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Puerto Escondido Top Ten


December 14, 2011

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.It’s taken a while for us to get our act together and write this post, and we’re doing it from Nicaragua, but here is our list of top ten favorite things we experienced in Puerto Escondido (besides the waves, of course!). We feel like we stayed long enough in Puerto to really get a feel for our favorites. We would highly recommend these to anyone planning to visit:



Wood-fired oven pizza at either La Pulcinella (top of the hill on the Adoquin, before the big intersection — closed Mondays) or La Hosteria (Calle Del Morro, beside Barfly). These two pizza joints have amazingly tasty pizza, and we visited both of them more than once. La Pulcinella had a better crust: crispy on the outside, but thick enough that it was chewy on the inside. La Hosteria’s crust was a little too thin, so it was only crispy and not chewy inside, but they used parmesan cheese and not just mozzarella, so their toppings were slightly tastier. We liked the pizzas with vegetables, tomato sauce, cheese and garlic. We still miss Saraghina, in Brooklyn, but this gave us a good taste of home.

The fish tacos at Dan’s Cafe Deluxe (attached to Hotel Casa De Dan). They only serve the fish tacos on Fridays and Saturdays, and are only open until 4 pm. The tacos are Baja-style: once piece of fish per taco with a nice, even breading and then deep fried, served with a smattering of shredded raw cabbage, and pico de gallo, spicy mayo and guacamole on the side. Best fish tacos I’ve had in my life!

Gelato at Vivaldi (on the Adoquin, beside Estrella Del Mar). Authentic, rich Italian gelato. Who would have known you could find that in Puerto Escondido?!

Las Margaritas (previously mentioned here)

La Juquilena – our favorite authentic local restaurant after las Margaritas. Great set lunches and delicious pitchers of aguas frescas as well. Don’t make the mistake we did, and go to the impostor restaurant deceptively named Las Juquilenas on 8th Street, one block away from the Benito Juarez Market. The food there is terrible, and that restaurant is taking advantage of the fact that it’s located in the original Juquilena’s spot — the authentic La Juquilena is located behind the soccer field that’s behind the market.

The footpath on the cliffs around the lighthouse — called the Andador. Breathtaking views onto the water and across the bay to Zicatela. Best undertaken in the early morning, before the sun is too high and too hot. We were amazed that more people didn’t mention this as a great sightseeing walk; we only found out about it by accident. Apparently, you can ask the lighthouse-keeper to let you into the top of the lighthouse for a great view, but we didn’t get to do it before leaving.


Mercado Benito Juarez – great for buying fruits, veggies, dried bulk foods, fresh aguas frescas to drink on the spot. Also, meat displays that will turn any steak-lover into a vegetarian…

Sunset happy hour at La Galera, the rooftop restaurant at the Arco Iris hotel.

The botanical garden at UMAR — we missed the period when everything is in flower (January to March), but the scientist tour guides are so warm and welcoming, and they walk you around for 2 hours and tell you genuinely interesting information about the plants and animals. Incredibly, the 2-hour guided tour is free!

Aguas frescas — You’ll find these almost anywhere you eat, but we love them so much that we had to add them as a favorite on our top ten list. Aguas frescas are made with fresh-squeezed juice, water and sugar. They’re so refreshing and easy to guzzle because they’re more diluted than straight fruit juice, but still sweet. A large pitcher of agua fresca at a restaurant like Las Margaritas or La Juiquilena will set you back a bare 25 pesos – not even $2. Dangerous! We drank a pitcher whenever we went to either of those two restaurants.

BONUS: the colectivo rides. Ride hanging on from the outside for extra thrills at no extra cost!

Magnitude 4.8 - OAXACA, MEXICO 2011 December 16 13:02:24 UTC

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Date-Time Friday, December 16, 2011 at 13:02:24 UTC

Friday, December 16, 2011 at 07:02:24 AM at epicenter

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Location 16.271°N, 98.176°W

Depth 18.7 km (11.6 miles)

Region OAXACA, MEXICO

Distances 177 km (109 miles) SSW of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico

178 km (110 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

188 km (116 miles) WNW of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico

364 km (226 miles) SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico



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Modern, secure cabins with kitchens and private baths 5 minutes from ocean. Maid service.EACH of these cabins are listed separately so you can verify availability. Beach town Cabana - Mazunte, Oaxaca [www.airbnb.com/rooms/204214] Beachtown retreat - Mazunte, Oaxaca [www.airbnb.com/rooms/205042] Mazunte, Oaxaca, Palapa Mar cabana [www.airbnb.com/rooms/203586]DO NOT BOOK USING THIS LISTING - USE THOSE LISTED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE FOR CORRECT AIRBNB CALENDAR INFORMATION. (Sorry about the all caps.)NOTE: Pricing does fluctuate slightly in sync with season. At Las Mazuntinas, we offer a secure, relaxed atmosphere in a Mexican beach town 40 minutes from HUX inte... Read full description.

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Modern, secure cabins with kitchens and private baths 5 minutes from ocean. Maid service.

EACH of these cabins are listed separately so you can verify availability.

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DO NOT BOOK USING THIS LISTING - USE THOSE LISTED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE FOR CORRECT AIRBNB CALENDAR INFORMATION. (Sorry about the all caps.)

NOTE: Pricing does fluctuate slightly in sync with season.

At Las Mazuntinas, we offer a secure, relaxed atmosphere in a Mexican beach town 40 minutes from HUX international airport. Hosts Tiki & David have made a special place for their guests. Guest testimonials (email hidden)/mazuntinastestimonials.html

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WiFi, massages, Reiki, BodyTalk, document safe and concierge services

Locally available;

Many restaurants (some fine dining), beaches, surfing, yoga, laundry, Mexican Center for the Sea Turtle, "swim with the turtles" and mangrove lagoon boat trips (whale watching in season), white water rafting, water hikes and bird watching trips along the Copalito and San Francisco rivers, ample night life, Nov. jazz festival (write for dates), renouned Natural Cosmetics Cooperative. Beach attire and souvenirs. Mazunte is family friendly.

Hospital in nearby Pochutla and a clinic very close by in Mazunte.



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January/enero: "We loved our little paradise 'palapa' on your beautiful property, but it's your kindness and considerate attention to detail that has us looking forward to our return" PL Canada



February/febrero: "Staying in (las Mazuntinas) made a big difference in Mazunte . . . the house we stayed in was like a palace for us!!" D & F Argentina



February/febrero: "We liked every little detail. We would recommend Posada las Mazuntinas to everybody and we only hope to be lucky to stay here again." JK Canada



March/marzo: "You have a wonderful posada in a spectacular corner of the world." DH NY, USA



March/marzo: "Posada las Mazuntinas is a cool place to feel the 'Pacific vibe' of the area. David & Tiki make it even more memorable (especially) the hospitality which isn't the Mexican strongest virtue. Carry on." AK Slovenia, Europe



April/abril: "Mazunte special and Pasada las Mazuntinas best. Very quiet. Enjoyed a lot. Please keep posada forever." OG Mexico



May/mayo: "What a pleasure it has been staying in a mini paradise. The room is very comfortable and very private, perfect for that ultimate escape . . . We will never forget this place and will definitely recommend this sanctuary to everyone." S & L Ireland



June/junio: "Your posada is amazing! We have had an unforgettable honeymoon with you both in Mazunte." ML USA



July/julio: " Muchisimas gracias por una malavillosa estancia en las Mazuntinas y gracias por una nueva perspectiva de la salud." V & J Mexico



July/julio: "Thank you so much for the wonderful hospitality and all the personal attention that really makes the difference." NW VA, USA



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August/agusto: "The (Palapa Mar) cabaña is one of the best places we have ever been (and we have traveled a lot!)" S. S-B España



September/septiembre: "Thanks for all your hospitality and help. We had a great time!" MT Israel



November/noviembre: " . . . all the sweet homey touches, the beauty of the lush vegetation, the privacy and the sensitive responsiveness to our needs." RP CA, USA

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Rancho Gordo Partners Up with Diana Kennedy to Import Rare Oaxacan Chiles

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Rancho Gordo Partners Up with Diana Kennedy to Import Rare Oaxacan ChilesBy Jonathan Kauffman Mon., Dec. 12 2011 at 10:00 AM Categories: Food Find, Local Flavor

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​Steve Sando, Rancho Gordo founder and author of Heirloom Beans, just returned from a two-week road trip around Mexico with legendary cookbook author Diana Kennedy and Gael Garcia Bernal's mother, a telenovela star. They were hunting for rare Oaxacan chiles -- and more specifically, farmers who would be willing to grow them for export.


Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo.







"Bernal and her husband are filmmakers who are working on a documentary about Kennedy's life," Sando explains. "If you're wanting to do business with farmers in rural Oaxaca, though, it's probably not the best way to come into the town with a gringo, Diana Kennedy, and a couple of TV stars. It was really kind of wild."



Rancho Gordo is famous in its own right, of course, for growing photogenic and flavorful heirloom beans in northern California. Over the course of the past several years, Sando has taken on the role of helping Mexican farmers preserve their heirloom beans as well. Working with a Mexican company called Xoxoc, he contracts out with Mexican farmers to grow beans, corn, and herbs for him, which is how he met up with the cookbook author.



Kennedy, author of Oaxaca al Gusto and a gastronomic preservationist, is helping Sando identify and find rare chiles -- hard to find in Oaxaca City, almost impossible to locate in North America -- that make Oaxacan dishes possible to cook in the United States. Not only that, Sando needs the chiles, which are susceptible to white fly larva, to be grown without tons of fertilizers and pesticides.







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Yellow chilhuacles.

​Most of the road trip was a bust. "But the good news is that we now have great farmers in the Cañada Valley who are growing black, yellow, and red chilhuacles," Sando says. "They're incredible, nutty and fruity at the same time." The yellow chilhuacle in particular is required for mole amarillo; most Mexicans now make an ersatz version with turmeric, which is nowhere near as good. Sando and Kennedy are also finding sources for costeno chiles and pasillas de Oaxaca, a fruity smoked chile that is kind of like -- but better than -- chipotles. (When SFoodie traveled to Oaxaca a few years ago, we brought back a huge sack of the pasillas and rationed them tightly.)



With Xoxoc serving as exporters, a first, small batch of the "Diana Kennedy Collection" chiles should arrive in California this spring, and when the new farmers ramp up production, there will be even more coming in the fall. Sando won't be able to sell the chiles at his Ferry Plaza farmers market stand -- they're imported, after all -- but they will be available at the website and his Napa retail store.



What is coming to the Ferry Plaza market this Saturday is Rancho Gordo's heirloom-corn tortillas, made by La Palma with heirloom blue, red, or white corn grown in Oaxaca. If you want some of the tortillas, you can pre-order by emailing customerservice@ranchogordo.com.





As for stories of Diana Kennedy's legendary temper? You'll have to ask Gordo yourself, because he's not telling tales out of school. But after spending two weeks with Kennedy, he's still a fan. "She goes out of her way to find these moles," he says. "She'll go in to an obscure diner in some tiny town that looks downtrodden, and find a woman cooking some dish. No one appreciates her, but she knows how to make this dish just her way. And when Diana talks to the woman, she makes her feel like queen for a day. It's amazing."





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Night of the RadishesA Mexican festival that centers around radish carving

Published: Dec. 12, 2011 Updated: 6:30 p.m.


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Maybe you're weary of festivals centered around giant radishes that are carved into little people, then dressed up and put into fancy tableaux. Really? You've never been to one? Well, you're not alone.

The only place on earth you can find Night of the Radishes is in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, where each Dec. 23, the town plaza in the capital city is taken over by artisans sculpting their vegetable creations, hoping to win top prize.



A girl rides on a Christmas Eve parade float
in the plaza, Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico.

 Mexico is known for its folk art, but Oaxaca (pronounced wa-ha-ca) has more unique arts and crafts than any other region, due in part to its large indigenous population that has retained its ancient customs.

Carved, painted whimsical wooden animals, painted tin, ceramics and hand weavings are eagerly sought-after by collectors.

Foodies also flock here for the seven types of mole.

But there's only one time of year you can find an entire extravaganza built around giant radishes, which according to legend dates back to the 16th century, shortly after the Spanish conquest.

Artisans select their radishes--grown in a special field just for this event--then painstakingly sculpt scenes around them, displaying their work to judges each year on Dec. 23rd in the zocalo, or town square.

Prizes are also given for corn-husk scenarios.

Visitors and locals alike throng the cobblestone streets of the plaza to view the creations, then enjoy the beautiful Christmas lights and decorations and street fair that cover parts of the historic district until January.

If you go:

You can pay thousands to go on a pricey tour to Night of the Radishes (in Spanish, Noche de Rabanos) or you can just fly to Oaxaca, staying in a hotel around the zocalo (town square). You'll never forget it, and you just might become enchanted with this unique region.

Flights: You can fly to Oaxaca from LAX, with a plane change in Houston or Mexico City. Changing planes in Houston is less hassle. Inexpensive shuttles will take you to your hotel from the airport.

Deluxe hotel: Camino Real Oaxaca is housed luxuriously in a beautiful former convent and great part of town. Calle 5 de Mayo 300, Oaxaca 68000, Mexico http://camino-real-oaxaca.com/

Budget hotel: Hotel Las Mariposas, Pino Suarez 517, Centro, Oaxaca 68000, Mexico http://www.lasmariposas.com.mx/

Tips: You can walk around town without a car, but hire a car with an English-speaking driver to take you around the valley to artist villages and other attractions. Expect to pay $10-$12 an hour. Your hotel can arrange it, or talk to the cab drivers at the zocalo. Make sure you visit the Monte Alban archeological site. It's always warm in Oaxaca, but bring a sweater for nighttime. Spanish immersion classes are popular in Oaxaca, because few people speak English there. Bring your dictionary.

Contact the writer: 714-796-7994 or mfisher@ocregister.com


Winner of the corn husk sculpture competition, part of the Night of the Radishes festival, held every year on Dec. 23 in Oaxaca, Mexico. In Spanish, the festival is called Noche de Rabanos.


A young girl carves a giant radish into a doll in the children's competition for the Night of the Radishes festival in Oaxaca, Mexico.


Detail of a grasshopper sculpture from the Night of the Radishes festival, which is held annually on Dec. 23 in the main plaza in Oaxaca, Mexico. Sculptures of people and animals are carved from giant radishes.


An artisan carves a musical band out of giant radishes during the Night of the Radishes festival, which is held each Dec. 23 in the zocalo (town square) in Oaxaca, Mexico. In Spanish, the festival is called Noche de Rabanos.


A woman sits with a radish sculpture during Night of the Radishes festival, which is held each Dec. 23 in the zocalo (town square) in Oaxaca, Mexico. In Spanish, the festival is called Noche de Rabanos.


A giant radish that's been sculpted into a dragon for the Night of the Radishes festival, which is held each Dec. 23 in the zocalo in Oaxaca, Mexico.


This saxophone player was carved from a giant radish for the Noche de Rabanos (Night of the Radishes) festival in Oaxaca, Mexico. Even his serape was carved from a radish.


Church in Valle de Oaxaca, Mexico.A girl preparing giant radishes to be carved and dressed like a miniature person for the Night of the Radishes festival, which is held each Dec. 23 in the zocalo (town square) in Oaxaca, Mexico. In Spanish, the festival is called Noche de Rabanos.




vZapotec woman exhibiting her rug for sale i Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca Valley, Mexico. Wool for the rugs is spun into yard on old-fashioned spinning wheels, then hand-dyed and woven on wooden looms in this village of weavers.

A girl rides on a Christmas Eve parade float in the plaza, Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico.


This senorita was carved from a giant radish and is wearing a cauliflower skirt. She's entered into a competition during the Night of the Radishes festival, held each Dec. 23 in Oaxaca, Mexico.


Prayer candles illuminate one of the many ornate churches in Oaxaca, Mexico.




 

Eating FIsh and Seafood in Puerto Escondido

December 13, 2011


Eating FIsh and Seafood in Puerto Escondido

My last trip to Oaxaca was mostly spent in the car, driving to markets and to meet potential farmers. It was very productive and it's always a pleasure for me to be in Mexico but after all the driving and heat, it seemed like a little pit stop at the beach was in order. Right in the middle of our map was Puerto Escondido.







It's a lovely place with a more tasteful "international" gringo side (Playa Zicatela) with restaurants serving things like "handmade whole wheat lasagna" and smoothies. There are a few taco stands and I think the cafe/restaurant, El Cafecito, is pretty great, especially for breakfast.



There's also a more Mexican part of town. Things are crowded and packed and a little less tasteful but a lot more fun, for my money.







This mixed seafood platter was smothered in Mojo de Ajo, a garlic and oil sauce. I kept repeating garlic for days but I tell you, Vale la pena!







I'm insane for shrimp and most of them in this area weren't really very good. Bland and overcooked was very common but these were fresh and really fine.







One of the safest and most delicious dishes is just a simple plain snapper deep fried. It's whole and easy to eat and one of the best things around.



We were only in Pto Escondido for two days and I hate to make snap judgements but it's become the kind of international beach town that I'm not in love with. We were lucky enough to be there without crowds and I think I really wouldn't have loved it if it were the high season.



My hunch is there are some better, more desolate beaches nearby worth exploring.





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We want to drive from Puerto to San Cristobal. Seems unlikely we can do it all in one day and want to find a decent town and hotel to stay for the night to break up the trip.









Alternately, is there any benefit to driving to Oaxaca first and then to San Cristobal? We love Oaxaca and always enjoy visiting but I'm not sure how much time it will add to the drive.









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Salina Cruz is a pretty neat rough little town. I've only been there for an afternoon though.

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