Bahía de la Escondida
| water, sea, bay
Mexico /
Oaxaca /
Puerto Escondido /
World
/ Mexico
/ Oaxaca
/ Puerto Escondido
water, sea, bay, invisible
The bay was known as Bay of the Hidden Woman due to a legend associated with this place. The story states that a fierce pirate, Andrés Drake, brother of Sir Francis Drake, anchored his ship in the bay when the area was completely uninhabited, to rest for a few days unmolested by authorities
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Escondido,_Oaxaca
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 15°50'31"N 97°3'56"W
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- Gulf of Mexico 1261 km
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- Monterey Bay 3410 km
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- Playa Zicatela 1.5 km
- Lagunas de Chacahua National Park 65 km
- SANTIAGO MINAS OAX 67 km
- Las Huertas 85 km
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- San Sebastian Ixcapa 140 km
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