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. 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 modern 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 Esondido.
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Words From Warren & El Sol De La Costa
In Mexico every sector of the population, each trade and profession, has a special day on which they celebrate with a lunch or party of esprit de corps and enjoy the recognition of their contribution to society.
There’s Father’s Day and Mother’s Day, of course, but there’s also a Day of the Child. Seniors’ Day, Students’ Day, even a Prisoners’ Day. Lawyers, cowboys, musicians, soldiers and sailors, they all get a turn.
This month alone includes the following: Aug. 1, phone operators; Aug. 4 is Day of the Priest; Aug. 5 is Day of the Fisherman; Aug. 8 is Street Sweepers’ Day; Aug. 17 is Veterinarians’; Day Grandparents’ Day is Aug. 29. READ MORE FROM WARREN
David Rutherford Wins Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido
Puerto Escondido's local 24 year-old star, David Rutherford , charged to victory at his home break of the Mexican Pipeline Thursday to clinch an emphatic win at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido over international standouts Kevin Sullivan (Lahaina, HAW), 23, Casey Brown (Kona, HI), 22, and Ricardo dos Santos (BRA), 20 in excellent four-to-six foot (2-3 metre) high-performance barrels. READ MORE
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. Read More
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Effective October 2, Mexicana is adding a flight from Mexico City (MEX) to Puerto Escondido at 10:00am on Fridays and Sundays. The return flight from Puerto Escondido to MEX departs at 11:30am on Fridays and Sundays. This additional service will make it easier to get in and out of Puerto Escondido - especially from JFK !
The creation of the Carretera costal (coastal highway) along the Pacific coast in the 1960's and the later paving of the highway to Oaxaca, opened the area to tourism and was the beginning of real growth in Puerto Escondido. Check Out the NEW Puerto Photo & Local News Blog for Zicatela Beach and Coastal highway contruction progress.
Puerto Escondido has grown from a small fishing village of 3,000 people to a thriving town of more than 50,000 people. This growth has been due to Puerto Escondido’s importance as a regional center for agriculture, education, commerce, fishing and tourism and has resulted in the town becoming a vibrant community rather than just a tourist destination.
Puerto Escondido retains much of it's original charm and is sometimes referred to as "The Mexico Pipeline", an internationally recognized surfing paradise and home of an annual international surf contest. Puerto is very Un-Cancun and offers a rare taste of old Mexico with some of the best beaches in Mexico. CHECK OUT THE SURF - LIVE BEACH CAM.
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Puerto Escondido was officially founded in 1928, and has long since been a shipping point for coffee plantations. During the 1960's, when the coast road was built, tourism began to develop and continued to increase with the opening of a small airport in the 1980s.
Puerto Escondido is also renowned for its Turtle Assistance Ecological Camp, located a few miles from the port, and The Living Museum of Sea Turtles, located on Mazunte Beach. The museum is designed to protect sea turtles and prevent extinction and displays a variety of sea turtles that inhabit Mexico's shores.
Puerto Escondido has two seasons, the summer/wet season, and the winter/dry season. With temperatures ranging from 75-95 in the summer and 65-85 in the winter, Puerto enjoys the perfect tropical climate. Sunrise enjoyers will want to bring a sweatshirt for the breezy dawns; otherwise, a wardrobe of swim suits, shorts, and t-shirts will suffice. Most important: bring sun screen and mosquito repellant for all tropical climates.
Bus transportation offers a inexpensive way to travel in Mexico. They generally run day and night. If you are able to sleep in fairly cramped surroundings, this is the way to go. Most cities in Mexico have a Primero Clase (First Class) bus station. They are comfortable and safe. Find first class Mexico bus information at Premara Plus or ADO GL.
Driving in Mexico can be as exciting as taking a bus. Make sure you have current maps and be aware that some listed paved roads are not there at all. Avoid driving between towns in the evening, stick to main highways, take short cuts at your own peril and enjoy the adventure.
