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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, April 4, 2012

Eco-friendly Mazunte March 31, 2012 by spixl

Eco-friendly Mazunte « View From Casita Colibrí
Mazunte was the first beach on Oaxaca's coast I visited. The beach is stunningly beautiful and uncrowded and accommodations lean toward the small and ...
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Eco-friendly Mazunte

Mazunte was the first beach on Oaxaca’s coast I visited.  The beach is stunningly beautiful and uncrowded and accommodations lean toward the small and environmentally conscious.
View of Mazunte beach from hill above.
In addition to the appeal of the warm clear waters of its beach and digging your feet in the sand as you dine on fresh fish tacos, Mazunte is home to the Natural Cosmetics Cooperative, established by Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop.  The cooperative’s products (soaps, lotions, oils, mosquito repellent, etc.) are available in the city of Oaxaca at the weekly Friday/Saturday Organic Market in the plaza of Santo Tomás in the Xochimilco neighborhood.
Mazunte also houses the National Mexican Turtle Center, whose successful work is the subject of Tim Johnson’s recent blog post, Turtle Hatchlings Head for the Sea.


3 Responses

  1. Stunningly beautiful is right. Maybe we will go there on our trip this fall!
  2. on April 3, 2012 at 6:00 am | ReplyBeverly Schmidt
    Hey Shannon
    Where did you stay in Mazunte?
    Looks like great happenings in and around Oaxaca for Easter. That’s the only holiday that Steve and i haven’t experienced (maybe next year!)
    Hope to see you and Chris in July. We R coming down for the Guelageutza
    Bev/Steve in Connecticut
  3. We stayed at the Alta Mira in 2007. It’s owned by an American woman and her Mexican husband. It’s on the hill that runs up from the beach, views are beautiful, and all the bungalows have balconies with hammocks. A couple of acquaintances stayed their recent and were quite happy with it.
    See you in July!






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