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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, September 7, 2017

Earthquake hits off the coast of southern Mexico

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/20/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html

Earthquake hits off the coast of southern Mexico


(CNN)A strong earthquake hit off the coast of southern Mexico, near the border with Guatemala, the USGS Geological Survey (USGS) reported Friday.
The quake, which was felt as far as Mexico City and Guatemala City, had a preliminary magnitude of 8.1 and depth of 69.7 kilomteres (43 miles), according to the USGS. It was a particularly shallow quake, according to Jana Pursely, a geophysicist at the USGS.
It struck off the Pacific Coast 74 miles (120 kilometers) at 11:49 p.m. ET southwest of Tres Picos, Mexico, which is 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City. It was close to both the Mexican states of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala, and Oaxaca in the Middle America trench.
It is a "prime location" for earthquakes, according to CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis.
    "The shaking along the coast of Chiapas at this point is estimated to be very strong to severe," Pursely told CNN. "I would expect damage along the coast of Chiapas."
    Video on social media showed significant tremors in various parts of the country and significant damage.
    One video showed Mexico's famous Angel of Independence statue shaking.
    Pursely said these types of shallow earthquakes have the potential to be very dangerous.
    The USGS has reported four aftershocks with tremors measuring above 5.0 in magnitude and a fifth at 4.9.
    Paulaina Gomez-Wulschner said she heard an earthquake alarm go off on the radio as she was driving in Mexico City.
    "This was a very, very strong earthquake, one of the strongest I've felt, and I was here in 1985 when that earthquake collapsed Mexico City," she told CNN.
    When it struck, she parked her car and joined others stood in the middle of the street to avoid falling objects.
    "It was very scary," she said.
    Gomez-Wulschner said she could hear sirens, ambulances and helicopters in the aftermath, but did not see any immediate damage near her.
    On his verified twitter account, Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto tweeted, "Civil protection protocols are activated, including the National Emergency Committee."
    A tsunami threat is being evaluated by the Tsunami Warning System. The Tsunami Warning Center advised the public that tsunami waves could hit within three hours off the coasts of Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and even Ecuador.
    CNN attempted to contact two seaside hotels in the Mexican state of Chiapas but the lines appeared to be down.
    A receptionist at the Intercontinental in Mexico City said he only felt light shaking, however parts of the city are without power, Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said in an interview on Foro TV.

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