After leaving Ciudad de Mexico and spending a couple of days on intensive sightseeing we flew to Puerto Escondido for a quick beach getaway.
Puerto Escondido is a town in the state of Oaxaca, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.It literally translates as The Hidden Port. Luckily, despite its relatively small size it has an airport and it is connected by numerous bus routes within the state. This is a very popular holiday destination among mexicans, surfers and backpackers who are looking for uncanny places that avoid mass tourism. We didn't spend much time in the city centre itself, our hostel was closer to Punta Zicatela which is the true surfing center by the beach.
See, Punta Zicatela had this amazing vibe about it, and it is basically because it attracts a different type of tourist than Cancun or Playa Del Carmen. It was like a couple of buildings hidden in a rainforest, connected by dirt roads and a few paved ones, where hostels stood next to goat farms or local houses. All the venues had this backpacker-boho-hipster-hippie atmosphere of slow living and spiritual wellness, yoga, healthy eating and people were moving around on scoters that had special grips for surfboards. No luxury suites, everything casual.
Speaking of surfing, this is a fantastic surfing spot that attracts thousands of surfers. We came to Mexico during the rainy season and it was by far mostly feelable here on the Pacific Coast, the entire first day it was raining and the waves were 3-6 meters high. We were later told that this was a peak seasons regarding wave strength in this area. It didn't stop us from getting a surfing lesson on a smaller and safer bay, which we enjoyed tremendously!
