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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, January 17, 2022

THE POCHUTLA VOLCANO 🌋

EL VOLCÁN DE POCHUTLA 🌋
Jorge L. Tamayo, en su “Geografía General de México”, comenta sobre el Volcán de Pochutla, cerca de Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, que entró en erupción en 1870; y de un volcán submarino que se encuentra frente a Puerto Ángel e hizo erupción en 1803 y 1875. No existe un monitoreo de estos volcanes inactivos y no se sabe si podrían hacer erupción y con que intensidad lo harían.
El “Catálogo de Tsunamis de E.U. de 1993, refiere un relato que Gay ya menciona en su “Historia de Oaxaca” en una “Carta del alcalde mayor de Igualapan (Guerrero) Gaceta de mayo de 1787”, que el 28 de marzo 1787 ocurrió un sismo a las doce del día y duró cerca de cinco minutos repitiendo en la tarde y noche: "El mar se vio correr en retirada, y luego crecer y rebosar sobre el muelle, repitiéndose esto varias veces por espacio de 24 horas, al mismo tiempo que la tierra se cernía con frecuentes terremotos. En la playa abierta se salieron de caja las aguas del mar, derramándose con fuerza y arrastrando entre sus ondas gran cantidad de ganado, que pereció.
Algunos costeños, como el… regidor de Oaxaca, pudieron salvar sus vidas encaramándose a los árboles hasta que se retiraron las aguas. Algunos pescadores en la barra de Alotengo, a las once horas de ese dia, vieron con asombro que el mar se retiraba, dejando descubiertas en más de una legua tierras de diversos colores, peñascos y árboles submarinos, y que retrocediendo luego con la velocidad con que se había alejado, cubría con sus ondas los bosques de la playa, en que se internó más de dos leguas, dejando entre las ramas de los mares al volver a su caja, muchos y variados peces muertos; algunos de los pescadores perecieron, y otros pudieron salvarse muy estropeados". Gay. pág 426.
En Acapulco la marejada alcanzó una altura de 4 metros. La ola del tsunami fue observada también en la región de Pochutla y Tehuantepec.
De 1870, año de erupción del volcán de Pochutla, nos dice Gay: “En el (temblor) de 1870 se observaron algunos fenómenos extraordinarios: en Piñas, sin duda por las exhalaciones que produjo la tierra removida violentamente y de que se cargó la atmósfera, se vieron brillar dos soles en el cielo al día siguiente, y en Miahuatlán por cuya dirección fueron más sensibles los estragos, se observó que en cierta área bastante dilatada de terreno, no se podían poner los pies por hallarse recalentada la tierra con el fuego central del globo. Se creyó entonces que tal vez algún volcán submarino era el signo poderoso de aquellos terremotos, y así se lo había presumido ya el barón del Humboldt, por la mucha piedra pómez que flota en las olas de la costa del pacífico”. (Gay. 422)
En 1875 año que menciona Tamayo en que hizo erupción el volcán submarino de Pochutla, se mencionan fuertes temblores desde finales de 1874 y en 1875 un fuerte terremoto el 2 de enero, otro el 16 de febrero y un último el 8 de septiembre en que dice Martinez Gracida: “Se sintieron en el Distrito de Pochutla, durante 24 horas del día, 9 temblores que pusieron en alarma a sus habitantes.”
En Junio 16 de 1928, un tsunami se observó en Puerto Ángel, en donde el agua penetró una extensión horizontal de 55 m tierra adentro, destruyendo un almacén. En Chacahua, el agua penetro unos 45 m y también afectó Huatulco.
Jorge L. Tamayo, Geografía General de México. Geografía física. México.1949 pág 253.
Catálogo De Tsunamis en La Costa Occidental de México. 1993. Antonio J. Sánchez Devora. Salvador F. Farreras Sanz. Centro Mundial de datos para la geofísica de la tierra sólida, Boulder Colorado. E. U.
Manuel Martínez Gracida, Terremotos en Oaxaca, manuscrito inédito, Casa de la Cultura Oaxaqueña, Oaxaca. 1886.
Fotografía Flickr SAGT Iceland. Volcanes submarinos de NW Rota y cerca de las islas de Tonga, al Este de Australia.
Vía: Guillermo Rangel Rojas
THE POCHUTLA Volcano 🌋
Jorge L. Tamayo, in his "General Geography of Mexico", comments about the Volcano de Pochutla, near Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, which entered into eruption in 1870; and of an underwater volcano that is in front of Puerto Angel and erupted in 1803 and 1875. There is no monitoring of these inactive volcanoes and it is not known if they could erupt and with what intensity they would do.
The "Catalogue of Tsunamis of the U.S. of 1993, refers to a report that Gay already mentioned in his "History of Oaxaca" in a "Letter of the Mayor of Igualapan (Warrior) Gaceta of May 1787", which on March 28, 1787, an earthquake occurred at twelve o'clock in the day and it was tough about five minutes repeating in the afternoon and night: “The sea was seen running in retreat, and then grow and jump over the pier, repeating this several times for a space of 24 hours, while the earth was seperated with earthquakes frequencies Done. On the open beach, the sea waters came out of box, pouring forcefully and dragging between its waves a lot of cattle, which perished.
Some customs, like the... Oaxaca councilor, they could save their lives by facing trees until the waters were removed. Some fishermen on the bar of Alotengo, at eleven hours of that day, saw with astonishment that the sea was retreating, leaving discoveries in more than a light lands of various colors, pebbles and submarine trees, and going back then with the speed with which he had gone away, cover up with its waves the forests of the beach, in which more than two leggas were admitted, leaving between the branches of the seas when returning to its box, many and various fish dead; some of the fishermen perished, and others were able to save themselves very spoilt." Gay. page 426.
In Acapulco the tide reached a height of 4 meters. The tsunami wave was also observed in the region of Pochutla and Tehuantepec.
From 1870, year of the eruption of the Pochutla volcano, tells us Gay: “In the (temblor) of 1870 some extraordinary phenomena were observed: in Piñas, without a doubt by the exhalations that produced the earth violently removed and that the atmosphere was charged ra, two suns were seen shining in the sky The next day, and in Miahuatlán, whose direction the devastation was more sensitive, it was observed that in a certain area rather dilated of ground, they could not put their feet on because the earth was overheated with the central fire of the globe. It was then believed that perhaps some underwater volcano was the powerful sign of those earthquakes, and so it had already been boasted by the Baron of Humboldt, because of the much pomez stone floating in the waves of the Pacific coast.” (Gay. 422)
In 1875 the year Tamayo mentioned that erupted the submarine volcano of Pochutla, strong tremors were mentioned since the late 1874 and in 1875 a strong earthquake on January 2, another on February 16 and a last on September 8 in which M says artinez Gracida: “They were felt in the District of Pochutla, for 24 hours a day, 9 tremors that set alarm to their residents. "
On June 16, 1928, a tsunami was observed in Port Angel, where water penetrated a horizontal extension of 55 m inland, destroying a warehouse. In Chacahua, the water penetrated about 45 m and also affected Huatulco.
Jorge L. Tamayo, General Geography of Mexico. Physical Geography. Mexico. 1949 page 253.
Tsunamis Catalogue on the West Coast of Mexico. 1993. Antonio J. Sanchez Devora. Salvador F. Sanz bastards. World Data Center for Solid Earth Geophysics, Boulder Colorado. And. U.
Manuel Martinez Gracida, Earthquakes in Oaxaca, unreleased manuscript, House of Culture Oaxaqueña, Oaxaca. 1886.
Flickr SAGT Iceland Photography. Submarine Volcanoes of NW Rota and near the Tonga Islands, Eastern Australia.
Via: Guillermo Rangel Rojas



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