ZIPOLITE, A QUIET BEACH AND FORGOTTEN IN MEXICO
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It is one of many coastal villages of the Pacific coast in Oaxaca state. Backpackers, hippies and locals live in harmony and enjoy an area without large hotels or wild nightlife.
You will like Zipolite "he says with a smile Daniel Weiner, owner of Sea Breeze hotel, while giving me the keys to my room. "You will not want to leave within five days."
A few days later, I began to realize why so many people rent rooms for a month. Whether for its casual wave or for its tranquility, Zipolite makes people want to stay longer than scheduled.
It is a town with a main street and without ATMs, one of many coastal villages along the Pacific coast in the southern state of Oaxaca. The strip between Puerto Escondido and Huatulco is known as the Riviera of Oaxaca.
Zipolite discovered hippies in the 1960s and since then was transformed into a tourist site that attracts a certain type of visitor. Its pristine beach stretches two kilometers and lies between two large cliffs, one on each side. It is visited by middle-class Mexicans and backpacker type travelers worldwide. Old hippies, young adventurers and locals coexist in harmony.
SPACE FOR THE NUDITY
One feels totally alien to the areas of Mexico that tourists avoid drug violence. Oaxaca is not among the regions that the US State Department advised not to visit for security reasons and Zipolite in particular seems a place lost in time, where one has no qualms about leaving their belongings on a beach and backpackers sleeping in hammocks.
Zipolite has had some brushes with fame. Beach scenes of the film "Y Tu Mama Tambien" were filmed here. Moreover, it is one of the few nudist beaches in Mexico, although most people use towels. (To the east, past a rocky area, is Playa del Amor, where nudity is more widespread).
Mike Bolli, a retiree from Vancouver, Canada, says that spent ten years without visiting the area have "accidents, injuries or anything."
"The only thing that happened to me was meeting a mix of the prettiest of locals and visitors. Is a site of 60, "Bolli said. "Nice and safe, from my point of view."
Zipolite no big hotels. Abound on the beach palapas, umbrella-shaped structures with thatched roofs without walls. It Brisa Marina began as a wooden structure with a roof of palm, which was destroyed by fire in 2001. Weiner rebuilt in concrete.
NOTHING OF PARRANDA
Those seeking carouse all night and Cancun, with margaritas served in huge glasses and waitresses in bikinis offering tequila, will be disappointed. No nightlife here, but nothing comparable. People go to the beach at sunset to watch the sunset. Many restaurants and bars offer live music at night. In the only paved street in the village a kind of carnival night weapon. Artists and jewelers sell their wares surrounded by musicians, poets and dancers living tips.
"After six p.m. Zipolite is an amazing place," Bolli said. "There are many guys with hair braided rasta guy who want to sell their things and a variety of restaurants. Not too busy, but you can find it if you look. "
Some of the diversions are on Posada Mexico, a restaurant on the beach. One night I saw there a worthy Cirque du Soleil acrobat and another touched Cainn Cruz, a boy who is a great guitarist and dazzled with themes of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and AC / DC.
RETREAT SPIRITUAL
Shambhala Also, a retreat in a bucolic site in the top of a hill. Tourists they are invited to walk along a path to meditate on the summit. Shambhala says "Loma Meditation" is a sacred place where visitors can experience a higher spiritual state and feel one with nature. The center rent rustic cabins and organizes activities with artists and healers.
It is said that the name of Zipolite is rooted in an indigenous language. According to some, it means "place of snails" or even "beach of the dead" because legend has it that the Zapotec Indians buried their dead there. The beach has a very strong waves, but the most dangerous areas are marked with red flags and there are volunteers lifeguards.
Weiner, who has tanned skin and a consistent uniform shorts and flip flops, and a great sense of humor, divides his time between Zipolite and California. It owns the hotel since 1997 and estimated that 50% of guests are people who have already been there.
"Here you survived the swine flu, protests, violence and drug trafficking whatever," he said. "People come knowing it's going to be fine and recommended the place to friends".
Often it difficult to leave. As Weiner predicted, after a few days in Zipolite, I called the airline to change the return date. I had to stay another week.
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