San Agustinillo
| San Agustinillo | |
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Playa Rinconcito at San Agustinillo
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 San Agustinillo
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| Coordinates: 15°39′58″N 96°32′32″W / 15.66611°N 96.54222°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Oaxaca |
| Municipality | Santa María Tonameca |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 229 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 958 |
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. This is where the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains meet the Pacific Ocean.
San Agustinillo is connected by a road to Zipolite and Puerto Ángel to the west. All these coastal communities together are known as the "Riviera Oaxaqueña or "La Costa Chica Oaxaqueña.
The local Highway 175 makes a loop south from the main coastal Highway 200. From Pochutla, Highway 175 first goes south to Puerto Ángel, then west along the coast to Zipolite, San Agustinillo, and Mazunte. After that, it continues back north again to rejoin the main Highway 200. The local 'collectivos' buses make trips from Pochutla in both directions.
The community was established about the same time as Mazunte. Fishermen in San Augustinillo made a living by hunting sea turtles until this was banned in 1990. Major economic activities here for most residents are still agriculture and small scale fishing, with some tourism, based on the beach.
The beach of San Agustinillo is about 1300 meters long facing open ocean and divided into three sections by rocky outcroppings that jut out from the beach into the Pacific Ocean. The sands of the beach are medium grain, of gold color and spread as wide as fifty meters. The waters just offshore are warm with green and blue tones. The far west end is called Playa Rinconcito, which is relatively well-sheltered and considered safest for swimming. The easternmost section is called Playa Aragon and has both strong waves and strong undertow. As these beaches face open ocean caution is advised, especially when tropical waves and other weather phenomena cause abnormally high waves, which can cause beach restrictions and closures. In 2009, at least three drownings were reported off this beach, including a six-year-old girl who was caught while on the shoreline by an unusually high wave. A nineteen-year-old was dragged out to sea when he was surprised by an undercurrent and his body was not found until five days later.
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