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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

Sunday, November 8, 2026

Huatulco accumulates murders of women despite gender alert November 7, 2026 , 10:12 El texto original de este artículo fue publicado por la Agencia Quadratín en la siguiente dirección: https://oaxaca.quadratin.com.mx/acumula-huatulco-asesinatos-de-mujeres-pese-a-alerta-de-genero/ Este contenido se encuentra protegido por la ley. Si lo cita, por favor mencione la fuente y haga un enlace a la nota original de donde usted lo ha tomado. Agencia Quadratín. Todos los Derechos Reservados © 2025.


Huatulco accumulates murders of women despite gender alert 

 Photo:   Manuel Salazar/Quadratín Oaxaca OAXACA, Oaxaca, 

November 6, 2026 - 





Santa María Huatulco, one of Oaxaca's main tourist destinations, has accumulated murders of women, disappearances of young people, and incidents related to organized crime, despite having a Gender Violence Alert for eight years that obliges authorities to implement prevention and protection measures. The femicide of Zaira Marbeli Hernández Gaspar, a 19-year-old student at the University of the Sea (UMAR), which occurred on November 3, once again exposed the unsafe conditions faced by women who live, study, work or visit this coastal municipality. Zaira Marbeli was found strangled in the room she rented in the H3 sector of Santa Cruz Huatulco, where on June 4 of this same year Norma Adela Hernández López, 30 years old, was also found dead. On June 28, 17-year-old Perla Areli Mendoza Moreno was shot to death in a bar in downtown Santa María Huatulco, while on July 11, the body of Yesenia Revilla, who had been reported missing, was found. These four cases are part of a series of violent deaths of women in a municipality included since August 30, 2018 among the 40 in Oaxaca with a Gender Violence Alert. Insecurity has also reached the beaches. In April 2021, two women cycling near Cacaluta Bay were attacked by an armed man who attempted to sexually assault them. One of them was shot when she tried to help her companion. These events are compounded by the disappearances of young people and investigations into the presence of organized crime in the tourist area. In February 2025, a group of young people from Tlaxcala disappeared in different parts of the coast, including Huatulco and Zipolite. Five of them were found dead on March 2nd, inside an abandoned vehicle in Puebla. The investigation revealed the involvement of a public prosecutor and a commander from the State Investigation Agency, both arrested for enforced disappearance. The possible involvement of municipal police officers from Huatulco and links to criminal organizations were also investigated. In August 2026, authorities conducted raids related to drug dealing in Santa María Huatulco and seized suspected drugs. That same month, Navy personnel seized nearly two tons of cocaine at Playa La Hierbabuena, on the Santa Cruz-La Entrega highway. Another case that remains under public scrutiny is the death of Dulce Ivonne Enríquez Ramírez, 20, who died on January 19 after an accident that occurred while she was traveling with the mayor of Santa María Huatulco, Julio César Cárdenas Ortega, and a bodyguard. The Prosecutor's Office investigated the events as manslaughter and damages. The murders and disappearances contrast sharply with the image of tranquility that Huatulco promotes as a tourist destination, while questions persist about the safety of its beaches, streets, and residential areas. Violence against women has sparked renewed protests. This Friday, students from UMAR and residents of Huatulco marched to demand justice for Zaira Marbeli, while her family and friends bid her farewell in Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz. During the memorial service at CBTis 183, the student's father recalled his daughter's dreams and asked that her death serve to prevent other women from suffering the same violence. “I demand justice for my daughter,” she told the school community. Eight years after the declaration of a gender alert, the documented crimes keep one demand alive: that the authorities guarantee the safety of women in a municipality that receives visitors from Mexico and abroad, but where violence continues to claim lives.

El texto original de este artículo fue publicado por la Agencia Quadratín en la siguiente dirección: https://oaxaca.quadratin.com.mx/acumula-huatulco-asesinatos-de-mujeres-pese-a-alerta-de-genero/

Este contenido se encuentra protegido por la ley. Si lo cita, por favor mencione la fuente y haga un enlace a la nota original de donde usted lo ha tomado. Agencia Quadratín. Todos los Derechos Reservados © 2025.
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