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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

Monday, September 17, 2012

oaxaca to puerto angel

oaxaca to puerto angel

Posted by joethehuman 
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oaxaca to puerto angel 
September 11, 2012 06:39PM
I'm going to need to get from Oaxaca City to Puerto Angel in March and was wondering, are there flights to Hualtulco or Puerto Escondido? Are there vans to puerto Escondido that take about 6 hours? I know there used to be, I took one. But that leaves me an hour from Puerto Angel. Just doing some research ahead of time.
Re: oaxaca to puerto angel 
September 12, 2012 01:48AM
[www.aerotucan.com.mx]

Daily flights currently cost $3,543 pesos round trip from Huatulco (HUX) to Oaxaca City, quite expensive but only a 45 minute flight.

Collectivo vans & Suburbans run day and night to PE and HUX about 150 pesos each way, six or more hours depending on road conditions

or first class buses under 300 pesos from ADO bus station in Oaxaca City to HUX then onward to Puerto Angel.
Re: oaxaca to puerto angel 
September 12, 2012 11:12AM
I'm thinking the first class bus is going to be a couple hours longer than the suburbans. 6 hours with one bathroom break is do-able. No matter how nice a bus is, 8 to 10 hours is kind of a boring way to spend the day. Thanks for the information. And interjet flights from HUX to Mexico City leave daily I think, for our return trip?
Re: oaxaca to puerto angel 
September 13, 2012 02:46PM
Yes, the ADO bus takes a couple hours longer than the collectivos due to different routes and stops; east from Huatulco towards Salina Cruz then northwest to Oaxaca City as opposed to the collectivos route north over the Sierra through San Jose Pacifico. The buses are safer due to their size and seat belts (collectivos may not have 100% seat belts) plus the route has far less blind hairpin curves with precipitous cliffs.

There are night buses, so you can sleep. Bring eye shades and ear plugs and don't sit near the bathroom in case there are (rare) drainage problems.

Interjet and AeroMexico have daily flights from Huatulco (HUX) to Mexico City, although IJ doesn't post schedules six months in advance unlike AM. IJ is usually cheaper that AM.

Mexico is never boring, whether in a bus, collectivo, Cessna or jet.

Get in, sit down, shut up, and hang on!

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