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Sunset in Zihuatanejo Bay (César Orozco/Wikimedia)

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Feature Articles

Mexico: The Mainland
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Surfing
Love's a Trip
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Zihuatanejo: Purely Mexico
Worldwide Wild
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Domican Republic, Costa Rica, Mexico, Belize
The Lazy, Crazy Guide to Sand Land
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Where to Surf, Hike, Dive, Fish, Shop, Eat, Drink, Dance, Sleep, and Kick Back
La Costa Incognita
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Pacific Mexico is a thatch roof overhead, fresh snapper daily, and 660 miles of nada between timeshares.

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Practical Advice

Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.
Sharks: Myths and Realities
Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.
Deep Focus
Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
The Move
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Go deeper with champion freediver Tanya Streeter

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Gear

Check Out My Wood!
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How a carpentry-challenged nonsurfer built a classic wooden longboard with his own kook hands.
Women's Surfing
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Seal Line Urban Tote
The Perfect Wet/Dry Bag
Surfing
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Get dialed for summer's coolest sport
Complete Gear Archives: Surfing
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things surfing.

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Fitness

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Fittest Real Athletes – Kyle Daniels
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Win
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Wellness 2009
The Move
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Catch a wave with tips from pro surfer Damien Hobgood
Fit to Surf
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Attractions

Quebrada (La)

(Plazoleta de la Quebrada)
Calle La Quebrada
39390

Expert Rated & Recommended

Playa La Ropa

Zihuatanejo
Zihuatanejo, Mexico

Description: Playa La Ropa is a popular walking beach that features white sands that line Zihuatanejo Bay. Here... Read More

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Perez Gasga Ave 905 (at Viajes Dimar Travel Agency)
Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Description: Go birdwatching in nearby Manialtepec lagoon on a half day motorized boat trip with noted Canadian ornithologist Michael Malone.... Read More

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