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Published: February 21st 2012
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Puerto Escondido
The main beach at Puerto Escondido Puerto Escondido
I will begin this post by thanking all the great presidents who made it possible to not have school on Monday. Because of this, we were able to take a mini vacation to Puerto Escondido, a beach town on the Pacific coast.
After finishing up our essay exams Thursday afternoon, we took an overnight bus to the coast. Unlike the midwest where 8 hours will get you easily from Minneapolis to Chicago, 8 hours in Oaxaca involves driving over super curvy mountain ranges at about 40km/hr. We were told that the trip was going to be very rough (friends that went before all vomited at some point on the tri). With this in mind, we took some motion sicknes pills and did just fine.
We arrived at about 5am on Friday morning in Puerto Escondido where, of course, nothing was open and it was still fairly dark. After finding the Mexican equivalent of 7-11, we got directions to the Mayflower Hostel where we'd be staying for the next four days. We were told that we weren't allowed to check in until 7am, but with the beach only a block away, we went to watch the sun
Mayflower Hostel
Along one of the corridors in the hostel. rise over the ocean.
Now, if you are clever, you will be wondering why we would watch the sun rise on the Pacific coast. For whatever geologic reason, the coast at Perto Escondido runs East-West rather than North-South.
Anyways, come 7am, we checked into the hostel. This building was beautiful. While the rooms were fairly bare, the communal areas were gorgeous. Some of the areas were indoors, others were out, each space flowing to the next. There was no real distinction between any of the spaces, public or private, terrace or enclosed space. Built into the side of a hill, it was hard to even distinguish what floor you were on. Complete with kitchen, dining room, music room and billiards room, the hostel was a great place to spend time out of the sun.
The hostel kitchen and dining room was perfect for lunches and snacks through out the day. We made one particularly delicious meal together of fish tacos with guacamole and pico de gallo, fruit salad and fried plantains with creama. All of the food ultra fresh of course- the fruit grown there and the fish caught that morning. In the evenings we'd play pool
Sunset
The sunset over Zicatela, a neighboring beach.. and hang out with other travelers from around the world.
Unlike Oaxaca City, where there are very few tourists from outside of Mexico, Puerto Escondido attracts surfers and vacationers from just about everywhere. Over the course of the four days there, we met Germans, Argentinians, Norweigians and Canadians to name a few. Because of this, the town itself had a very different vibe- most people spoke at least some English and many of the restaurants were catered towards Americans and Europeans.
Like any beach, we spent our days playing in the ocean and laying in the sand. In the later afternoon we'd play beach volleyball and watch the sun set. If it was too hot, and for me, it always was, we'd eat fresh tropical fruits and popsicles. As cheesy as it sounds, it was a vacation in paradise.
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