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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 11, 2012

Mexican consulate to help repatriate crash victims Updated 05:37 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2012


EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Mexican embassy in Washington says its consulate in McAllen will help repatriate the bodies of nine suspected illegal immigrants killed when the van in which they were packed rolled over in South Texas.
Embassy spokesman Ricardo Alday said Wednesday the consulate was contacting the victims' relatives. He tells The Associated Press most of the dead were from the southern state of Oaxaca (wah-HAH'-kah).
Alday also said consulate officials had contacted crash survivors. The embassy wouldn't release their identities because of privacy issues.
Authorities say the eight-passenger van had at least 19 occupants when it crashed Tuesday night after the driver sped away from a Border Patrol traffic stop about 10 miles from McAllen.
Eight remain in custody pending investigation of the accident and immigration statuses of the eight.

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