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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

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Barefoot youth basketball team wins Mexico’s heart The impoverished youths from an indigenous tribe went undefeated in Argentina. By CHRIS CHASE – October 16, 2013

Barefoot youth basketball team wins Mexico’s heart

The impoverished youths from an indigenous tribe went undefeated in Argentina.
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A group of Mexican youths from the small population of indigenous Trique Indians are being hailed as heroes in their home country after going undefeated at a youth basketball competition in Argentina. Their heritage is only part of their story.
Because many of the boys can’t afford to buy sneakers, most of the players on the team play barefoot. That didn’t hold them back at the International Festival of Mini-Basketball, where the team went 6-0.


The AP reports the boys’ success earned a one minute ovation on the floor of the lower house of Mexico’s Congress.
Mini basketball is pretty much exactly what you’re thinking. The court is smaller, the free-throw line is closer to the backboard and the baskets are lowered.
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