Santa Domingo - Oaxaca

Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca

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February 17th 2006
The bus ride to Puerto Escondido was a marathon 14 hour overnighter. We were entertained on the way however, with a variety of Spanish films, a 3am breakfast stop and 3 Ricky Martin albums! We'd been looking forward to some time on the coast and we weren't disapointed. There are plenty of seperate beaches here and we managed to visit a different one every day. Zicatela beach is the main surf b ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more