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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

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Next stop, Huatulco! Where are Kevin and Ruth now? Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. Where are Kevin and Ruth going next? Huatulco, Oaxaca. Arriving February 6th! Wednesday, February 6, 2013



Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Next stop, Huatulco!

We're heading further south (actually more east than south!) this morning along Mexico's Pacific coast. Not going far, only about 120 kms (75 miles) to the resort town of Huatulco. No idea where we're staying, but there is a campground there and of course we have the tent if we need it.

 We'll only be there for a night or two at the most anyhow.
Today's plan...only 120 kms (75 miles).

Just a short drive. As you can see, we're actually heading east today!

Yesterday was a bit of a relax day. We did head into town and we were going to go to the big Super Che grocery store but there was some kind of protest going on and they had the entrance blocked and they weren't letting people into the store. They had some signs taped to the wall, it looked like it was something to do with privatization of schools or something. No idea what this would have to do with a grocery store! Anyhow, we gave up on that and headed to the bank. Wanted to try and get some Guatemala currency. But the banks had been closed on Monday for some holiday and so there was a big lineup. Okay, so we gave up on that too!

Then, we had heard that David and Marina were in town. This is a couple that we had met at Playa Zipolite a few years ago. They're actually from the town of Perth, Ontario which is only an hours drive or so from our home city of Ottawa. Anyhow, they've got a little apartment rented here so we went over and visited with them for a while.

David, Marina, Ruth, and Kevin

In the evening, we had invited Mary and Alfredo over for dinner. They left the kids with her Mom, so they got a well deserved evening away. After dinner, we taught them how to play Yahtzee.

And so, we're outta here. We always enjoy Puerto Escondido, but it's time to move on. See you in Huatulco!

Oh, one last sunset photo from our balcony at the Sunset Point Resort Hotel!

Happy Birthday to Kevin's sister Alison! 

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