Playa Zipolite. Welcome To The Beach Of The Dead!

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

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Puerto Escondido Forum: Restaurants

1-2 of 2 replies

Watch this Topic

Ask a question

David R

Palm Beach...

posts: 24

“ Restaurants ”

18 December 2011, 0:11

Hello this will be my first visit to PE can all you regulars please give me a list of the restaurants that one would recommend when in this beautiful area please. I enjoy most everything the the west coast of Mexico offers, I have been in Acapulco, Zihua and PV for the past 20 years, thank you...

Report inappropriate content

Save this Post

2 replies

Expand view

passionfortra...

Fort...

posts: 8

1. Re: Restaurants

20 December 2011, 18:09

El Nene is a humble little restaurant in La Rinconada near Playa Carrizallilo that we enjoy. Also love the restaurant at the Villas Carrizalillo. El Jardin is also good. If you want upsca.e, Guaduaand the restaurant at Hotel Sante Fe are good choices. You can never go wrong at Cafecito. Enoy!

Report inappropriate content

Save this Post

danj

Saint John...

posts: 297

reviews: 8

2. Re: Restaurants

yesterday, 16:31

Destination Expert

for Puerto Escondido

The ones listed above are all good.

Brad's Split Coconut BBQ

Las Margaritas on 8 nte, up by the market

Cafe Carrizillio (just off the Rinconada near Hostal Shalom on Camino Carrizillio)

Lizas

Benditos Italian

Pascals

Los Tugas

The best place to get tacos always seems to change. I'd inquire with locals for who is popular right now.

And, any place that looks busy all the time is often a sure bet.

caravan ...? la paz to Oaxaca ,puerto escondido

whereisiain

Dec 19, 2011 9:01 PM
Posts: 1

caravan ...? la paz to Oaxaca ,puerto escondido

I am going to be driving from la paz baja, ferry over to the mainland then driving down the coast to Oaxaca ,puerto escondido

i will be leaving baja mid feb and plan on getting to Oaxaca ,puerto escondido by march 1st to do my yoga teacher training

is this enough time 2 weeks to do the drive without being rushed ?

is there any areas that are more dangerous than others ?

can anyone recommend any nice spots that are worth a visit ?

i will be travelling on my own if there is anyone else travelling around the same time maybe we could caravan part of the way together for safety ?

gratitude

billyb2001

Dec 21, 2011 9:50 PM
Posts: 8

I've done this route before and will actually be going down the coast again starting in Jan. I'll give you my tips.
I liked La Paz. I took the overnight Ferry to Mazatlan and I suggest paying for a bed rather than sleeping on the floor anywhere on deck. I ended having a 4 bunk room to myself, which I promptly shared with a German backpacker.

Mazatlan is nice and good for a couple days. The roads south seemed good, which is to say I don't remember a painful experience on the Bus. I would guess that you could drive all the way down the coast to Pt Escondido in a couple days, so it comes down to where to stop.
I love Pt Vallarta and but also recommend a smaller surf town north of there called Salulita.
There are many small town all along the coast that are interest to visit. Research that with a LP guidebook.

Pt Escondido is lackluster in my view but I'll give it another shot soon. At least it's got some good Hostels. The real trick i to keep going south a little bit to Mazunte, Zipolite and Puerto Angel. My fav is Mazunte. I hope it hasn't changed too much. The first time I was there, they didn't have electricity. Last time, they had a few internet cafes.

I should warn that these southern beach spots are pretty wild at times as it's full-on beach nudity, drugs galore and a healthy rats-nest of beach thieves that will steal anything left alone for a moment. Taxi drivers are to be avoided whenever possible.

For danger, traffic and police always top the list. The road from pt escondido to Oaxaca city is crazy. It's all curves and you can see various cars and Buses in the ravines. Mazatlan is also in the "drug cartel zone", so it's important not to get mixed up in any of that there. I don't know how you're getting to La Paz but the roads down through Baja are... an experience. Rip currents also drown plenty of people on the southern beaches. Don't eat uncooked shellfish like shrimp in Mazatlan unless you want to experience rapid weight loss (or death).

Magical Winter~Féérie Hivernale

$60 / 1br - 1200ft² - Casa del Jaguar, Puerto Escondido, Mexico (Puerto Escondido, Mexico)

Date: 2011-12-21, 12:30PM PST
Reply to: hous-ucwhf-2764287141@craigslist.org ^{[Errors when replying to ads?]}

Enjoy your holiday at a newly built private home located 3 miles outside of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico on the Pacific coast. Wonderful view of the river below and the ocean. Walk to the river/beach in this small farming community or head into town to the many other beaches and places of interest. Public transportation is available to explore the area.
Casa del Jaguar is covered by a traditional palapa (palm) roof and is an open air home. The house is completely furnished with all the amenities for a comfortable stay.
The on suite guest bedroom is 11x18 with a matrimonial size bed, writing/computer table, and private bathroom. The whole house is available for rental as well. The master bedroom has a queen size bed, private bathroom and laundry room.
Awake to the singing of birds that abound along the river. Relax pool side under the palapa umbrella table, in a lounge chair or a hammock in the garden area. The full kitchen is shared with the owners. There is high speed wireless Internet. Rates stated are during the non holiday season. The house is available for lease from May -Oct. Please inquire. Weekly rates available as well.

Location: Puerto Escondido, Mexico
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests