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The name "Puerto Escondido" had roots in the legend of a woman who escaped her captors and hid here. The Nahuatl word for this area was Zicatela, meaning “place of large thorns". [2] Today, it refers to the area's most famous beach. [3] Puerto Escondido is one of the most important tourist attractions on the Oaxacan coast.
Surf forecasting is the process of using offshore swell data to predict onshore wave conditions. It is used by millions of people across the world, including professionals who put their forecasts online, meteorologists who work for news crews, and surfers all over the world.
The forecast is then followed by a more general weather report, the sign-off, traditionally ending with the presenter wishing the audience a good night, the national anthem "God Save the King" and the closedown of the station for the day, with the BBC World Service taking over the frequencies after the pips of the Greenwich Time Signal at 01:00.
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The Mexican government warned of the potential for heavy rainfall, strong winds and high waves in the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca in advance of the cyclone. [7] Lesser rainfall was also forecast for the states of Puebla and Morelos. [8] Ports across Guerrero were closed due to high waves of up to 13 ft (4.0 m) generated by Lester.
Oaxaca, [a] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, [b] is one of the 32 states that compose the Federative Entities of the United Mexican States.It is divided into 570 municipalities, of which 418 (almost three quarters) are governed by the system of usos y costumbres (customs and traditions) [8] with recognized local forms of self-governance.
Playa de Escobilla Sanctuary is a waterfront sanctuary for sea turtles in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, with an area of about 30 hectares. [1] The sanctuary lies in Santa María Tonameca Municipality, between the towns of Puerto Escondido and Huatulco near the town of Mazunte . [ 2 ]
The Laguna de Manialtepec is a coastal lagoon about 18 km west of Puerto Escondido in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The name comes from Náhuatl “manial” (spring) and “tepec” (Hill), meaning (Hill where water is born). [1] Access to the lagoon by car is via Federal Highway 200 or by boat from Puerto Escondido.