El Faro
El Faro is a locality in San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca. El Faro is situated nearby to the locality Umar, as well as near Colonia Televisa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zipolite.
Zipolite
Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zipolite is a growing backpacker beach destination along the south-western Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. A new highway built in 2024 has cut the travel time from Oaxaca in half, now only 4 hours by bus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto Ángel and Zipolite.
Puerto Ángel
Village
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puerto Ángel is a Mexican small coastal town in the state of Oaxaca located in the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla. It, along with San Agustinillo and Playa Zipolite are known as the "Riviera Oaxaqueña".
Zipolite
Hamlet
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Playa Zipolite is a beach community located in San Pedro Pochutla municipality on the southern coast of Oaxaca state in Mexico between Huatulco and Puerto Escondido.
San Agustinillo
Hamlet
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Agustinillo is a small fishing village and beach in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is located in the municipality of Santa María Tonameca just east of the coastal communities of Mazunte and La Ventanilla. San Agustinillo is situated 4½ km west of El Faro.
El Faro
- Type: Locality
- Location: San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
15.65896° or 15° 39′ 32″ northLongitude
-96.50215° or 96° 30′ 8″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
7675MF5X+H4GeoNames ID
13541769
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“El Faro” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Colonia el Faro”
- Spanish: “El Faro”
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