Playa Zipolite. Welcome To The Beach Of The Dead!: For reasons beyond my comprehension, I am continuously drawn back to the same beautifully bizarre beach full of vibrant murals, waves to kill, fire dancers, and hippies selling vegan cakes naked on the beach.. the name literally means “beach of death” in Zapotec, but strangely enough it’s always been a place that brings life to me. Over the years, the weirdness of this place has grown on me like the stray dog that’s been following me around since breakfast. Today I think I just want some time alone to think up new designs, but the universe has other plans. So when a stranger asks if he can sit down and play his Tibetan singing bowls to realign my chakras, I accept his gracious invitation and take it as a commonplace occurrence - just like reading the morning paper and drinking a cup of coffee... [[[@maggie.hazee]]]

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