About Puerto Escondido

Puerto Escondido is located on the southern Pacific coast of Mexico in the state of Oaxaca - approximately 220 miles south of Acapulco. Puerto Escondido itself did not exist as a modern town until the 1920's, when the owners of the great coffee fincas (farms) in the foothills decided that the protected bay of this lovely little town made an ideal and convenient port for shipping coffee and other products of the region. The creation of the Carretera costal (coastal highway) along the Pacific coast in the 1960's and the later paving of the highway to Oaxaca, opened the area to tourism and was the beginning of real growth in Puerto Escondido. In the nearly 25 years that the Hotel Santa Fe has been in Puerto, the town has grown from a small fishing village of 3,000 people to a thriving town of more than 50,000 people. This growth has been due to Puerto Escondido’s importance as a regional center for agriculture, education, commerce, fishing and tourism and has resulted in the town becoming a vibrant community rather than just a tourist destination.

The Puerto Escondido Airport (airport code: PXM) is about 4km (2 1/2 miles) north of the center of town, near Playa Bacocho. Puerto Escondido is solely served once a day, 7 days a week, by Click (a Mexicana Subsidiary) from Mexico City airport. A minimum of two hours should be allowed for all connections at Mexico City airport.

Best of Puerto Escondido Photography By Bruce Woodworth © 2008