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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

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

The Passing of Hurricane Carlotta


Monday, June 18, 2012

The Passing of Hurricane Carlotta

We have weathered the storm!

Well, we consider ourselves lucky after Hurricane Carlotta rolled through Huatulco this past weekend.

We didn't sustain a direct hit, and unfortunately, the communities of Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido were hit harder.

The clean up is happening as I write this and Huatulco should be back to normal shortly.

Some of the smaller communities outside of Huatulco were not as lucky as structural damage was more significant, and three lives were lost.  The intense rains brought mud slides and flooding to these smaller areas and the aftermath will be felt for much longer.

We are very thankful for the first class infrastructure in Huatulco, things could have been much worse.
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