Playa Zipolite. Welcome To The Beach Of The Dead!: Carlota Hurricane - Oaxaca Relief Please help us raise money to send food to the community of Costa Chica in Oaxaca that suffered a lot of damages because of Hurricane Carlotta.

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

Monday, July 9, 2012

Carlota Hurricane - Oaxaca Relief Please help us raise money to send food to the community of Costa Chica in Oaxaca that suffered a lot of damages because of Hurricane Carlotta.

Dear friends,

Last week a hurricane hit the coast of Oaxaca in Mexico. It ws category 1 but it hit really hard in the small village communities where people's houses are but little huts. The wind was so strong that their roofs fell or flew away. Many people were left with nothing, no food, no electricity for a week, no clothes, they lost everything.

This is a place that I love dearly since I have been calling my part time home for the past year. It is a wonderful place to visit because the people there are wonderful. I am collecting items to send them, they need food and clothing, but since we are kinda far away from them the packaging for food might take a long time to get there or it might be too expensive. I am collecting money to donate and to buythe food over there and then give it to them. Even a donation of 5 dlls can go a long way. If you would be able to donate some money I promise you will help these communities a lot. Whatever you can give. If you would like to donate clothing I can pick them up too. If you are interested in donating please let me know I appreciate it a lot. I can either pick up the money or you can donate it to an account.

Thank you for your time.

Diane