Ewen’s guidebook
Food scene
Casa Mauna
A vegan restaurant with sea view. Delicious food and fantastic cocktails!
Manta Raya Hotel
Our friends over at the Mantaraya on Salchi beach offer a traditional kitchen.
Choza De Chivis
Beach
A beautiful beach, residential, quiet and super safe. Depending on the day difficult to swim at
Salchi
A beautiful beach, residential, quiet and super safe. Depending on the day difficult to swim at
Playa Cuatunalco is a beautiful beach to be. Moving east towards the beach of Cuatunalco you can find restaurants and a lagoon (beware of crocodiles!)
Walking 1.5 hours towards at the end of the beach you'll reach Boca vieja, a fisherstown. The lighthouse here offers beautiful views towards the mountains, the cliffs, the lagoon, the fishers village and the beaches.
Playa Cuatunalco
Playa Cuatunalco is a beautiful beach to be. Moving east towards the beach of Cuatunalco you can find restaurants and a lagoon (beware of crocodiles!)
Walking 1.5 hours towards at the end of the beach you'll reach Boca vieja, a fisherstown. The lighthouse here offers beautiful views towards the mountains, the cliffs, the lagoon, the fishers village and the beaches.
A beautiful beach just 10 minutes walking from Casa Mauna. A must visit. Enjoy the different water levels through the tides where in low tide this beach features beautiful pools and in high tide strong waves take over.
Playa El Arroyito, 70902 Oax., Mexic
A beautiful beach just 10 minutes walking from Casa Mauna. A must visit. Enjoy the different water levels through the tides where in low tide this beach features beautiful pools and in high tide strong waves take over.
Playa Escobilla is for turtles the most important beach in the world. In September one October they come and lay their eggs. Tours are being offered at nighttime. Bring mosquito repellent.
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Playa Escobilla x tartarughe
Carretera Federal 200Playa Escobilla is for turtles the most important beach in the world. In September one October they come and lay their eggs. Tours are being offered at nighttime. Bring mosquito repellent.
City/town information
A beautiful coffee region just 1 hour of a drive from Casa Mauna. The drive takes you through the mountains up to height of 1400 meters. The temperatures are refreshing, the coffees great and the big waterfall is a great hike to do!
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Pluma Hidalgo
A beautiful coffee region just 1 hour of a drive from Casa Mauna. The drive takes you through the mountains up to height of 1400 meters. The temperatures are refreshing, the coffees great and the big waterfall is a great hike to do!
Santa Cruz Huatulco is the economic center of the region. Here you find big supermarkets, restaurants and lots of beaches to go to. Some of which are super crowded, depending on the season.
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La Crucecita
Santa Cruz Huatulco is the economic center of the region. Here you find big supermarkets, restaurants and lots of beaches to go to. Some of which are super crowded, depending on the season.
This big beach town features one of the best surfer's beaches in the world. You can relax in one of the many restaurants directly on the beach and enjoy the surfer vibe of the town.
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Puerto Escondido
This big beach town features one of the best surfer's beaches in the world. You can relax in one of the many restaurants directly on the beach and enjoy the surfer vibe of the town.
Mazunte and Zipolite are more commercialized beaches with lots of restaurants and hotels. Sometimes it gets very crowded here. Especially enjoyful if you enjoy a hippie lifestyle.
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Plaja Mazunte
26 México 175Mazunte and Zipolite are more commercialized beaches with lots of restaurants and hotels. Sometimes it gets very crowded here. Especially enjoyful if you enjoy a hippie lifestyle.
Natural beauty
The cascadas mágicas are beautiful waterfalls in the mountains. Ideal for a refreshing day of cold mountain water.
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Cascadas Magicas de Copalitilla
The cascadas mágicas are beautiful waterfalls in the mountains. Ideal for a refreshing day of cold mountain water.
The rainbow waterfall is ideal to see when visiting Pima Hidalgo. We recommend to park your car in the town centre and schedule a Riksha to pick you up from there. It’s a 1 hour downhill hike from the city centre to the waterfalls.
Rainbow Waterfall
The rainbow waterfall is ideal to see when visiting Pima Hidalgo. We recommend to park your car in the town centre and schedule a Riksha to pick you up from there. It’s a 1 hour downhill hike from the city centre to the waterfalls.
This bioluminescent lake is an ideal visit when seeing Puerto Escondido. At night times you can see lots of bioluminescence. They invite you to swim here. Don’t. The waters are full of crocodiles and accidents happened frequently in the past. Just stay in the boat and enjoy the show.
Bioluminiscencia Laguna Manialtepec
This bioluminescent lake is an ideal visit when seeing Puerto Escondido. At night times you can see lots of bioluminescence. They invite you to swim here. Don’t. The waters are full of crocodiles and accidents happened frequently in the past. Just stay in the boat and enjoy the show.
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The Pochutla farmers market on Mondays is a must
All the people from the mountains come down to Pochutla once a week to sell their home grown organic fruits. Everything's available at a cheap price.