Turtles at Mazunte

San Augustinillo and Mazunte

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March 6th 2014
March 6, 2014 Roger would be proud of us. All by ourselves we stood by the highway and caught a bus to San Antonio (about 35 miles southeast of PE) and then a taxi took us the next 8 miles or so into the village of Mazunte and to the beach at San Augustinillo. We lucked out in that the bus was a 16 passenger van with very comfortable seats and a large tv. At first we thought we'd made a big ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Mazunte

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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