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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

Monday, June 1, 2020

Mexico News Today June 1, 2020

MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020

Coronavirus cases pass 90,000 mark

The Covid-19 case tally passed 90,000 on Sunday while the death toll was approaching 10,000. The deputy health minister insisted the epidemic is not over. FULL STORY
RELATED: 3,227 new coronavirus cases confirmed Friday. FULL STORY

Ending virus restrictions should wait till case numbers on decline: experts

Coronavirus restrictions shouldn't be lifted until case numbers have been on the wane for at least two weeks, say two experts. Mexico has not even reached the end of the first wave, said Alejandro Macías, an infectious disease doctor. FULL STORY
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Seven governors met Friday in Colima, where they rejected the federal stoplight system

Several states unhappy with federal stoplight system

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro was one of several state leaders to voice their dissatisfaction with the federal government’s “stoplight” map, which paints most of the country red, the maximum state of risk for the coronavirus. FULL STORY

April remittances plummet 28% compared to March

After a record-setting month of March in which Mexicans working abroad sent US $4.02 billion back home, the central bank reports that the amount plummeted by 28.5% in April to $2.86 billion. FULL STORY
The president resumed his cross-country touring on the weekend, but there weren't to be many meet-and-greets this time

Mexico has not fared poorly during virus crisis: AMLO

Mexico is already recovering from the coronavirus-induced economic crisis, President López Obrador said, pointing to the recent appreciation of the peso and the resurgence of oil prices. FULL STORY

City to double Covid testing

The Mexico City government will double the testing rate to limit the spread of the disease as restrictions are eased. FULL STORY

Mexico City adopts measures for ‘the new normal’

The biggest change is that construction, mining, transportation equipment manufacturing, public markets, bicycle sales and beer making will reopen.. FULL
STORY
The México state warehouse in which hundreds of boxes of face masks were found

Nearly 1 million stolen face masks located in México state warehouse

Officials recovered the masks along with the semitrailer that had been transporting them. The shipment contained GPS locators, which aided the search. FULL STORY

THE MND POLL


THE STORY:
Poll: 52% say virus situation out of control; 64% say maintain lockdown
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THE QUESTION:
Is it too early to ease coronavirus restrictions?
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LAST POLL:
Do you have confidence in the government's coronavirus predictions?
91% said no.
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Vehicles carrying the missing officers were located in Colima

10 Colima police disappear 

Ten Colima state police officers went missing on May 28 after escorting a group of businessmen to La Huerta in the neighboring state of Jalisco. FULL STORY

Lawmaker: don’t let CFE turn off the lights

A Yucatán legislator has called for citizens to chase off workers from the Federal Electricity Commission if they arrive to turn off customers’ power for nonpayment, urging that they throw rocks at them if necessary. FULL STORY
The parents shut down their protest after an agreement was reached yesterday with health authorities

Authorities agree to address cancer drug shortages

Federal health authorities agreed to end the shortages of several cancer medications that have plagued child cancer patients and their parents for at least two years. FULL STORY
Protesters on Saturday in Guadalajara

Protest caravans in 40 cities demand AMLO resign

Protesters hit the streets across Mexico on Saturday to demand the resignation of President López Obrador. FULL STORY

Thousands of horses, cattle at risk on Chihuahua ranches of fugitive ex-governor

Cattle, thoroughbred horses, wild boars, llamas and other exotic species that were seized by the government from the ranches of former governor César Duarte are in danger of dying. FULL STORY
This photo by Lorena Velázquez was one of those in the online sale

Photography fundraiser collects over 6.7 million pesos for Covid struggle

Over 200 Mexican photographers raised the funds with an online sale of their work. FULL STORY
Álvarez is the highest paid Mexican athlete for the fourth year in a row

Jalisco boxer among 30 best paid athletes in the world

Although the coronavirus pandemic has affected his 2020 earnings, professional boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez ranked in the top 30 of the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world as compiled by Forbes magazine. FULL STORY

MEXICO LIFE

Eddie Mendoza and Direct Relief Mexico: model for the new normal

The nonprofit dedicated to procuring medical supplies when disaster strikes has imported 350,000 surgical masks, 30,000 face masks and 10,000 goggles to meet the needs of understocked hospitals. FULL STORY

In Chipilo, Puebla, descendants of Italian settlers have kept traditions alive

Chipileños have maintained many of their Italian traditions and their language — and, of course, their cuisine. It can truly be called an Italian pueblo, writes Joseph Sorrentino. FULL STORY

Most pilgrimages and sanctuaries are now Catholic but roots are pre-Hispanic

The Spanish imposed Catholicism on their newly conquered lands, but pilgrimage was part of indigenous life for many centuries before, writes Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY

Mexican-grown apples are small but flavorful and crunchy all the same

Janet Blaser writes that apples – reliably crisp, sweet/tart, juicy – were one of the things she really missed when she moved to Mexico. Then she discovered that Mexican varieties, while small, are just as good. FULL STORY

OPINION

Mérida continues to champion art and artists throughout the pandemic

The capital of Yucatán has opted to propel its campaign of cultural programs through the crisis, giving them a chance of surviving and emerging on the other side, writes Jack Gooderidge. FULL STORY

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