Acapulco Strip

Acapulco to Escondido

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June 26th 2006
So the big story last week was the waves. A day after we arrived at Pie de la Cuesta the surf started to pick up. Pie de la Cuesta is a small resort town about 10 min north of Acapulco. It is located on a long narrow strip of land between the ocean and a lagoon. At the spot where our campsite was located, there was only a hundred meters or so separating the lagoon from the ocean - and by our third ... read more

North America » Mexico

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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