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RE: A monk's vacation on the beach

by Sabina89 15 May 2012

OK if you want to go somewehere not that expensive then you should avoid the Riviera Maya. Along the pacific coast of Oaxaca there are…
RE: A monk's vacation on the beach

by northword 14 May 2012

How about Puerto Angel situated on the cheapest stretch of Pacific coast? It is so quiet, visitors tend to complain of it. Unlike its…
RE: Travelling with a toddler

by northword 28 April 2012

I can't think of any place in Mexico where there is a close connection between culture and beaches. You could go to Oaxaca city and then…
RE: best starting point - via San Ysidro or straight into Mexico City?

by raquelita 05 April 2012

You'd need to check this out, but if you land in Mexico City I think you could get a cheap flight to the Pacific Coast (say to Huatulco…
Out of the way places state of Oaxaca.

by drMingo 29 March 2012

I'm still in the planning stages of a 2-3week trip to Oaxaca, I've been there at least 10 times, was the first place I visited by myself…
RE: 3 to 4 week itinery

by hexstatic1 23 March 2012

#16 - you're right, you can't even compare Tuxtla Gutierrez with San Cristobal! What a bummer that you weren't able to stay in San Cris.…
RE: Early Stage Suggestions

by p0gue 20 March 2012

If you want the beach, give the Oaxaca coast a try. Low-key tourism. Palm frond palapa architecture, hammock sloth. Lots of lost hippies…
RE: First time snorkling

by zosu 06 March 2012

I have my scuba certification, but these days all I do is snorkel. Having a good fitting mask and a snorkel that works for you are prime…
RE: Beach Huts

by northword 27 February 2012

The area of cheap accomodations which draws backpackers is between Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido on the Pacific. Zipolite is especially…
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…
Car hire in Puerto Escondido?

by llianabird 24 February 2012

Hello everyone, Very excited to be spending a few weeks in Mexico very soon, including 1 week very near to Mazunte. We were thinking…
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…
RE: Drive from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido

by Anonimo 22 February 2012

>It's definitely not recommended to travel at night. My husband and I left Canada in October and drove down to Puerto Angel, Oaxaca. There…
RE: Oaxaca Coast advice & either San Miguel or Chiapas?

by northword 22 February 2012

I haven't found Puerto Angel particularly hot. It may help that the place I have twice stayed at, Gundi y Tomas, is on top of the ridge…
Re: Oaxaca Coast advice & either San Miguel or Chiapas?

by llianabird 22 February 2012

Oh really? Wow ok that might mean a bit of a rethink about the amount of time we spend on the coast, maybe we'll end up spending a bit…
RE: Oaxaca Coast advice & either San Miguel or Chiapas?

by Anonimo 22 February 2012

>But I found the Oaxaca coast extremely hot. I didn't have the energy to go out on long day trips, preferring to do things early in the…
RE: Oaxaca Coast advice & either San Miguel or Chiapas?

by northword 22 February 2012

Puerto Angel, Mazunte and Puerto Escondido are so close together that if you feel you have made a mistake with one of them, you just move…
RE: Oaxaca Coast advice & either San Miguel or Chiapas?

by mclarjh 21 February 2012

If you drive from Puerto Escondido to Palenque, it will take two days to get there, and two more days to return. So it can be done, but…
Re: Oaxaca Coast advice & either San Miguel or Chiapas?

by llianabird 21 February 2012

No honestly i have extensively studied the guidebooks/ maps...I am very familiar with the layout and distances.. Our itinerary is Fly…
Re: Oaxaca Coast advice & either San Miguel or Chiapas?

by zapfilms 21 February 2012

Your plan to Puerto Angel sounds nice, just stay in the best looking place, its a small area and you have sufficient resources to explore.…
Oaxaca Coast advice & either San Miguel or Chiapas?

by llianabird 21 February 2012

Hello fellow travellers! Having heeded some very good advice on this forum my boyfriend and I have decided to focus our 2 1/2 weeks…
Re: Drive from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido

by Anonimo 19 February 2012

We rode in a shared van on the highway from Oaxaca to Pochutla back in the '90s. As we swerved around the switchback curves on the descent,…
RE: OAXACA TO PORT ANGEL....ROAD, ACCOM.

by kathysjourneys 05 February 2012

I just did that drive in December. The road was fine, winding its way through a lot of small towns. Seven hours sounds about right--depend…
RE: OAXACA TO PORT ANGEL....ROAD, ACCOM.

by mclarjh 01 February 2012

I stopped overnight in San Jose del Pacifico a couple of years ago. It's probably a little past the halfway point of the trip. A lovely…
RE: What has happened to Zipolite?

by TonyZipo 20 January 2012

I went the first time in 1978, then it was quiet. I've been back the last 3 years for 3 weeks each time with my wife, it is Paradise!…