La Bocana Beach

Mezcal in La Bocana and Swimming in Rio Copalita

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December 26th 2012
We took a taxi to La Bocana on a tip from one of the waiters at our local beach. Great action! Our taxi driver put the pedal to the medal, and it was like a roller coaster for me in the back seat, for about 10 miles. A huge expanse of beach and killer waves. Too big for us. We walked up the beach (eastward) to where Rio Copilita dumped into the ocean. While swimming across it, we noticed ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Huatulco

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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