Beaches

The coast of Oaxaca has remained one of Mexico’s relatively undiscovered beach areas. At this point the Oaxaca coast has managed to preserve it’s natural beauty. It is one of the few places in Mexico where you can see sea turtles on a regular basis in any numbers.

Huatulco

Bahias de Huatulco is one of Mexico’s newest planned resort complexes. This incredible location offers some of the most beautiful bays and beaches in the country. The natural beauty of the nine bays of Huatulco and the surrounding area provided the perfect starting place of the Mexican government to try to duplicate the success of some of their other planned resorts.

The incredible beauty of the beaches combined with balmy days, warm water temperatures and relatively cool evenings, will surely entice many visitors from the colder northern climates during the winter.

Puerto Angel

Puerto Angel is one of those, incredibly tranquil and extremely beautiful, fishing villages that still really do manage to exist in México.  Reminiscent of a far-off port, somewhere in the South Pacific, this area really is a step back in time.  Maybe just  few steps back - to the 60's and 70's era of the hippies, who have flocked here for decades.  As in any town with a small population (under 4000), Puerto Angel lacks most of the amenities associated with modern resorts, with only a few hotels, most of which are fairly basic.

Manzunte

If Puerto Angel is tranquil, Playa Manzunte is sound asleep. And "sleepy" is a perfect description for this tiny fishing village, located just five miles west of Zipolite on a fairly decent paved road.  Manzunte, for our purposes, actually consists of the two separate beaches of Agustinillo and Manzunte. This little stretch of beach is what many beach lovers dream of, not a luxury resort in sight, just one of the most pleasant beaches on this entire coast.

Puerto Escondido

Puerto Escondido, is another fishing village, but this is one that has started to spring to life. Still small by anyone's standards, with a population of around 30,000, Puerto Escondido has managed to retain much of it's original small town charm. The town which has seen much growth in recent years is actually divided by the main coastal highway so many tourists will not even notice much of the growth. Playa Principal, the main beach, remains much the same as it has been for years.