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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

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Mazunte Jazz Festival (Nov. 16-18) features Lila Downs

Mazunte Jazz Festival (Nov. 16-18) features Lila Downs

Posted by Farkem 
Map of Puerto Escondido Centro

Mazunte Jazz Festival (Nov. 16-18) features Lila Downs 
November 09, 2012 11:31AM
Re: Mazunte Jazz Festival (Nov. 16-18) features Lila Downs 
November 09, 2012 02:20PM
Try not to miss Lila Downs, she has costa chica roots, we saw her several years ago in the plaza at Puerto and later at a summer festival in Quebec and can only imagine how much her music and presence has grown.
Re: Mazunte Jazz Festival (Nov. 16-18) features Lila Downs 
November 09, 2012 02:31PM
Ten or 12 years ago, Lila was a frequent visitor to Puerto, and performed here often.

One year, I was disappointed to learn that she was scheduled to perform in Puerto on Nov. 18, as part of the Fiestas de Noviembre, when I was departing Puerto on Nov. 12, and was therefore unable to catch her performance here.

However, two weeks after I arrived in NYC, Lila Downs performed there in a new cabaret theatre, and I caught both shows. She truly is an international musical star of the first order.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/2012 02:34PM by Farkem.

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