Mazunte is a small place, some would probably say village, which is not far from Puerto Escondido and is basically a day trip. At least most tourists visit Mazunte in form of a day trip from Puerto Escondido.
It’s a pretty cute little place, which actually consists mainly of a beach and a beautiful viewpoint that rises up between two beaches.
You can get there by colectivo, which then drops you off at a certain point, from where you can continue your journey by a car carrying the people in the covered backpart. Here’s an advise from my side: take as little as possible with you, because the car was really overcrowded, at least on the day I went. Meaning: I was hanging onto it outside – no joke. Like I basically just stood on a kind of step at the back of the car and held on to an iron bar that was integrated into the car. Dont’t get me wrong I loved it because I love these kinds of adventures, but… I think it helped that I didn’t have too much with me 😀 (They would still get your stuff in somehow, but you don’t really need much on a day trip)
Well, the car then drove along a winding and slightly bumpy road to Mazunte and I just thought to myself ‘the life of a backpacker’ 😀

Once we arrived in Mazunte, it wasn’t far to the beach. You really can’t miss it. However…. I confess I was a little disappointed. Not because the beach wasn’t nice, but…. Puerto Escondido has really beautiful long beaches. It’s hard to keep up with them. And Mazunte… it’s not necessarily less beautiful, but max on a similar level. I personally don’t think Mazunte can compete with Playa Zicatela or Playa Bacocho, for example. So I was a bit disappointed. As I said, not because Mazunte isn’t really beautiful, but simply because I was expecting a wow effect that I simply didn’t have. But well, Puerto Escondido really spoils you. 😀

Go or not? Personally, I don’t think you have to go. If you love beaches, yes, but Puerto Escondido has more beautiful beaches in one place and simply get’s to you instantly. So… if you have time, yes, otherwise you’d better focus on Puerto Escondido.