Travel
San Pedro Mixtepec is a town about 20 kms (13 miles) inland from Puerto Escondido. It's just a quiet place, with not much to see, but it's a great place to go just for a day trip to get away from the beach. And along the way, there's the University's Botanical Gardens.
So just for something to do, we hopped on the collectivo and went for a ride.
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- They Were Right.
Medellin, Colombia is one of the top 10 places in the world to view Christmas lights! So, yesterday we had a busy day! The Medellin Botanical Garden in the afternoon, and the Christmas lights displays in the evening. And, a ton of walking. I didn't...
- Lots To Do Around Puerto Escondido
All we need is some ambition to get out and do some of it! We're totally enjoying just doing nothing, although we do have some plans over the next few days. For example, there's a botanical gardens that we want to visit. It's located about...
- Relaxing In La Barra
"La Barra" is the village of La Barra de Colotopec. It's located about 7 kms (4 miles) SE of Puerto Escondido. It's mostly local Mexicans living a very basic lifestyle, with the odd gringo passing through on his way to surf at the beach...
- Day Trip To Playa Roca Blanca
Our friend Alfredo only has Sunday as a day off work, so we took advantage of that by making a day trip out to Playa Roca Blanca. This is a beach about 40 kms (25 miles) north (west?) of Puerto Escondido. We've driven by the entrance to this beach...
- Puerto Escondido (day 2)
This morning, our friend Mary and her daughter Nataly and her niece Danna came with us and we took the collectivo into town and did a grocery shop at the relatively new Bodega Aurrera store in Puerto Escondido. It’s not a very big store, and I don’t...
Travel
Day trip to San Pedro Mixtepec
San Pedro Mixtepec is a town about 20 kms (13 miles) inland from Puerto Escondido. It's just a quiet place, with not much to see, but it's a great place to go just for a day trip to get away from the beach. And along the way, there's the University's Botanical Gardens.
So just for something to do, we hopped on the collectivo and went for a ride.
Click here to read more...
- They Were Right.
Medellin, Colombia is one of the top 10 places in the world to view Christmas lights! So, yesterday we had a busy day! The Medellin Botanical Garden in the afternoon, and the Christmas lights displays in the evening. And, a ton of walking. I didn't...
- Lots To Do Around Puerto Escondido
All we need is some ambition to get out and do some of it! We're totally enjoying just doing nothing, although we do have some plans over the next few days. For example, there's a botanical gardens that we want to visit. It's located about...
- Relaxing In La Barra
"La Barra" is the village of La Barra de Colotopec. It's located about 7 kms (4 miles) SE of Puerto Escondido. It's mostly local Mexicans living a very basic lifestyle, with the odd gringo passing through on his way to surf at the beach...
- Day Trip To Playa Roca Blanca
Our friend Alfredo only has Sunday as a day off work, so we took advantage of that by making a day trip out to Playa Roca Blanca. This is a beach about 40 kms (25 miles) north (west?) of Puerto Escondido. We've driven by the entrance to this beach...
- Puerto Escondido (day 2)
This morning, our friend Mary and her daughter Nataly and her niece Danna came with us and we took the collectivo into town and did a grocery shop at the relatively new Bodega Aurrera store in Puerto Escondido. It’s not a very big store, and I don’t...