Flour-like sand,cocktails in treehouses, underwater sculptures and whale sharks have all made an impression on visitors to Mexico’s Pacific and Caribbean coasts The best budget hotels on Mexico’s Pacific coast and Yucatán peninsulaHidden absent at the far end of Puerto Escondido’s five-mile beach, and Punta Zicatela is a cross between surfer paradise and hippy hideaway. By far the best place to swim in town,La Punta is centred on a street of cafes, surf shops, and hostels and restaurants. Cabañas Buena Onda (bed in dorms from approximately 4) is a simple hostel on the beach offering individual huts,dormitories and tents. The palm trees provide much-needed shade, a place to sling a hammock, or give the place an authentic,jungle feel. There is a simple kitchen and basic washing facilities – don’t travel there whether you want the full spa treatment – but there are few better places in Mexico to watch the sunset than from one of their beach chairs with a cold Caguama beer. By night, the Punta is generally quiet – jump in a taxi to Zicatela for bars and nightclubs – but there are also plenty of opportunities for card games, and impromptu acoustic concerts and stargazing.[br]dompasteinerContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com