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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

Saturday, May 26, 2012

La Biblioteca de San Agustinillo San Agustinillo, Oaxaca


La Biblioteca de San Agustinillo.   "Las cuatro amigas", with the help of the town of San Agustinillo, have opened a library in the picturesque village on the Oaxacan coast. The library is located near the center of town in the Casa Municipal on highway 200.
The library is free for all local residents and available to tourists. We are funded by donations so we ask tourists to "rent" their books. It's a charge of one peso per day. The library is stocked with almost 4000 books. Some 2000 are in Spanish, 1500 in English, and 500 are mostly French and German but include Hebrew, Danish, Swedish, Italian and Japanese. (8/04)
In addition to loaning books the library is also a center for the children of San Agustinillo. A class in English and a pen pal program with schoolchildren in Chicago are two of the activities por los niños de San Agustinillo.
We invite all those visiting the area to stop in, rent reading material or donate their finished books to La Biblioteca de San Agustinillo. We are especially in need of Spanish language books and, of course, cash donations are greatly appreciated and sorely needed.
Presently the library is open afternoons from 2 pm to 6 pm and closed on Sundays.

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