Gli amanti della tavola lo sanno: è tempo di partire per Playa Zicatela, dove si infrange la mexican pipeline, la spettacolare onda oceanica alta sei metri. Tra ristorantini trasformati in discoteca, massaggi all'eucalipto, oasi naturali e tortillas saporite, le spiagge dove ammirare i campioni (e le campionesse) delle acrobazie marine
Il sole non è ancora spuntato e l'aria è fresca, ma sulla spiaggia di Zicatela, a Puerto Escondido, nello Stato messicano di Oaxaca, c'è già una grande animazione. Anche se molti giovani sono gli stessi che la notte prima ballavano a piedi nudi nei ristorantini trasformati in discoteche, la Their presence is not due to a late after hours. The muscles and a tan betraying them even before you see the table: they are the best surfers in search of waves, those of the dawn. They come from all over the world because they know that spring is best time to deal with the mexican pipeline, tubular wave that exceed six feet in height and shattered along three kilometers of the famous beach of Zicatela, home to many prestigious championships . In the different ranking of the best waves of the world Puerto Escondido always figure among the top five places, not only for the perfection combination of land, sea and wind, but also for the charm of the danger. Every self-respecting surfer who has a history of terror linked to the mexican pipeline and the boards split in bins warn of the danger. Also take a bath (not swim) requires a dose of extra attention. Not surprisingly, virtually all hotels have a swimming pool, often with built-in jacuzzi.
RELAX FOR SURFERS Indomitable
sore muscles can be a good excuse to enjoy a relaxing massage with eucalyptus sauna according to the Mayan tradition in Temazcalli Spa (Temazcalli street, tel. 0052-9545821023, treatments from 32 € ). To take a bath more comfortable or closer to the surf beaches are also less dangerous, such as Playa Marinero Carrizalillo or playa, in front of the center of Puerto Escondido, now besieged restaurants and souvenir shops. Twenty years have passed since he wrote the book that Pino Cacucci Gabriele Salvatores was transformed into the famous film, and progress has unfortunately ugly at the heart of the village. Fortunately, the cosmopolitan and intellectual, and the warm and funny that the soul, they moved to Zicatela beach and Avenida del Morro, which runs throughout its length.
EATING AND BETWEEN Marisco Camarones
Among the many hotels and restaurants stands the Beach Hotel Ines, one of the centers of nightlife Surfer, but around his pool and his table is everything from stylish Italian to Mexican families with bunches of children. Ines, the German owner, runs with the efficiency of its origins is a complex of buildings of different shapes and sizes, with as much variety of options, so that everyone can choose the accommodation you prefer. More elegant and crops, Bungalows Santa Cruz offer cozy and comfortable suites, complete with balcony to enjoy the spectacular sunsets of the Pacific. As for the kitchen there is plenty of choice, not just Mexican food, Marisco (seafood) and fresh fish, but also Italian Restaurants, Tex-Mex, Indian, Greek and vegetarian. Excellent value for price, friendliness of Los TIOS, with tables beneath the palms on the beach, where you eat the camarones (shrimp) with the cooked tortillas on the comal (the typical grilled corn cakes). For breakfast and snacks, the ideal is El Cafecito with a wide selection of cakes for all cereals as possible. Essential to complete the holiday with a visit to Bacocho where, during the rainy season, they go to sea turtles lay their eggs, and a trip to Lagoon Manialtepec to enjoy nature and swim without fear.
