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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

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Mexico News Today Wednesday January 20, 2021

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021

Mexico sees record number of Covid deaths

Nearly half a million people are now vaccinated, but Mexico hit a new single-day record for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and had its third-highest total for new cases. FULL STORY

Best-case scenario for international tourism this year: 26% fewer visitors than in 2019

The number of foreign travelers to Mexico will increase 33.7% in 2021 compared to last year, say the Tourism Ministry's rosiest predictions. FULL STORY

Federal Covid loan program to aid small businesses

The government will help 60,000 establishments affected by the coronavirus pandemic and related economic restrictions. FULL STORY

Political group says poor have been hit hardest by Covid, lack of support

The coronavirus and the lack of government aid to mitigate its economic impact appear to have significantly increased inequality. FULL STORY

Pfizer cuts vaccine deliveries

As Mexico faces its worst month of the coronavirus pandemic, Pfizer factory work caused a Tuesday Covid vaccine shipment to arrive with only half the expected doses and immunization delays to come. FULL STORY

Water shortage creates emergency for 15,000 farm families in Tamaulipas

A lack of irrigation water could push farmers into bankruptcy because they can't plant new crops. FULL STORY

Environment ministry to declare a new land reserve in San Luis Potosí

The San Miguelito Sierra will be made a natural protected area in the second half of this year, the federal agency said. FULL STORY

OPINION

The AMLOve affair is over: why I’ve changed my mind about the president

President López Obrador generated lots of good faith at the beginning of his presidency, but these days it's gotten so hard to defend him, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY

MEXICO LIFE 

Scholar’s mission: help modern readers discover a Mayan creation story

Learning about the Popol Vuh as a teen, Amherst College scholar Ilan Stavans was fascinated by the millennia-old text, Rich Tenorio writes. FULL STORY

For Joe Biden, contentious issues lie ahead in the Mexico-US relationship

Strained security cooperation as well as opposing views on climate change and renewable energy will loom high on the agenda, Jude Webber writes. FULL STORY

Former ambassador to manage border policy in Biden administration

Rachel Jacobson will be coordinator for the southwestern border on the United States National Security Council. FULL STORY

Spaniards massacred women, children in reprisal for sacrifices, cannibalism

The mass killings occurred in an Aztec-allied town 500 years ago after residents sacrificed and apparently ate a group of Spaniards. FULL STORY

68% of Mexicans feel unsafe in their communities; number down from 73%

Almost seven in 10 Mexican adults fear violence where they live. Fresnillo, Zacatecas, is seen as the least safe city in the country. FULL STORY
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'Overtaken by crime:' 9 murdered in Fresnillo

The Zacatecas city's mayor acknowledged that the notoriously unsafe municipality has little ability to combat violence. FULL STORY

OPINION

Power outage dims Mexico's climate change hopes 

In 2015, the US hailed Mexico for setting an example on climate policy. The president’s championing of fossil fuels has changed all that, Jude Webber writes. FULL STORY

• These Mexico City labs offer PCR tests to travelers who require them

• President defends federal funding of his brother’s baseball team’s stadium

• Zihuatanejo’s Paella Fest gets creative in the face of Covid-19

• Marriott to open new ‘lifestyle hotel’ in Tulum next month

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