Areas
The coast, town by town.
Each village between Mazunte and Huatulco has its own rhythm, its own light, and its own truth. Here's ours — written by people who live here, not by a brochure.
Mazunte
Two hundred people, a turtle sanctuary, and the beach that quietly ended the sea-turtle trade. Sunset drinks at Punta Cometa. The town we call home.
Zipolite
Mexico's only legal nude beach, and the last truly bohemian town on the coast. Yoga at dawn, fire shows at night, twenty years behind everywhere else.
San Agustinillo
A fishing village between Mazunte and Zipolite that still smells like the sea it works. Small, sleepy, and the closest thing to a secret left on this coast.
Salchi
A wild beach a few kilometres north — no palapas, no vendors, just dunes and surf. Land here is for people who want the coast the way it was.
Santa Elena
Fifteen minutes from the beach, up into the hills where the air cools and the jungle thickens. Jungle lots with ocean glimpses, for off-grid dreams.
Puerto Escondido
The practical anchor: international airport, hospitals, banks, and Zicatela's surf. Where the slow coast meets the world — and the easiest place to fly into.
Huatulco
Thirty-six bays, a second airport, and the coast's most developed — yet still unhurried — resort town. A different flavour, minutes from the wild bits.
Mazunte vs Zipolite vs Salchi — which town is right for you? →
Getting Here
Fly into Puerto Escondido.
Direct flights from Mexico City and a growing list of US cities land at Puerto Escondido (PXM); Huatulco (HUX) is the second option. From either, Mazunte is 45 minutes to an hour by car along the coast road. We'll point you to a driver we trust.
