Playa Zipolite. Welcome To The Beach Of The Dead!: Zipolite Oaxaca

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

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Zipolite Oaxaca

Nudist beach located in the state of Oaxaca, about 2 km. de longitud y 40 m In length and 40 m wide on average. The sand is golden medium grain and slope moderate. The water is crystal clear with green and blue hues, regularly temperate ; dominated by strong waves.

Zipolite became famous in the 70’s when entire colonies of hippies came to enjoy this beach that was the only nude beach in Mexico. Today still hear from some speakers of the restaurants sounds of The Doors, Bob Marley, Santana, Led Zeppelin and others. Already past midnight pulled the two clubs and Zipolipas The Making music with varied.

Zipolite, which means Zapotec Beach shore of the Dead is a very strong waves and dangerous currents submarine. Any native can tell stories of drowned in those waters. It is best to swim where lifeguards are volunteers watch as a precautionary measure and have placed colored pennants. Green means you can swim with no problem. Yellow means caution and is nothing more for good swimmers. The red is forbidden to swim.

Very near the beaches in Zipolite are Mazunte (some of which is the Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga, where he exhibited all sea turtle species that inhabit the coasts of Mexico, also are represented six species of freshwater turtles and two terrestrial species that inhabit the Mexican territory) and San Agustinillo (beach divided into three sections, one of which is protected by rocks and you can swim with ease by the softness of the waves, while the strong wave occur in the area of open sea, which is located in the eastern part of the beach).

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