Playa Zipolite. Welcome To The Beach Of The Dead!: Indigenous Triqui Children, Basketball World Champions on U.S. Tour [Video]

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.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Indigenous Triqui Children, Basketball World Champions on U.S. Tour [Video]

By Jorge Calvillo | First Posted: Feb 20, 2014 08:00 AM EST

Tags Triqui Children, Basketball, California, US

(Photo: Facebook Los Niños Triqui)

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Mexico's Children Basketball Team, represented by a group of indigenous triqui children, was warmly welcomed by Latinos in the U.S.

News agency Associated Press reported that the Triqui children arrived at Los Angeles as a part of their tour in California.

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The leaders

of the Oaxaca Federation of Indigenous Communities and Organizations in California was in charge of welcoming the children who achieved their fame after becoming champions of an international

basketball tournament.

The Triqui children caused controversy by playing most of their games barefooted, but said that this made them quicker and is more comfortable to them.

The team of Mexican children has been mocked and discriminated against many times, for their skin color and indigenous ethnicity, but the trainer of the Indigenous Basketball Academy of Mexico, Sergio Zuñiga, said that this hasn't affected their performance

in court.

The AP explained that every member of the Mexican team was born in one of the poorest communities in the state of Oaxaca, and that some of their homes don't even have electricity

or running water, which has kept them isolated for some time.

"Despite having all of this working against them, these kids have shown their winning strength in basketball courts. They have played with body and soul and become victors. They have shown the world that despite their situation in Mexico, they are a beacon of hope for the people of Oaxaca and Mexicans", said the president of the Mexican team, Gerardo Vásquez.

Despite the children hoping to travel to the US to work after finishing their studies, their trainers and sports authorities insist that they should remain in Mexico to continue to be an example for the rest of society.

The children hope to do many things while in California, among which are visiting Disneyland, touring the University of California and going to an NBA game.