The favorite places for surfing in Puerto Escondido are Zicatela, Carrizalillo, La Barra, and Punta Colorada. Other beaches in the area include Mazunte, Zipolite, La Punta, and Puerto Angelito, to ...

Almoraduz, Benito Juárez 12, Rinconada, 71983 Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, +52 954 582 3109 Where to lay your head ...

Puerto Escondido With a major airport right in town, easy access to the southern points, a booming nightlife packed with beautiful people from all over the world, and of course, Playa Zicatela ...

Puerto boasts an unusual number of Italian restaurants, opened by emigres supposedly seduced by “Puerto Escondido,” an Italian “travel and crime movie” filmed on location in 1992.

In recent years, Puerto Escondido has become known as one of the world’s premier surf destinations. With its idyllic beaches and substantial waves, it attracts board jockeys from far and wide.

Puerto Escondido can. Very long-period swells (20 seconds or greater) from the SSW can amplify up to five times the deepwater swell height — May 3rd, 2015 being a prime example.

Stats Average Nov.–Mar. temp.: 84° Average Nov.–Mar. water temp.: 82° Highest waves off Zicatela Beach: 30 feet Flight time from Mexico City: 1 hr. and 30 mins.

But it’s a much more developed resort city than Puerto Escondido, a small fishing village down the coast (south of Acapulco, in the Oaxacan state) that is renowned for its surfing.