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  1. ramblinground avatar

    RE: Tikal to San Diego through Mexico, route suggestions please! (No flights)

    by ramblinground 25 April 2012

    Not sure if this will be of any help since it involves some long haul bus journeys, but perhaps parts may be of interest. My last trip…

  2. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Is there a daytime bus from Huatulco to San Cristobal de las Casas?

    by mclarjh 26 March 2012

    By the way, if you're staying in Mazunte, then Pochutla would be the closest place to depart from, not Huatulco.

  3. geriande avatar

    RE: Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca

    by geriande 14 March 2012

    #9 Just to clarify....there's no one "shuttle" from Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca. There are several companies who service the route, with…

  4. Jetgirly avatar

    RE: Recommended trip from Mexico City to Oaxaca State for girl traveling alone

    by Jetgirly 07 March 2012

    It's just that the OP wrote to me, "Do you know about any other way of getting to Zipolite than that curvy drive you wrote about?" And…

  5. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Recommended trip from Mexico City to Oaxaca State for girl traveling alone

    by mclarjh 06 March 2012

    +#11 - What route do buses from Oaxaca to Pochutla take? I didn't get a clear sense of how the route was different fro the ADO site. (I'm…

  6. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Recommended trip from Mexico City to Oaxaca State for girl traveling alone

    by mclarjh 05 March 2012

    +Do you know about any other way of getting to Zipolite than that curvy drive you wrote about?+ See my post at #3. Check http://www.ado.c…

  7. Jetgirly avatar

    RE: Recommended trip from Mexico City to Oaxaca State for girl traveling alone

    by Jetgirly 05 March 2012

    I think you can do it! I just did a really similar trip. I started in Mexico City, then took an early bus to Oaxaca City, where I spent…

  8. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Recommended trip from Mexico City to Oaxaca State for girl traveling alone

    by mclarjh 03 March 2012

    Some of the vans that operate between Oaxaca city and the coast have single seats on the right side, reserve one of those if possible,…

  9. Jetgirly avatar

    RE: Car hire in Puerto Escondido?

    by Jetgirly 25 February 2012

    I was in Zipolite over the holidays and was able to get around to Puerto Angel, Pochutla, San Augustanillo and Mazunte with absolutely…

  10. chocolateidea avatar

    RE: Drive from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido

    by chocolateidea 23 February 2012

    One thing that is not clear in the earlier posts. There are 2 roads to the coast - one ends in Puerto Escondido and the other ends at…

  11. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca

    by mclarjh 25 December 2011

    The highway from Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca is not much different from the road between Pochutla and Oaxaca. I´ve traveled both. If you…

  12. box-of-rain avatar

    RE: 3-4 weeks in Mexico

    by box-of-rain 21 August 2011

    If it was me I would hang out in the DF for several days (including a Teotihuacan visit) and then grab a bus to Oaxaca, where I would…

  13. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Recent trip to Zipolite, Oaxaca 2011

    by mclarjh 07 May 2011

    +We paid $800 pesos (!!!!) to take an airport cab to Zipolite (1 hr).+ The http://www.tomzap.com website offers several suggestions for…

  14. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Pueblos Mancomunados - Hierve el Aqua - Mazunte - question about transport

    by mclarjh 23 March 2011

    +do you think is there any direct way to get from Pueblos Manomunados to the Seaside?+ No, if you mean the Oaxacan coast. You're better…

  15. Queretaro avatar

    RE: huatulco-pto escondido-zipolite-san jose del pacifico

    by Queretaro 02 March 2011

    That road had a bad reputation in the 90s but I can't recall reading anything about trouble in recent times. I travel it about once a…

  16. mandrake77 avatar

    HELP - Centralamerica 2 and a half month itinerary

    by mandrake77 07 December 2010

    I'm travelling to Colombia and centralamerica in a couple of months, and I'm trying to decide exactly where to go. I will be travelling…

  17. sir007 avatar

    RE: Beach suggestion needed

    by sir007 26 November 2010

    Try searching "air only" on a charter for Toronto-Huatulco, then bus to Mazunte or Zipolite. Romantic, authentic and cheap. Check out…

  18. putrycydes avatar

    Re: Looking for Accomodation in San Agustinillo, Mazunte, Zipolite or Huatulco

    by putrycydes 07 September 2010

    Try Brisa Marina in Zipolite. I spent there Christiams 2002. It was really nice. About a car - it depends what you gonna do. The closest…

  19. cptcatarro avatar

    From Puerto Escondido to San Cristobal

    by cptcatarro 01 September 2010

    Hello everybody, I am planning a last minute holiday through Mexico. The L.P. guide mentions a bus leaving from either Puerto Escondido…

  20. northword avatar

    RE: Direct bus from mexico city to pochutla (for puerto angel)

    by northword 02 June 2010

    Memo, ohmissjones has made it quite clear she is interested in Pochutla to go to Puerto Angel. The way I have done it is to go to Acapulco,…

  21. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Taxi

    by mclarjh 25 January 2010

    The airport terminal in Puerto Escondido is about three km west from the centre of town; the second-class buses that run east along the…

  22. northword avatar

    RE: bus travel from Zihuatanejo to Puerto Escondido by bus

    by northword 26 December 2009

    I think you are really looking for Puerto Escondido and the beaches below Pochutla: Puerto Angel, Zipolite and Mazunte. This is the last…

  23. geriande avatar

    RE: Route to Mexico City from Puerto Escondido

    by geriande 23 November 2009

    Yes Queretaro, you are right. It's deceiving when you're in Puerto Escondido and ADO promotes buses to Mexico City. Those first class…

  24. northword avatar

    RE: Bus from Acapulco to Oaxaca

    by northword 13 November 2009

    Coastal route is 7 or 8 hours to Puerto Escondido or Pochutla (Pto. Angel) and then another seven hours up into the mountains to Oaxaca…

  25. herringchoker_again avatar

    RE: Huatulco Airport to Puerto Escondido.

    by herringchoker_again 06 November 2009

    The Suburbans from the airport to P.E. cost $150+ US. Local taxis aren't allowed to pick up passengers, just drop off. Sometimes they…

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