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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, July 4, 2012

Puerto to Zipolite?


hazmatt
Puerto to Zipolite? 
July 03, 2012 08:21AM
What is the best route using public transportion to get to Zipolite from Puerto Escondido?
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Michigan Dave
Re: Puerto to Zipolite? 
July 03, 2012 02:46PM
We usually take the blue-and-white "microbus" from the intersection on Hiway 200 where Oaxaca Avenue begins (catch it on the southwest corner) ... ride the microbus to the "crucero" at San Antonio and then negotiate with a taxi or just take a "cooperativo" whether we want to go to Mazunte, San Augustinillo or Zipolite.
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Imago
Re: Puerto to Zipolite? 
July 03, 2012 02:52PM
Take any bus heading to Pochutla, Huatulco and points east. That would be almost any bus on the highway above the Adoquín or Zicatela. Or you can get a bus at the ADO station. Get off at the Puerto Angel junction. Then get a colectivo to Puerto Angel and a colectivo or taxi from there to Zipolite. The Masunte route works too, I'm not sure which is longer.



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johnzap
Re: Puerto to Zipolite? 
July 04, 2012 02:01AM
A nice, air-conditioned ADO or SUR to El Crucero where 175 & 200 meet might be a tad longer than the San Antonio-La Ventanillo-San Augustinillo-Mazunte-Zipolite route, but it's a hell of a lot more comfortable. I understand that Hotel Playa Zipolite, accross the alley from La Choza, is back up-and-running and the best buy on the Roca Blanca strip. And Don Francos is still the best Italian food I've eaten anywhere.
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Gil
Re: Puerto to Zipolite? 
July 04, 2012 08:36AM
I also take the microbus across from the Che on the highway, you can then ask the driver to drop you off at the Crucero de Mazunte and wait for a few minutes for a camionnetta or collectivo, It will take you first to Mazunte, San Agustinillo and then Zipolite. It's a very pleasant ride.



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Frijole Contador
Re: Puerto to Zipolite? 
July 04, 2012 09:15AM
The Sur, not Ado bus will drop you at the San Antonio crusero if you ask. Catch the camineta (sp?) trucks there to Zipolite. Their a lot of fun and generally cooler than the cooptivo taxis which are sometimes too crowded.



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