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

Tornado in Puerto Escondido Posted on May 24, 2012

Tornado in Puerto Escondido

Posted on May 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

Weird Phenomenon

Tornado in Puerto Escondido – Photo: Tuuli Nummi

Photo: Randy Colvin

Every year, during the rainy season we see water spouts forming out in the ocean, but 3 days ago we saw in Puerto Escondido something very unusual. A tornado or water spout was very close to the point of playa zicatela. It normally doesn’t come so close to shore. All kinds of people were shooting photos and video with cel phones and photo/video cameras. Everyone was impressed and some lucky ones were able to capture amazing images or video. Thats the case of the brazilian crew who filmed a great clip of the coolest part of this phenomenon.

Check it out!