Isn't Puerto Escondido area pretty much in the same swell window as Huatulco and Salina Cruz? I guess it picks up more due West swell? La Ticla I'm told is pretty consistent and gets both the NW and SW swell.
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2024 Huatulco Area Surf Guides
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There is not much between Huatulco and Salina Cruz. And the main road is far from the points. You gotta know how to go. And if its been raining hard it can be hard to get through. You can stay at the cabanas at barra. There are cabanas at la bamba. You are going to be driving no matter if you stay in Huatulco or SC. Barra is 40 minutes from Huatulco. Chipehua is 40 mins from SC Then you gotta walk 20 minutes.
Ive surfed bamba a couple times. There are 2 mini points. No beachbreak I am aware of. Jaime's moms place at Mojon, La Perla is nice. You can stay right there and walk to surf Mojon and Majagual.
Is La Perla the camp operated through Toro Surf Trips? It's the only one I could find at Mojon. I had reached out to them a few weeks back and they had mentioned the restaurant is closed this year. Would that be the only restaurant at Mojon? ... I also see a place called "Quetzali Villa" ?
I don't really need many amenities if I can gas up, grab a few groceries and some drinks somewhere in the area, but having at least 1 restaurant close by is pretty important.
It looks like there are a couple restaurants at / near La Bamba as well?
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I don't think it was a camp for us. Jaime took us there to surf and have lunch at his family restaurant, and he said they had just started renting rooms out. I didn't see anything else there. There was one big "resort" looking thing on the sand where we sat and watched the waves, but it was empty except for a security guard. And, this was 1.5 years ago, so I may be a little out of date.
any recs for places to stay in Huatulco? will be solo or with 1 other buddy maybe. Doing the guide thing... Toro recommended Quinta Real but it looks a little out of town up on a hill. Am I better off somewhere in town to walk to get food and stuff if I'm solo? first timer. I saw one of the vets recommend Quinta Bella so was looking at that too
edit: after reading this thread and doing a little more research also considering Nexpa vs Huatulco... going April 14th-20th (only week I can get away) and was just gonna pull the trigger somewhere last minute based on swell. just want to surf a ton, eat tacos, and not check email
edit: after reading this thread and doing a little more research also considering Nexpa vs Huatulco... going April 14th-20th (only week I can get away) and was just gonna pull the trigger somewhere last minute based on swell. just want to surf a ton, eat tacos, and not check email
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Holiday inn is hard to beat. Walking distance to many restaurants including one of my favorites, mercader. I also stayed at hotel santa cruz last trip and its 2 blocks from holiday inn. About $75 a night. Quinta bella is amazing if you can get in. Its twice as much as holiday inn or hotel santa cruz.
Holiday Inn was great for my kid and I. Picked up at 5:30am, and got back between 2 and 8pm depending how long we surfed. Nice hot shower and comfortable room to get you rested. Walked to town for dinners. Took a taxi a couple of times, and it was like $2-3.
And, the guys that I surfed with a couple of days stayed at a super budget place for the reasons you described. They said it was tolerable, but they wished they stayed at the Holiday Inn considering.
And, the guys that I surfed with a couple of days stayed at a super budget place for the reasons you described. They said it was tolerable, but they wished they stayed at the Holiday Inn considering.
If you ever bring a romantic interest down there that doesnt surf Quinta Bella is the place. She can get breakfast and a massage while you surf the morning session. Most of the guides will have full cars so they wont be coming back before lunch. Could get tricky. When I would go in March or late Oct with my GF, my guide would do just a long morning session especially late October when he is exhausted.
I thought this was an interesting article.
www.aljazeera.com
Hope they keep up the good fight. Aggressive developers and affluent digital nomads are scum of the earth.
How one Mexican beach town saved itself from ‘death by tourism’
Stunning Puerto Escondido was on a direct path to destruction. But the community fought back – and won.
Hope they keep up the good fight. Aggressive developers and affluent digital nomads are scum of the earth.
This post makes me chuckle knowing how good I and a few others on this forum had it down there years ago. No guides, no crowds, no hassles, no kooks... Just empty right points, cold beer, roadside tacos, sore shoulders, and pure stock!