Anchorage· Bahía de Cuastecomates· Mexico
Bahía de Cuastecomates (Secret Anchorage)
19° 13.9′ N · 104° 44.0′ W · approximate
The 'Secret Anchorage': a tiny cove just around the point northwest of Melaque, hard to see from offshore, with a palm-shaded village of dirt streets, beach palapa bars and a small resort with upscale waterfront dining. Its reef is a known snorkel spot when the swell lets you reach it.
Practical
Position approximate: placed in the cove west of Cuastecomates village using the OpenStreetMap coastline; the Pacific Mexico guide (Breeding and Bansmer) publishes a waypoint, which you should use. Small: room for five or six boats. Poorly protected from Pacific swell — cruisers report a brutal swell that kept them from the reef and beach, splash landings through surf, and afternoon wind building into squalls. Pick a calm spell and arrive early. The entrance is hard to make out from the open ocean. The Mexican Navy has boarded and inspected boats anchored here (papers, passports, crew list); cooperate and call the Navy on VHF 16 if you need help. Red tide has closed swimming on some visits. Walkable over the hill to Melaque.
Best for
A quiet, pretty cove close to Barra in settled swell
Season
Nov-Apr in small swell only
Nearby
- Cuastecomates Village and Beach0.3 NM away
- Mirador Costero (Punta Melaque)1.4 NM away
- Cesar's y Charlie's (Melaque)1.6 NM away
- Melaque Anchorage (Bahía de Navidad)1.6 NM away
- Restaurante Ayala (Melaque)1.6 NM away
- Melaque Tianguis Market1.7 NM away
- Super Hawaii Melaque1.7 NM away
- La Salamandra (Villa Obregón, Melaque)2.4 NM away