IGO Puerto Escondido
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, where you can enjoy either a relaxing vacation on a sandy beach or surf the Mexican Pipeline.
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Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico

Puerto Escondido was founded as a fishing village and a port for shipping coffee beans. The first coffee farms were founded in the 1870’s, in the area around el Cerro de Pluma, “Feather Mountain”, in the Zapotec hill country above and beyond Pochutla, which is why the coffee is called Oaxaca "Pluma". By the 1930’s, coffee had become central to the economy of the indigenous Chatino communities perched high above the coast in the Southern Sierra Madre.

Puerto Escondido remains a traditional Mexico fishing village in the State of Oaxaca on the southern Mexico Pacific coast. Puerto Escondido itself did not exist as a odern town until the 1920's, when the owners of the great coffee farms in the foothills decided that the protected bay of this lovely little town made an ideal and convenient port for shippinng coffee and other products of the region. Learn more about the local coffee plantations in the Oaxacan cloud forest above Puerto Escondido.

Puerto is home to a surfing competition with world-class surfers participating. And P.E. also hosts a marlin fishing tournament every November, if you are a fisherperson or want to become one, this is the place for you.

For The Birds: The fastest growing hobby in the U.S. and Europe these days is bird watching. Not really surprising, as we baby boomers slow down some. The great biodiversity of the Oaxacan Coast is just one of its many attractions, and it's a motherlode for birders.

The river-fed mangrove lagoons are typical topography of the of the Oaxacan coast. a meeting of fresh water and the sea, this wetland environment harbors an astonishing variety of birds, as well as fish, flora, reptiles and mammals. You can experience it as close as the extensive wetlands of Manialtepec and Chacahua systems.

Below are some of Puerto Escondido's best bets, also something for everyone, and we'll be adding to this list regularly!

Where to Stay

	Hotel Suites CASAMAR Beautiful and well appointed mini-resort 2 blocks from beach 12 unique & fully stocked suites; free parking; internet access Swimming pool, restaurant, tours, friendly owners/staff Lush green & flower gardens; secure with gated entrance Calle Puebla # 407 Colonia Brisas de Zicatela Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Mexico 71980 Telephone from outside Mexico:  + 52 954.582.2593      Message service in U.S.: 617.864.2032
	Hotel Flor de Maria Spacious & Relaxing Rooms in comfortable, Spanish-style hotel Rooftop swimming pool w/ocean view & Bar; 1 blk from beach Amazing restaurant open during high season Excelent reputation; very reasonable prices; fans in all rooms 1st entrance to Playa Marinero no # Col. Marinero CP. 71980 Puerto Escondido, Oax. Tel from outside Mexico: + 52 (954) 582 0536

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