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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

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Travelling from San Cristobal to Mazunte

ble133 avatar
Jun 8, 2013 9:13 AM
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Travelling from San Cristobal to Mazunte
Hello, currently in San Cristobal de la Casa and was wondering whether anybody is driving to Mazunte, I could pitch in for the petrol money?

Also, does anyone know of anyone who needs any graphic, or architectural work doing?

Thanks.
mclarjh avatar
Jun 8, 2013 11:37 AM
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There was a hurricane that hit the Oaxacan coast last week, there must be some homes and businesses that were damaged and need rebuilding.
enroutesiglo avatar
Jun 8, 2013 12:27 PM
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Luckily, the hurricane mostly spared the Maz/Zip area this time... more damage was closer to the Chiapas border around Salina Cruz and the north Chiapas coast.

If by "architectural work" you mean building houses, I'm sure someone needs it, but most of those jobs are already filled with low-wage workers sweating out 12-hour days. OTOH you might be able to find a unique arrangement with a nice person in Mazunte (probably more likely than anywhere else).

I'd bet that there's close to zero chance of finding a ride directly there short of a miracle. If cash is super strapped, you could take 2nd class busses, though the best way is just a hassle-free overnighter via ADO.
ble133 avatar
Jun 8, 2013 2:40 PM
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Thanks for the info, didn´t know anything about the hurricane! Do you still think its worth heading there?

Yes it seems noone knows where the 2nd class buses are in san cristobal, or they say the only way now is with OCC.
enroutesiglo avatar
Jun 8, 2013 5:51 PM
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That particular area was mostly unaffected, thank goodness, the problems were more south of Huatulco. They say it's going to be a rough hurricane season, but we'll see...

The 2nd class bus you'd take would be from Tuxtla, BTW. I don't think it would save more than 50-100 pesos but I could be wrong, and you'd have to get to Tuxtla first by collectivo. Overnight OCC really is worth the extra $ IMO. One thing you could do would be to ask the Chamulan vendors/shoeshiners, many of them make frequent trips back and forth to Oaxaca on 2nd class lines.

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