THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO This website features information on the Pacific Coasts of Oaxaca, Jalisco, and Colima Mexico, including the towns of Huatulco, Puerto Angel, Zipolite, Puerto Escondido, Barra de Navidad, Melaque, and Manzanillo. There is information about hotels, travel, food, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, fish, turtles, history, native dances, and the Spanish language. There are maps and aerial photos. Travelers and residents share their knowledge and experiences in the Visitors' Comments sections. There you will find advice from many sources on what to enjoy and what to avoid. Quick Links: Main Index Beach Index Visitors' Comments Aerial Photos Barra de Navidad Melaque About tomzap.com Puerto Escondido Oaxaca City Huatulco Tomzap the Band What's New? Oaxaca The Oaxacan Coast is a region of rugged, tropical beauty set against a background of mountainous jungle. For the traveler, it offers a variety of settings from the plush resorts of Huatulco to remote, low-key beachfront hideways. An inland excursion can take you to a coffee plantation or to Oaxaca's capital, a unique cultural center surrounded by craft villages and archaeological sites. To translate this page: Jalisco Jalisco has a lengthy coastline known as Costalegre that stretches from Puerto Vallarta at the northwest end to Barra de Navidad to the southeast. It's many resorts and villages offer a variety of settings for the visitor. Colima The tiny state of Colima is where you find the city of Manzanillo, an important seaport and resort area. Manzanillo is known as the Sailfish Capital of the World. Inland cities offer volcano tours and feature botaneros, a type of bar/restaurant offering a stream of appetizers with your drinks. Please note that this page may be updated frequently. If you are revisiting this page checking for updated information, you will probably need to use your Refresh or Reload button on your web browser to see the current version. Otherwise you may be viewing cached material on your hard drive. What's New? A gravesite decorated for the Day Of the Dead in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca November Events in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca November 2, 2021: Gina will be doing her Ceremony at The cemetery (secret spot). Registration will be important. Requirements: Only people with vaccination. Small group no more than 10 people. She wil be giving Chocolate and pan de muerto. Fee $500 pesos per person. When you register with Gina then she will provide the new location and hour. We will not go as always at the sun set for covid reasons. November 26-28, 2021: Fishing Tournament. Reservations and new conditions will be set in few days. Start at 7:00 am and finish by 3:00 pm. November 26&27,2021: Danza Costeña. . . . always something new in the Visitors' Comments Top of Page | Main Index | Beach Index | Search | About | Links Send comments, corrections, articles to: Tom Penick: tom@tomzap.com