Edge of the WorldThe Pacific coast is backed by rolling hills covered in vegetation varying from arid desert to Mediterranean style scrub and luxuriant forest. Tumbling down to the shoreline, these cliffs and hills harbor many horseshoe coves and beaches of white to ochre sands. The waves on the Pacific coast have a long way to come, and these rollers are much beloved by surfers. The Oaxaca shoreline around Huatulco and Puerto Escondido is particularly spectacular,