We were not able to find a tourism office in Salina Cruz so decided to hit the road and hope to find somewhere to stay along the ocean. Along the way there was an electric plant fuelled by huge windmills.
Not knowing if these places off the main highway had hotels, we stopped for a cold drink and drew quite a crowd of people getting off a local bus.
Soon, a man (Sebastian) approached us and said he could speak English and did we need help. He recommended a place toward the ocean but we needed gas first. While we were filling up, Sebastian and Graciella showed up and told us about Puerto Arista. They decided to go there as well and we could follow them. We arrived at a beautiful, secluded bay where local people go for the weekends and holidays. There was no one there except of course a couple from Ontario. It looked like many homes on the beach were abandoned and we wondered why. Appeared to be some damage and maybe a big storm came through some time ago and people cannot afford to do the necessary repairs. It's an unspoiled town.
We had many cervezas, tequila and shrimp in the beachfront restaurant. The sunset was beautiful. We are grateful to Sebastian and Graciella for showing us this gem.
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