THINGS TO DO IN PUERTO ESCONDIDO
Relax! Eat great Mexican food (all safe and clean). Sit by the pool and read a book.
Sit in the hotel dining room and talk and drink (smoothies, papaya juice, margaritas, etc.).
Sit on the beach and watch the surfers.
Play in the ocean. Go fishing. Go surfing. Swim laps in the pool. Play in the pool.
Watch the fishermen selling the catch of the day on the town beach in the early morning.
Explore Puerto Escondido, both the tourist and non-tourist parts.
Walk or jog the four miles round trip along the beach to the point.
Walk, taxi or boat to other P.E. beaches such as Carrizalillo, Angelito, Bacocho.
Go out in a boat, see the coast from the water. The boatman will probably find a giant turtle for you to look at close up.
See fabulous sunsets. Go horse back riding on the beach.
Walk the scenic path along the cliffs to the other side of town.
Go all the way up town to the Market on market day.
Go to Puerto Angel and explore the town and the beaches.
Take a boat ride on the Manialtepec lagoon—lots of exotic birds in the morning.
Go to the turtle museum in Mazunte. Or take a trip to the Chacagua lagoon.
Go to the Ventanilla Beach and see if any giant turtles are coming in to lay their eggs.
Explore the recently opened lagoon with crocodiles near Barra de Colotopec.
Explore some of the small towns (Tututepec, Jamiltepec, Pinotepa Nacional, Pinotepa de Don Luis, Colotopec, Nopala) especially on market day or if there is a fiesta.
Explore Huatulco—see what this now underutilized resort has to offer.
Go inland to the town of Nopala and beyond to the waterfalls.
For even more ideas, buy a copy of Oaxaca Handbook by Bruce Whipperman, a Moon
Travel handbook.
