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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, June 26, 2020

Mexico News Today June 26, 2020

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020

Mexico City will go to orange risk level as hospital occupancy trends downward

The downgraded coronavirus risk level will allow some restrictions to be eased in the capital according to a staggered schedule starting Monday. FULL STORY

Mexico City police chief wounded in armed attack; 3 people killed

Omar García was wounded Friday morning after he and his bodyguards were attacked by armed men while traveling on Paseo de la Reforma. Two of his bodyguards and a bystander were killed. FULL STORY
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San Juan Ozolotepec took the brunt of earthquake

At least 200 buildings were damaged in the mountain municipality in Oaxaca in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked southern and central Mexico on Tuesday. FULL STORY

Another 6,000 coronavirus cases confirmed; total reaches 202,000

Mexico’s coronavirus case tally surged past 200,000 on Thursday with more than 6,000 new cases reported while the Covid-19 death toll exceeded 25,000. FULL STORY
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Covid-19 cases on rise in Baja California Sur

A return to lockdown may be in the future if the coronavirus cannot be controlled, writes Susy Buchanan in her weekly report from Baja. FULL STORY

Economic activity plunged 20% in April; worst decline ever recorded

Coronavirus lockdown measures had a devastating effect on Mexico’s economy in April, new data shows. FULL STORY

Workers say 4 Covid patients died due to power outage

A failed generator caused the death of four coronavirus patients connected to ventilators in a Guadalajara hospital, claim staff at an ISSSTE hospital in Zapopan. FULL STORY

Covid-19 testing offered to general public in Acapulco

Testing will be performed at 16 different locations in the municipality, which has recorded 2,870 confirmed Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. FULL STORY

Drought hits bean crops

Although President Lopez Obrador has urged Mexicans to eschew expensive and processed foods and eat more beans, the country is facing a shortage due to drought and is being forced to import some 100,000 tonnes. FULL STORY

Mayor looks to construction for economic reactivation

The Mexico City government will invest almost 76.3 billion pesos (US $3.3 billion) in construction projects to help reactivate the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said. FULL STORY

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Cartel infighting believed behind recent violence

Cartel gunmen clashed in Tepuche, Sinaloa, a group of small rural communities near ​​Culiacán, leaving 15 people dead. They are presumed to have been feuding members of the Sinaloa Cartel. FULL STORY

Military has dismantled 12 narco-camps in 6 months

Located along the Madera-Largo Maderal-Nuevo Casas Grandes corridor, the camps consisted of between nine and 40 people. FULL STORY

14 bodies found at the side of Zacatecas highway

The bodies were found wrapped in blankets and duct tape along federal highway 45, near Cerro Gordo. FULL STORY

IMF predicts Mexico will take biggest economic hit in all of Latin America

The International Monetary Fund forecast that GDP will shrink 10.5% this year, 3.9% below its April prediction. FULL STORY

Man’s plea to stop deaths may have cost him his life

A Guanajuato politician who appealed to a cartel boss for an end to violence against innocent people may have lost his life for his trouble. FULL STORY

Not a good time to invest in Mexico, says US ambassador

Christopher Landau charged that the government has not fulfilled its promise not to change the investment rules that were in place when it took office. FULL STORY

Salamanca police reinforced after bomb attempt

After a thwarted bomb attack on the Pemex oil refinery, federal Security Minister Alfonso Durazo announced that 150 federal officers will be dispatched to Salamanca for the next six months. FULL STORY

AMLO predicts agreement with Spanish energy firm

President López Obrador predicted that the government will reach an agreement with Iberdrola, which is reportedly canceling a US $1.2-billion power plant project in Veracruz. FULL STORY

Film tells the story of Diana Kennedy, champion of Mexican cuisine

The documentary explores the life and passions of the woman who has been described as 'the rock star of Mexican cooking.' FULL STORY

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Guadalajara’s abandoned geothermal project set to be reactivated

The CFE spent humongous amounts of money on a project which never generated a single watt of power, writes John Pint of the 13 wells that were drilled in the Primavera Forest to tap geothermal activity. FULL STORY

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Earthquake survivor lived through two Big Ones. FULL STORY

President López Obrador’s anti-corruption push is failing

The president insists that Mexico’s greatest asset is “the honesty of its people,” but studies show corruption has worsened since he took office, writes Jude Webber. FULL STORY

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