Find a room All the materials used to create Humano were handmade the natural color of exposed concrete contrasts with clay tiles An exquisite grid pattern enclosed by permeable lattices heightens the flow between the inside world and the surrounding environment creating a natural relationship with the local scene The common areas and the rooms employ midcentury modernism and Scandinavian interiors to create a fine balance between simplicity the hotel’s design is well-grounded in the contemporary Mexican architectural context plays strongly into the look and character of the interiors Read their story Close to the pool and filled with the fragrance of the surrounding garden the restaurant is both a central gathering place and a touchstone to the authentic flavors of the region fresh dishes in a welcoming central courtyard the rooftop is a must for admiring the sunset while perched upon monolithic steps you can enjoy a covered bar serving drinks and snacks the rooftop is the perfect spot for making new friends or just reflecting on the day this laid-back beach town is a surfer’s nirvana Puerto Escondido is a cocktail of contemporary art barefoot-luxe hotels and a healthy shot of mescal and a bottle of Corona enjoyed in its homeland our #ThisisLiving guide takes you from bioluminescent lagoons to cutting-edge social projects Get your weekly dose of armchair travelling A decades-old territorial dispute has flared up in the city of Puerto Escondido the main arterial route on the state’s coast As with most of the state’s disputes over land — and there are hundreds the protagonists are two neighboring municipalities fighting over land in this case the jewel in the crown that is Puerto Escondido the mayor of Santa María Colotepec issued a declaration of war and installed a protest camp on Highway 200 at the city’s chief intersection “We are not going to give up even a centimeter of our land [and] we’re not going to allow the continuing harassment on the part of [San Pedro] Mixtepec … from here we say to the state government and the agrarian court that we don’t want rulings that have been paid for that put at risk the stability of the port,” declared Carmelo Cruz Mendoza according to a report by the newspaper El Imparcial The mayor warned that the blockade would remain until Governor Alejandro Murat Hinojosa and agrarian officials hear their concerns their counterparts in Mixtepec have “cunningly” engaged in attempting to influence agrarian officials in favor of the latter municipality a process that began when lawyers for Mixtepec presented a constitutional argument before the agrarian court in 2018 Colotepec officials accused both agrarian and state officials of colluding with “the criminal” Fredy Gil The highway blockade remained in place Saturday afternoon but there was a report that Governor Murat had arrived in the city to address the situation ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC A highway in Oaxaca that will slash travel times between Oaxaca city and southern state’s Pacific coast is nearing completion after 20 years of delays and failed attempts Governor Alejandro Murat said the 102.4 kilometer Oaxaca-Barranca Larga-Ventanilla highway was 80.2% finished and that work was continuing between Barranca Larga and Ventanilla the highway is set to link the state capital to the popular tourist destination of Puerto Escondido cutting travel times from six to 2 1/2 hours The two lane highway will have a hard shoulder Murat, who was supervising construction, said that four sections were still being worked on: one section is at 94.6% completion and another is at 87.7%. However, Murat added two other sections remain further from completion, at 67.8% and 64.6%. In April 2021, Murat predicted the highway would be completed on March 21 of this year Murat said that work and conciliation groups would be set up with communities negatively impacted by the construction to “search for a solution to their social and infrastructural demands.” Land disputes have marred progress on the highway: there have been deadly flare ups between the communities of Sola de Vega and San Vicente Coatlán over a long running dispute which the newspaper Reforma previously reported has taken more than 50 lives over about 60 years The highway crosses the municipalities of Ejutla de Crespo San Sebastián Coatlán and Santa María Colotepec Murat supervised construction of a bridge in Colotepec and the San Sebastián tunnel The government will be looking forward to the once unlikely completion of the highway The 20-year-old project has seen presidents come and go: Vicente Fox Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto all failed to fulfill their promises to complete it With reports from El Universal have taken to the beach for the first time in decades in the absence of human activity during the Covid-19 emergency The popular ecotourism destination is home to a lagoon in which the crocodiles normally spend most of their time avoiding visitors who come from nearby Mazunte Puerto Escondido and other destinations to snap photos of them from tour boats and a photo of five large reptiles enjoying the otherwise empty beach made the rounds on social media on Sunday The federal government closed all Mexico’s beaches in early April to prevent people from gathering in groups and further spreading the coronavirus Since then there have been a number of observations of wildlife reclaiming spaces they previously avoided due to human presence Fishermen and Civil Protection agents from nearby Santa María Colotepec captured a crocodile in a lagoon adjacent to the popular tourist and surfer destination Puerto Escondido in March The animal was released in wetlands south of that city There have also been reports of jaguars and leatherback sea turtles re-entering spaces in Cancún from which human activity had kept them away for decades In Oaxaca, crocodiles occasionally enter spaces normally occupied by people. A fisherman was attacked by a crocodile while taking a nap on the Boca Barra beach Similar incidents in the lagoons west of Puerto Escondido led the federal environmental protection agency Profepa to carry out a census of the animal’s numbers in the Manialtepec and Chacahua lagoons before the Covid-19 pandemic stopped normal life in its tracks which was suspended due to a lack of resources aimed to find better ways to protect both humans and crocodiles as people have encroached more and more into the animal’s habitat in recent years Sources: Mediotiempo (sp), Milenio (sp)