waterfront

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The city

What to expect from Puerto Escondido.

Puerto Escondido is a beach town on the Oaxaca coast, about 110 km from Huatulco, known for Zicatela beach, where the Pipeline Mexicano wave forms and attracts surfers. It also has calm coves like Carrizalillo and Puerto Angelito, and the Manialtepec lagoon with mangroves and bioluminescence. The neighborhoods of Zicatela and La Punta concentrate hotels and nightlife.

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What to see in Puerto Escondido

Playa Zicatela

Beach

Playa Zicatela

Puerto Escondido’s long open beach, known for the tubular Pipeline Mexicano wave, with the neighborhood of hotels and restaurants facing the sea.

Playa Carrizalillo

Beach

Playa Carrizalillo

Small calm cove in Puerto Escondido, between rocks, reached by a staircase, good for swimming, snorkeling and learning to surf.

Laguna de Manialtepec

Lagoon

Laguna de Manialtepec

Mangrove lagoon west of Puerto Escondido, with birdwatching in the morning and, on some nights, bioluminescence that makes the water glow.

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