Puerto Escondido Views
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Looking South in Puerto Escondido ones sees the harbor and, beyond, the Pacific Ocean. Looking North there are mountains. It is all quite scenic.
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Puerto Escondido Construction
Friday, March 14th, 2008
I had reported on March First of my excursion to the top of a luxury hotel to shoot photos of the harbor and town. While there I also took photos of the construction of an addition to the hotel and, particularly, of the use of bricks as form work for construction of the arched window openings.
You can see that a board is placed horizontally at the bottom of the arch and supported by a post. Bricks are then stacked on the board in an arch shape to act as a form for the concrete.
The photos below is of the existing hotel showing the finished arched windows and a couple of fellows installing exterior electrical fixtures.
Jacarandas
Sunday, March 9th, 2008 
I think these are Jacaranda trees, which are blooming all through the areas of Oaxaca I visited.
Public Art and Flavorful Funk
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Puerto Escondido Pelicans
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
The pelicans of Puerto Escondido are not the least bit shy. These guys were hanging around the morning, beach front fish market.
Oaxaca Palapa
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
The palapas in Oaxaca utilize a different type of palm frond for the roof covering than is used in the palapas in Veracruz and the Yucatan, which use the long fronds from the Royal Palm. You may remember this discussion of palapas I posted about a year ago.Oaxaca palapas use smaller, fan shaped fronds, from which type of palm I don’t know. As you may see in the photo the upper most leaves of the frond are tied around the poles laid horizontally across the rafters.
Puerto Ángel
Sunday, March 9th, 2008 
Eighty kilometers, or so, East of Puerto Escondido resides the small town and harbor of Puerto Ángel. The morning I left Puerto Escondido I took an early bus to Pocutla and from there a taxi to Puerto Ángel.
The hour and a half bus ride was on the SUR line; and for the entire trip the driver played techno music, of which I have no understanding and, thus, no appreciation.
Except for two relatively small sandy beaches the harbor there is surrounded by craggy rock hills, upon which are perched houses. There is a concrete pier at the innermost point of the harbor that was used for the exportation of coffee grown in the area before the construction of the coastal highway in the area.
Like Puerto Escondido, the main occupation is fishing, and each day the fishers head out early and return about 8:00 to vend their catch on the beach.
The beach front palapa restaurants, tucked amongst palm trees, are adjuncts to private homes and offer a variety of fresh sea food. While sitting at one such restaurant, owned by Julio and his family, enjoying coffee with a shot of mezcal, the family, at least three generations, was on the patio behind having their morning meal. It was quite homey.
It really is a very picturesque, very tranquil little place, though I prefer the wider harbor and lush vegetation of Puerto Escondido.
Lupe And Nancy
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Lupe, at right, and Nancy are two of the housekeepers at the Mayflower Hotel in Puerto Escondido. Each day they would show up early, change into their flowered dresses, and take care of business, often singing and always smiling.
During the week I stayed at the Mayflower, a combination hotel/hostel, there were groups of Japanese, Dutch, British, New Zealand, and Australian fellows, as well as a group of six Swedish young women staying in the dormitories.
There is common kitchen in which folks would congregate in the evenings to prepare dinner and carry on. It was entertaining.
Each afternoon about 2:00 Lupe, Nancy and their two compañeras would occupy the kitchen for an afternoon meal.
Bougainvilleas
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Bougainvilleas are omnipresent in Mexico. Here are a few shots of different colored bougainvilleas I encountered within about a block and a half during a walk around Puerto Escondido.
A Couple Of Fine Trees
Friday, March 7th, 2008
I ran across these large trees while exploring the non-tourist areas of Puerto Escondido.
