The Pacific Coast of Mexico

This website features information on the Pacific Coasts of Oaxaca, Jalisco, and Colima Mexico, including the towns of Huatulco, Puerto Angel, Zipolite, Puerto Escondido, Barra de Navidad, Melaque, and Manzanillo. There is information about hotels, travel, food, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, fish, turtles, history, native dances, and the Spanish language. There are maps and aerial photos. Travelers and residents share their knowledge and experiences in the Visitors' Comments sections. There you will find advice from many sources on what to enjoy and what to avoid.

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Oaxaca

The Oaxacan Coast is a region of rugged, tropical beauty set against a background of mountainous jungle. For the traveler, it offers a variety of settings from the plush resorts of Huatulco to remote, low-key beachfront hideways. An inland excursion can take you to a coffee plantation or to Oaxaca's capital, a unique cultural center surrounded by craft villages and archaeological sites.

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Jalisco

Jalisco has a lengthy coastline known as Costalegre that stretches from Puerto Vallarta at the northwest end to Barra de Navidad to the southeast. It's many resorts and villages offer a variety of settings for the visitor.

Colima

The tiny state of Colima is where you find the city of Manzanillo, an important seaport and resort area. Manzanillo is known as the Sailfish Capital of the World. Inland cities offer volcano tours and feature botaneros, a type of bar/restaurant offering a stream of appetizers with your drinks.

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Laguna Manialtepec, Oaxaca

The map of west Melaque, Jalisco, has been updated to show the new location of Señor Froy's.

Las Turquezas offers one and two-bedroom oceanview apartments for rent in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.

NEXT Sterilization Campaign in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, for DOGS and CATS:
April 25 - Col. Sector Reforma B next to the primary school Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
April 26 - Tomatal in the Casa de Salud
April 27 - Col. Brisas de Zicatela (La Punta) in the Delegacion
from 9 am onwards. For more info please phone (954) 101-7176 (Mexico); Donations welcome.

Event April 27 and 28, 7:00 a.m. Surfing for Kids (pequeños embajadores) at Carrizalillo Beach in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Contact Gina for more details.

Ambulante is a project by film makers Gael García and Mr. Luna that features special short movies shown on the streets for free. Movies will be shown in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, on May 4, 5, and 6, 2012. Please come get locations and time table at the tourist booth with Gina.

Painting exhibition in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. May 12 at 7:00 pm. NDIYIKI (caracol) shell in Mixteco with Dolores Carrillo. Different techniques, oil, acrilic and graphics. Contact Gina for more details.

Cosmo Residences are luxury oceanview condos for sale with spa, swimming pools, exercise room, beach access, yacht located in Huatulco, Oaxaca.

Michele Peterson's Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Travel Essential app for iPhone and iPad was released on March 1, 2012. The app can be downloaded for just $2.99 and offers 130 hand-picked entries and 300+ photos of restaurants, tours, hotels and DIY excursions with the latest hours, pricing and one-click access to websites, phone numbers. Lots of insider info -- from Brazilian waxes to mariachi playlists -- make it a fun travel resource. Free updates, 3 X a year. Visit www.sutromedia.com/world or www.michelepeterson.com. To get the application:

Download the free Sutro World app at www.sutromedia.com/world or in the iTunes store.
Type “Puerto Escondido “in the search box
Click the $2.99 price in the upper right corner to pay, download and browse the entries.

Casa Vista D'oro is a 3-bedroom home in Zipolite, Oaxaca, available for rent by the room or the whole house.

Every Monday at 10:30am. Nia Dance class by Maria Palash at the new Bogavante Hotel on the beach in Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, next to Bananas. For information about Nia www.Nianow.com. (3/12)

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