Hay momentos en los que la naturaleza nos recuerda, de manera bastante abrupta, que nosotros no somos quienes llevamos las riendas. Estaba en lo alto de un acantilado en Sagres, Portugal, frente al inmenso Atlántico, esperando a que la luna pasara frente al sol. El mar se extendía hacia un horizonte que parecía no tener fin. Sobre él, dos cuerpos celestes que experimentamos por separado estaban a punto de encontrarse ante nuestros ojos. Y entonces la luz comenzó a cambiar. No era exactamente oscuridad. Era algo más extraño. El mundo familiar se volvió desconocido, como si alguien hubiera girado silenciosamente una perilla y cambiado la configuración del planeta.

There are moments when nature reminds us, rather abruptly, that we are not running the show. I stood on the top of a cliff at Sagres, facing the immense Atlantic, waiting for the moon to move across the sun. The sea stretched towards a horizon that seemed to have no intention of ending. Above it, two celestial bodies that we experience separately were about to meet before our eyes. And then the light began to change. Not darkness exactly. Something stranger. The familiar world became unfamiliar, as though someone had quietly turned a dial and altered the settings of the planet.

Floating in the turquoise bays of Huatulco and emerging just for a fresh coconut and garlic shrimp heads is my perfect beach day. Here are a few more things that you might want to eat and do though on the Oaxacan coast, for variety’s sake. Find some favorites from past trips in these posts.

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Huatulco is the most clean and green place in Mexico ---

Most tourists in Mexico have simple needs; a vacation destination with beaches, hot weather, good food, and a party atmosphere. Other tourists look for a more authentic cultural experience or opportunities to connect with nature, which Mexico offers in abundance.

Connecting with nature, though, is usually not a priority in the larger tourist centers - the natural environment represents the postcard fantasy that serves as the background for tourist activities. Cleanliness of the local environment and its sustainability are not given much thought by tourists or Mexicans, so it’s no surprise that environmental pollution is a large, but largely ignored, problem.

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El verano es un momento para disfrutar del buen clima y tomarse un tiempo, relajarse y descansar. Con algunos californianos más afortunados, eso se traduce a viajes anuales de verano a lugares exóticos, islas tropicales, países lejanos o cruceros de ensueño. Pero, aquellos que tienen un presupuesto limitado por estar ahorrando, con el propósito de crear un fondo de emergencia, o porque desean liquidar unas deudas con porcentajes elevados por préstamos personales sin crédito, en estos casos, una vacación exótica no encaja en sus planes.