Playa Zicatela and La Punta, Oaxaca

From the town of Puerto Escondido, the beach of Zicatela stretches south 3.5km to a headland simply known as La Punta. Of all the places we had been so far, this was everything that we had expected the coast of Mexico to be. La Punta was a single-street village with sandy paths leading straight to the beach. The main street ran parallel to the beach one block back and was lined with small stores and local restaurants. With a fairly bohemian feel, there was a good blend of long-term travellers and locals to give it a chilled beach vibe.

Roberto’s Guest House was perfectly positioned just away from the busy part so that we had perfectly quiet evenings. Yet still close enough that we could easily walk into La Punta in 5 minutes. For the entire week here we walked everywhere. Our absolute dream come true. No need for public transport or to move our bags again for a while. With everything so close together we could just relax and take each day at the slow pace we wanted.Read more