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

Friday, August 10, 2012

Ernesto weakening over Mexico

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Ernesto weakening over Mexico

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Published: Aug. 9, 2012 at 11:18 PM

MIAMI, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Ernesto was weaker but still producing heavy rains as it crossed southern Mexico Thursday night, U.S. forecasters said.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its 11 p.m. EDT advisory that Ernesto, centered about 85 miles south-southwest of Veracruz and about 80 miles north of Oaxaca, was mustering maximum sustained winds of 40 mph as it slid westward at 14 mph, the U.S. forecasters said.
Ernesto's deterioration allowed the Mexican government to drop its tropical storm warning for the country's coastal region.
The hurricane center said Ernesto was expected to dissipate Friday as it moves inland over the high terrain of southern Mexico.
Still, the storm was forecast to drop another 2-5 inches of rain over the Mexican states of Veracruz, Tabasco, Puebla and Oaxaca through Friday night. Forecasters said isolated areas could be inundated with up to 15 inches, however, meaning life-threatening flash floods and mudslides would be possible.
Ernesto made landfall earlier Thursday near the city of Coatzacoals, Mexico, Thursday, sporting winds of 60 mph.
Ernesto made its first of two landfalls Tuesday night as a Category 1 hurricane on the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula before advancing across southern Mexico.

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