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I'm a freelance writer and yogi living in Tepoztlan, Mexico where I'm running www.casadelcorazon.mx with my girlfriend. You can keep up with my other writing onwww.bollocks2thewellingtons.com/ or www.spiritualheartjourney.com

Published March 29th 2015

Great place for cocktails and spotting nudists

Zipolite is a 15 minute collectivo ride up the coast from San Agonstinillo and is a more established hippy community.
It is famous for nude bathing, which is particularly prevalent at the end of the beach closest to Mazunte.

The beach

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Nestled behind a set of rocks which separates the main beach from a little cove is El Alquimista, a beautiful hotel, restaurant and bar.

With tables and beach loungers on the beach, this is a great spot to soak up the sun or hide under an umbrella while watching the locals strut their stuff.

Heaven and Hell cocktails...

It's debateable whether seeing the locals in the all-together will increase your appetite or convince you to hit the cocktails harder but they offer both alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions...

Enjoying the beach

The food here is a little more expensive than the norm but it is all served in a friendly and proffessional way and is delicious.

There is a hotel out the back which I can't comment on too much, but it looks particularly plush and exciting.

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Why? Beautiful spot by the beach

When: All year

Phone: 045 (958) 58 78961

Website: www.hotelelalquimista.com/english

Where: Zipolite

Cost: Rooms from around 1400 MXP per night

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It’s Semana Santa (Holy Week) here in Mexico, the week before Easter, and lots of people have the week off work.

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