Playa Zipolite. Welcome To The Beach Of The Dead!: Let The Game Begin - Zipolite, Mexico As the sun dips behind the hills flanking Oaxaca’s Pacific coastline the heat of the day slowly fades with it. On cue, the men of Zipolite begin to amass halfway along the beachfront - somewhere between “Sel Y Pimienta” and the ramshackle beach bar advertising “Ginebra Y Coco”. Goals are erected from wooden poles retrieved from the bushes and after a few warm up kicks the twilight football match begins…

A little about Playa Zipolite, The Beach of the Dead . . .

Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.

Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.

A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.

Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.

Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.

I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.

REMEMBER: Everyone is welcome at Zipolite.

ivan

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Let The Game Begin - Zipolite, Mexico As the sun dips behind the hills flanking Oaxaca’s Pacific coastline the heat of the day slowly fades with it. On cue, the men of Zipolite begin to amass halfway along the beachfront - somewhere between “Sel Y Pimienta” and the ramshackle beach bar advertising “Ginebra Y Coco”. Goals are erected from wooden poles retrieved from the bushes and after a few warm up kicks the twilight football match begins…

Let The Game Begin - Zipolite, Mexico

As the sun dips behind the hills flanking Oaxaca’s Pacific coastline the heat of the day slowly fades with it. On cue, the men of Zipolite begin to amass halfway along the beachfront - somewhere between “Sel Y Pimienta” and the ramshackle beach bar advertising “Ginebra Y Coco”. Goals are erected from wooden poles retrieved from the bushes and after a few warm up kicks the twilight football match begins…

Shot With Nikon D800 + Nikon 16-35mm f/4.0