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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

Friday, September 22, 2017

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Southern Mexico to face downpours, building seas from budding tropical depression

Southern Mexico to face downpours, building seas from budding tropical depression

By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
September 22, 2017, 9:35:05 AM EDT
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A budding tropical depression is expected to cause seas to build and raise the risk for flooding downpours in southern Mexico into this weekend.
A broad area of low pressure is closely being monitored to become the next tropical depression in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
"This area of low pressure is expected to organize and become a tropical depression or storm during the upcoming weekend," AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said.
The next tropical storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean will acquire the name "Pilar."
Mexico downpours Sep 22

Even prior to development, the slow-moving low will continue to stream downpours onto the southern coast of Mexico into this weekend.
"Locally 25-75 mm (1-3 inches) of rain could fall through Sunday, especially in the higher elevations," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Rob Miller said.
Isolated incidents of flash flooding and mudslides may result. The downpours may also lead to travel delays and disruptions to vacation plans in Manzanillo and Acapulco.
The threat to swimmers and operators of small craft will also increase as the depression takes shape and seas build.
The storm may continue to strengthen as it churns over the warm waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean early next week, and it is possible that it becomes a hurricane.
Rain, wind and seas will further increase around the system as it intensifies.
Beyond this weekend, the storm may be pulled to the north or northeast toward mainland Mexico by a dip in the jet stream, which is a river of fast-flowing air that guides storms.
Tracks Sep 22

It is also possible that the jet stream lifts back to the north before totally capturing the storm, allowing it then to turn toward Baja California.
“If it aims at Mexico, any direct impacts on Baja California, Sinaloa and southern Sonora would not occur until the middle of next week.”
In this latter scenario, rain and wind may first increase across western Jalisco on Sunday and Monday depending on how close the strengthening system forms to the coast.
If the storm is not influenced by the jet stream, it may linger offshore for a time next week before curving back to the southwest over the open water of the Pacific.
Regardless of which scenario pans out, dangerous seas will pound Baja California Sur and the western coast of mainland Mexico next week. Conditions may become too hazardous for swimmers and shipping interests.
The exact track of the budding depression will become clearer as it takes shape.
Until these details of the forecast are finessed, all residents and vacationers from Jalisco to southern Sonora and Baja California are urged to review what precautions would need to be taken if a tropical storm or hurricane threatens.
Swimmers are urged to heed all beach closures, warnings or statements that get issued.