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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 23, 2025

Tearful residents of Oaxaca plead for help after Erick's death; Sheinbaum promises support.

Tearful residents of Oaxaca plead for help after Erick's death; Sheinbaum promises support.

*Evolution Newspaper Editorial*

Photo: Special.

Local media reports from the affected areas of Oaxaca following Hurricane Erik , which reached Category 3, show residents tearfully collecting debris , crying out for help to recover some of what they lost . The houses are abandoned, without roofs, without electricity or communication, due to the lack of road access, and in some areas, there is no drinking water or food .

They report that the deafening noise of the metal sheets on their homes woke them up and within minutes left them without their belongings . “We were woken up by the strong wind that had never been felt like that, then the water came and flooded us,” 76-year-old Claudia told local media, asking them to share their stories so that help can arrive .

Hurricane Erick left two dead, including a minor, in the state of Guerrero.  He died in the municipality of San Marco  after being swept away by the current of the river  that divides the El Cántaro and Quinta Sección neighborhoods, along with his mother, yesterday afternoon at around 3:28 p.m.  

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While they pleaded for help, President Claudia Sheinbaum flew over the disaster area to assess the damage and announced that a welfare census would begin in the coming days to identify needs and provide various types of support to those in need . Videos circulating on social media show citizens of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, one of the hardest hit areas, approaching the president to ask for help and, above all, to ask her not to forget them.

Meanwhile, the tourism sector, including the Zipolite Beach area , one of Oaxaca's busiest tourist zones, is crying out for help. Restaurant owners reported severe damage to beachfront businesses, as well as the collapse of the tourist signs that identify this destination. Therefore, aid is urgently needed to carry out cleanup and rehabilitation work to quickly reactivate tourism, the community's main source of income.

As part of the  actions to mitigate the  impact of Hurricane Erick in its passage through Oaxaca ,  the System for the  Comprehensive Development of the Family (DIF) in that entity enabled collection centers to help families,  while in the rest of the Republic  the Secretariat of the Navy and the National Defense (Sedena) deployed collection centers  in various locations.

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