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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Annual Fiestas de Noviembre in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 events in Tututepec, Oaxaca. Native languages lecture at 9:00am, photo exhibition, agricultural exhibition.

Thursday, April 12, 2018 events in Tututepec, Oaxaca. Mixtec ceremony at 6:00am, book fair, food and art craft at 10:00am.

Saturday, April 14, 2018 events in Tututepec, Oaxaca. Horse rade, plane landing at 2:00pm.

Sunday, April 15, 2018: 4 km run to benefit the Autism Center in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, starting at 7:00am at City Hall at the corner of 3ra Poniente and Hwy 200. Pre-registration is $50 pesos at the Centro de Bienestar behind the Mercardo Benito Juárez. The Center is open daily from 8:00am to 2:00pm.

Saturday, April 21, 2018: Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Gavilondo Soler Foundation will present music for children with songs composed by the famous "Cri Cri", a beloved Mexican composer and singer. The event will begin at 6:00pm Agencia Municipal (City Hall).

Puerto Fest in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, is a 3-day event beginning April 27, 2018.

Friday, April 27: Puerto Fest opening ceremony at 8:30pm in Carrizalillo behind the Rotary Club. Fireworks and live music.

Saturday, April 28: Puerto Fest hot air balloon rides on Bacocho Beach from 7:00am to 9:00am. First mescal tasting is 10:P00am at Carrizalillo behind the Rotary Club. A parade featuring floats from UMAR to the Carrizallio Venue 5:00pm where musical groups are featured.

Monday, April 30, 2018 is Children's Day in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.

Updated information: Alcoholics Anonymous, Huatulco. An English-speaking AA group meets every Wednesday night 7:15pm to 8:15pm at Calle Flamboyant #310, Centro, La Crucecita, Oaxaca (Huatulco). Contact B. Wiles (958) 117-5957.

Visitors Comments: new personal messaging (PM) restrictions New Visitors Comments users do not have access to the PM (Personal Messaging) system. In order to use the PM system a user must be registered for a certain number of days, must have successfully posted a certain number of times, and must be unmoderated. New users are moderated by default but the moderator may elect to change that after a number of acceptable posts have been seen or upon request from the user. The reason for the PM restrictions is to prevent unwanted threatening or bullying personal messages from a few of the users who like to do that.

For information on Puerto Escondido events see Gina at the Tourist Booth in front Hotel Rocamar. There are great musicians in town making great entertainment in some restaurants, come to get the best information at the tourist booth.

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Send comments, corrections, articles to: Tom Penick: tom@tomzap.com