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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

Zipolite - Puerto Angel I´m planning a trip to Puerto Escondido in mid july. My main purpose is surf, dive and snorkeling and i wonder if anyone have been there recently, after Carlotta. I´ve searched the net but could´t find any recent updates.


carikita avatar
Jul 4, 2012 3:56 AM
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Zipolite - Puerto Angel
I´m planning a trip to Puerto Escondido in mid july. My main
purpose is surf, dive and snorkeling and i wonder if anyone
have been there recently, after Carlotta. I´ve searched the
 net but could´t find any recent updates.
mclarjh avatar
Jul 4, 2012 7:13 AM
Posts:  2,665
1
There have been a few posts about this subject in the past
week or so. Scroll down to read them, or wait for a reply.
p0gue avatar
Jul 4, 2012 9:50 AM
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Unsure where you are headed... Zipol, Puerto Angel, PE
or all 3. Plenty of surfing to be had, especially in PE. The
Oaxaca coast generally isn't considered a snorkeling or
diving destination. I've spent a lot of time here and
done very little snorkeling.

Carlotta caused significant damage, but it's mostly
cleaned up. Rebuilding continues, especially in
Zipol andMazunte, but that won't affect your plans.
You'll be fine in mid-July. There have been a
couple recent threads about Carlotta damage,
which you will find when you search.
drMingo avatar
Jul 4, 2012 12:08 PM
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I was in Zipolite before, during and after Carlota,
 I would say you will be fine, Zipolite and Mazunte
had some water and electricity problems those
 few days, but within 3 or 4 days all was ok, I
couldn't go diving those days because the port
authority closed all boat activity during the aftermath
of the storm, but all is fine now, as for diving I
met the folks of "azul profundo" they have the
 boats and the guides and take you to a few
places near Zipolite, like Estacahuite.
p0gue avatar
Jul 4, 2012 1:00 PM
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drMingo, how is the diving around Pto Angel?
 I've never tried it. Is there much to see?

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