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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

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Winter continues: rain, hail, snow, high winds Durango-Mazatlán freeway closed this morning due to snow

Snow on the Durango-Mazatlán highway this morningScene on the Durango-Mazatlán highway this morning.LA RAZÓN
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Winter continues: rain, hail, snow, high winds

Durango-Mazatlán freeway closed this morning due to snow

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Stormy weather continued in various regions of the country over the weekend, delivering more snow, heavy rains, hail and high winds.
Snow is still falling in some higher regions as cold front No. 41, moving southward, meets up with a front from the Pacific Ocean.
Civil Protection authorities in Durango this morning closed a section of the Durango-Mazatlán freeway due to snow, between kilometer 44 and 230, but it was reopened again shortly after noon.
The closure affected the free highway as well, between Salto and Coscomate, the highways agency Capufe advised via its Twitter account.
Drivers were advised to use extreme caution in the area. One vehicle accident has been reported, said public security officials in Durango. Snow also closed the Mexico City-Puebla freeway for nine hours on Friday.
The weather systems have brought heavy rains in various parts of the country, but perhaps the heaviest have been seen in Michoacán, particularly in the capital city, Morelia, where the Grande and Chiquito rivers were overflowing.
The armed forces were called in under what is called Plan DN-III to provide protection and assistance to citizens.
Dozens of families in 32 neighborhoods were grabbing personal belongings and fleeing yesterday to shelters as homes were flooded with water up to 70 centimeters deep.
Also affected was Apatzingán, where heavy rains, strong winds and hailstorms tore off roofs and downed trees and utility poles. Floodwaters up to 50 centimeters deep were reported on the city’s main streets.
This morning, Gov. Salvador Jara reported that at least 800 homes have been damaged and 1,500 people affected by the three days of rain in Morelia and Zamora. At least half the state’s 113 municipalities have reported damages.
In Guerrero, 146 homes saw their roofs damaged by wind, rain and hail yesterday in the municipalities of Atoyac and Benito Juárez, in the Costa Grande region.
Civil Protection authorities warn that more rain is coming over the next 72 hours in Costa Grande, Tierra Caliente and part of the central zone of the state, raising concerns over rivers overflowing their banks.
The inclement weather has also brought cooler temperatures. Arizpe, in the northern part of the state of Sonora, was the coldest place in the country yesterday at 1 C, reported the national water commission, Conagua.
Heavy rains are being forecast for today in Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán and Tamaulipas, and strong rains in Nayarit, Guanajuato, Guerrero and Veracruz.
Sources: Notimex (sp), El Universal (sp), Milenio (sp)
- See more at: http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/winter-continues-rain-hail-snow-high-winds/?utm_source=Mexico+News+Daily&utm_campaign=eaaa80eee0-Mar.+17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1536a3787-eaaa80eee0-348153685#sthash.nXzBcSDB.dpuf

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