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

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Mexico is ready for the big stage at the 2012 Olympic Games By Mike Slane | Goal.com – Wed, Aug 1, 2012

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Avitia wins bronze in women's

individual archery

Photo credit: AP | Mexico's Mariana Avitia shoots during the individual archery competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Get Mexican archer Mariana Avitia pass round in archery July 31, 2012 By: Editor MEXICO CITY The Monterrey goalkeeper, Mariana Avitia, got his pass to the second round in an individual archery at the Olympic Games in London after beating Britain's Naomi Folkard, with a total of 6-2. Will face the Danish Carin Christiansen in the next round. Avitia showed great composure despite having the public against and took his second win of the day, defeating the Iranian Zahra also Dehghanabnavi, which has it in the eighth round. Mariana Avitia began his involvement with an 8, however, his next two shots went straight to 10, to match the first 28 to 28 September to Folkard. In the second, the Mexican was accurate and had 29 points, unanswerable to the British, who remained at 26. The final blow came almost in the third set, which was able to win 27-26, which was up 5-1 and put all the pressure on the British. Folkard tried to trace, but his 26 points in the quarter were achieved by Avitia, to leave the 6-2 final. After this victory, Avitia be measured at the Danish Carin Christiansen on 2 August. With information from agencies.

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Mariana Avitia gets bronze for Mexico Archery
August 2, 2012

With a perfect start, the Mexican Mariana Avitia get the bronze medal in Archery Individual and one for the national delegation to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Aida Roman will be contesting the final against South Korea's Bo Bae Ki.

With a perfect start, the Mexican Mariana Avitia get the bronze medal in Archery Individual and one for the national delegation to the London 2012 Olympic Games. With little fortune by the American Khatuna Loring, and a score of 103 -98, third left to go to Mariana Avitia. It should be noted that Aida Román will be contesting the final against South Korea's Bo Bae Ki. oh

by part of the American Khatuna Loring, and a score of 103-98, the third left to go to Mariana Avitia.

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Olympics 2012: Mexico outfits at Opening Ceremony #FAIL???

By Teresa Puente, Monday at 6:31 pm

People tend to be patriotic during the Olympics.

The outfits the Mexican national team wore during the Opening Ceremony were widely criticized.

They were very colorful and used some of the traditional patterns worn by the indigenous of Mexico. But they were designed in bright neon pink, green and orange. They took traditional designs and symbols and made them modern.

They made the worst dressed lists of many and they were trashed on Twitter.

"The 2012 award for @Olympics costumes that looked like someone vomited pure neon all over you goes to…Mexico"
- @dongstoevky

"Que trajes mas feos uso Mexico en el Opening Ceremony de los Olympics, parecian piñatas lmao!!"

"The most ugly suits used by Mexico in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics, they look like piñatas, lmao!!"
-@Ana_AKA

From Facebook:

"Hubiera sido mejor usar los originales trajes hechos de manos indigenas y no de disenadores que ridiculizaron nuestro folklore."

"It would have been better to use the original suits made by indigenous hands and not by designers that ridicule our folklore."
- Norai Pedraza

Personally, my first impression was that the outfits were fun. I don't think they made fun of Mexican culture but they tried to celebrate it. They do border on tacky but they got the team noticed.

They certainly weren't worse than Germany's pink and blue jackets or the U.K. team's golden collars that reminded me of the FTD flower symbol.

Anyway, it's not about fashion but sports.

MEXICO 2012 OLYMPICS CHAMPIONS!!! sayx ivan :)

Men's Olympic Soccer 2012: Mexico vs. Gabon Recap; Dos Santos Propels Mexico to 2-0 Win

By David Salazar | First Posted: Jul 30, 2012 08:59 AM EDT

(Photo : REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) Mexico's Giovani dos Santos celebrates after scoring a penalty against Gabon during their men's Group B football match at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the City of Coventry Stadium July 29, 2012.

Mexico brought themselves one step closer to the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Gabon Sunday.

The catalyst for their victory was superstar Giovanni Dos Santos who started the match on the bench.

The opening 45 minutes were equal as both teams traded opportunities at the end. Gabon exerted their physical style to create their chances while El Tri used their skill to create their own. Mexico controlled possession but Gabon looked dangerous with their speed on the counterattack.

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At the start of the second half, Dos Santos finally made his appearance; twenty minutes before he had come on the pitch in the first match against Korea. As in the Korea match, he made a huge difference. Mexico immediately looked more aggressive and Gabon started to sit back and attempt to minimize the superstar's space. But it made no difference.

In the 63^rd minute, Dos Santos took an Oribe Peralta feed and gave Mexico a 1-0 lead. Gabon rallied with a plethora of opportunities but did not capitalize. In waning moments, Henry Ndong received a second yellow card for roughing Peralta in the penalty area. Dos Santos used the subsequent penalty kick to double his team's score and secure their victory.

The win gives Mexico four points and ties them with Korea for the group lead. A tie puts them through to the quarter-finals and a win gives them the top spot in the group. A loss could put them in jeopardy of elimination however. Gabon must win against Korea by three goals and hope for a Mexican win or draw to ensure passage.