ZICATELA PUERTO-ESCONDIDO MEXICO May 29
Playa Zicatela is the long stretch of beach located on the east side of Puerto Escondido. It is the main surfing area for Puerto Escondido, attracting surfers from all over the world, and it is the site of annual competitions in August and November. Zicatela is one of the top 10 surfing locations globally.
Although Zicatela was known before it wasn’t until around the early 1970s that it was discovered by surfers. At that time there wasn’t anything on the beach except vegetation. the beach was considered dangerous by anybody except the expert surfers that came to Puerto Escondido for the sole reason to catch some of the best waves in the world.
But now things are different in Zicatela because you can find all that you need to enjoy a nice family vacation. If you like the idea of water sports but are not sure about surfing, don’t worry there is another sport: body boarding. It is easier and less expensive than surfing. Boards can be rented at any surf shop for about 4 dollars an hour, and if you like horses, Playa Zicatela is a good place to ride a horse. Horse rentals are available with complete secure guides.
Playa Zicatela has different kinds of restaurants, like Italian Restaurants, Vegetarian Restaurants and Japanese Restaurants. There are also seafood restaurants that have the freshest fish a person can buy. They prepare fish in almost any manner you could think.
The area also offers several high quality hotels where you can stay, as well as cabañas and apartments for rent, like Casamar Apartments. This place has 12 apartments with a large swimming pool, air conditioning, a palapa, hammocks, a kitchen, Internet, laundry service, seafood restaurants, and boogie boards available for rent. All of this apartments are rented on a weekly or monthly basis.
