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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A gravesite decorated for the Day Of the Dead in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

Events in February 2025 in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.

13 FEBRUARY 6 p.m.   MUSIC FOR KIDS IN PAPALOTE SCHOOL , FREE ENTRANCE KIDS AND ADULTS. $250 pesos tickets. School Papalote how to get there check w Gina.

14 FEBRUARY 8 to 5 p.m.   ART CRAFT SALE. in Macondo restaurant Tortugas at Rinconada

FIRE WORKS AND CULTURAL EVENT IN CHILA. LA FIESTA DEL PUEBLO be there by 9 ish p.m.   10 k from Puerto Escondido. you may need private transportation, ask me I know. Gina 15 FEBRUARY 6 p.m.   MUSIC DE BARRO live music. HOTEL CABANE la Barra 1. entrance fee $500 pesos tickets w Gina

RODEO in Chila

16 FEBRUARY noon   HORSES RACE. YOU NEED A HAT SUN GLASSES. drink agua. 42 hectares in the area. take a moto taxi from downtown.  / 22 FEBRUARY 3 ish p.m.   BODAS COMUNITARIAS COMMUNITARY WEDDINGS free to enjoy. Be at Club Bacocho pay a drink and enjoy the sunset. Local weddings just for people who register in civil casa.

BAJOS DE CHILA 8 P.M.   RODEO OF THE FIESTAS 2025

If you need more information please stop at the Tourist booth in Adoquín in front Hotel Rocamar in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, with Gina.

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