Puerto Escondido

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Puerto Escondido (literally: "Hidden Port") is a port city in the municipality of San Pedro Mixtepec Distrito 22 in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It had a population of 20,178 as of the 2005 census.

A view of Puerto Escondido

The town was established in 1928 for the shipment of coffee. It later became a popular destination after Federal Highway 200 was built along the country's Pacific Ocean coast during the 1960s. The primary attractions are the beautiful beaches and championship surfing. It attracts thousands of surfing enthusiasts annually.

Puerto Escondido is also an extremely popular destination for backpackers from all over the world and used to be a quite famous hippie getaway.

1 Transport
- 1.1 Air
2 Surfing
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Transport

[edit] Air

Puerto Escondido has a small international airport with connections to Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City by Click Mexicana.

[edit] Surfing

Playa Zicatela is a famous surf break located in Puerto Escondido Mexico. This is considered one of the worlds best surfing breaks. It is held in the same category as pipeline in Hawaii. This wave has been nicknamed "the Mexican Pipeline". While there are waves year-round, the summer months (April-Sept) provide substantially larger swell.
However - normal bathers need to be careful of the rip current at certain tides. It can sometimes be surprisingly difficult to get out on the north beach.

[edit] References

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

[edit] External links

Puerto Escondido hotels online hotel reservations, calendar of events, city map, information about.

Puerto Escondido Oaxaca vacation rentals and real estate - offers an alternative to hotels with rentals and sales of oceanfront homes, condos and properties.