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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, August 21, 2012

Puerto Escondido serves up a large-scale encore for Wave of the Summer

SURF WIRE
August 20, 2012

Puerto Escondido serves up a large-scale encore for Wave of the Summer


By: Mike Cianciulli
Two months of not-a-whole-lot quickly turned around into two weeks of giant beachbreak. After early August's bombing swell, those chargers stationed at Playa Zicatela - both local and visitors - got a second helping of some serious South Pacific juice.

"I thought the swell was gonna be smaller than the last one but I was fully surprised on Wednesday morning when it was already 10-foot," Puerto resident photographer Edwin Morales admitted. "Right then, we knew the bombs were on their way. The level of performance was crazy during the first swell, but this last one was ever crazier."

And just like that a slew of Wave of the Summer entries washed in. Enjoy the highlights.
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