ZIPOLITE YESTERDAY AND TODAY

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Visit Zipolite on the Oaxaca Coast

MEXICO’S PACIFIC 

PARADISE

ZIPOLITE YESTERDAY AND TODAY

Until not too long ago, Zipolite 

was just one of the many fishing 

villages scattered around the 

Mexican Pacific coast. In the 

early seventies, people from 

Northern America started traveling 

down in search of a life away 

from conformism and capitalism. 

Among them was Gloria Hope 

Johnson, who fell in love with a 

local fisherman, settled down, 

bought the 

big hill on the western side of Zipolite 

beach, and started the first 

hammock hostel. 

The non-conformist atmosphere 

could be found throughout the 

village and is also one of the main 

reasons why Zipolite has the first 

and still only official nude beach 

in Mexico. It’s also a reason that, 

while more and more luxury hotels 

owned by western investors started

 popping up around Mexico, Zipolite 

has always remained in the hands 

of the local community.

Today, Zipolite has changed a lot. 

The beach and the main streets 

are full of guesthouses, restaurants, 

and bars. Yet, the traditional vibe 

has never been lost. Nothing is 

huge or high-class. The current 

Zipolite attracts visitors for all kinds 

of reasons. Backpackers looking 

for a cheap place to hang out on 

the beach, surfers riding the huge 

waves, film-enthusiasts looking 

for the setting of the beach scenes 

in the epic movie Y Tu Mama 

Tambien, and nudists enjoying 

the Mexican sun. Also the LGBTQ 

community is much represented, 

and this has everything to do with 

the respect that is still very present 

among the visitors of Zipolite.

NUDE BEACH