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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

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

🔥 Join us to enjoy the live mural by the artist FUNKWSK from CDMX 🔥

🔥Acompáñanos a disfrutar del MURAL EN VIVO a cargo del artista FUNKWSK desde CDMX🔥



🎅 Happy New Year 2022 !


 

Browse Books: Travel / Mexico Virginia Highland Books Checkpoint Zipolite: Quarantine in... · Belén Fernández. $17.00 ; The Maya Sites - Hidden Treasures... · Christian Schoen. $26.90 ; Mexican Cookbook: ...


Browse Books: Travel / Mexico
Checkpoint Zipolite: Quarantine in... · Belén Fernández. $17.00 ; The Maya Sites - Hidden Treasures... · Christian Schoen. $26.90 ; Mexican Cookbook: ...

Cafe Maya: If you're coming to zipolite and you don't know yet that dinner we prepared you can also come and enjoy the night at the Maya cafe so you can enjoy the night and the light show

Si vas llegando a zipolite y no sabes aún que cenar nosotros te lo preparamos tambien pueden venir a disfrutar de la noche en el café maya para que disfrutes de la noche y el espectáculo de luces



MazunTv is feeling fantastic. 14h · Om is Home Mikedeal ft. Sunru, O, Sissi Perlinger, Sunrise & Swirling... y varios mas.... Rainbow.... Big groovie Job!...

 

Wed 29 Dec: It’s a pleasure to announce Moderna from Germany as part of our New Year’s marathon parties. Moderna’s style is described as a blend of dark disco, techno, electro and acid. Get ready to dance your socks off. 🦎 ⚡️ FREE ENTRY ⚡️

Wed 29 Dec: It’s a pleasure to announce Moderna from Germany as part of our New Year’s marathon parties. Moderna’s style is described as a blend of dark disco, techno, electro and acid. Get ready to dance your socks off. 🦎
⚡️ FREE ENTRY ⚡️


Aloha!!! Let's enjoy the last sunset of 2021 with good vibes!! Tribute to the Sun will be in charge of our resident PlayaMan!!! 💣🔥 Lolas 68 - Beach Meeting Point wishes you a happy new year full of good vibes!!! 🎉

Alohaaaa!!! Vamos a disfrutar del último atardecer del 2021 con buena vibra!! El tributo al Sol estará a cargo de nuestro residente PlayaMan!!! 💣🔥
Lolas 68 - Beach Meeting Point les desea feliz año nuevo lleno de buena vibra!!! 🎉


Mexico’s government intervenes after cruise ships denied entry to ports



Mexico’s government intervenes after cruise ships denied entry to ports

 Ashley Kosciolek

2h ago

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As the omicron COVID-19 variant continues to show its resistance to vaccines, a small number of breakthrough cases have emerged on cruise ships over the past week. As a result, of the hundreds of vessels currently sailing, a handful from several major lines — including Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America — were denied entry into Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and other ports.


The most recent ports to stop passengers — even ones who weren’t positive — from disembarking were Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan, prompting the Mexican government to step in.


On Monday, Carnival Panorama, which is currently in the middle of a seven-night Mexican Riviera voyage from Long Beach near Los Angeles, was denied entry at Puerto Vallarta, according to passengers on the sailing. Those onboard say the ship had five ill passengers and about 100 positive crew as of Monday.


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A cruise map shows Carnival Panorama’s route skipping Mazatlan after it was turned away on Tuesday due to COVID-19 cases onboard. (Image courtesy of Cruisemapper.com)

The ship was also prevented from visiting Mazatlan Tuesday, which The Associated Press says caused the Mexican government to intervene.


Mexico’s Health Department said it will allow passengers who test negative to disembark, as long as ships follow proper World Health Organization protocols, including wearing masks, social distancing, hand-washing and sanitizing.


Translated, a joint statement from Mexico’s government and the country’s public health secretary says Mexico will receive cruise ships that request to dock and provide medical assistance to ill passengers who require it.


The decision came in time to allow Holland America’s Zuiderdam to call on the port of Guaymas on Tuesday, Reuters reports.


Zuiderdam, which is halfway through a 10-day cruise from San Diego, has about 2,000 passengers and crew onboard and reported that 30 — two passengers and 28 crew members — were affected. All are fully vaccinated and were either asymptomatic or showed only minor symptoms.



A cruise map shows Zuiderdam docked at Guaymas as planned on Tuesday after Mexico said it would allow cruise ships with COVID-19 cases to visit. (Image courtesy of Cruisemapper.com)

The latest outbreaks onboard ships have affected about 1% of their respective onboard populations, at least 90% of which are fully vaccinated per U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.


Mexico has been one of the most consistently lenient countries throughout the pandemic in terms of travel restrictions. Recently, the U.S. State Department upped its travel warning to “reconsider travel,” in part citing the nation’s high number of COVID-19 cases.


Zuiderdam is due to call on Topolobampo on Wednesday and Mazatlan on Thursday. The sailing is slated to conclude on Jan. 2 in San Diego. Carnival Panorama is scheduled to call on Cabo San Lucas Wednesday with a sea day Thursday before arriving back in Long Beach on Friday.


Featured photo by Ryan W Curley/Getty Images.

Nudist Mexican Paradise Zipolite Is Great Business for Tourism, but Bad For COVID By Christine Watkins February 16, 2021

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Nudist Mexican Paradise Zipolite Is Great Business for Tourism, but Bad For COVID


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MEXICO— What to do when winter hits your country and COVID pandemic restrictions forces you to stay home? The right answer should be stay home, but thousands of U.S. and Canadian tourists flocked to Mexico’s nudist beach of Zipolite to leave something more than their dollars behind.

Zipolite, on the Pacific coast, has along with Tulum and Cancun become one of the most popular tourist destinations even though Mexico has now the third highest COVID mortality rate in the world.

During the first days of 2021, Zipolite welcomed thousands of foreign tourists looking to escape strict pandemic measures in their countries.

“We were just dealing with too much. Lockdown affected us a lot, and specially my daughter because we live in a small apartment, with no possibilities of going out somewhere. I feel we really needed to go out,” said George Barrera, a 35-year-old Texan who traveled with his family to Zipolite during the last days of January.

Zipolite sits in the San Pedro Pochutla municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Around 20 flights arrive at Oaxaca Xoxocotlan International Airport every day, many loaded with tourists looking for the famous nudist beaches in Zipolite.

Although the annual nudist festival got canceled to comply with Mexico’s COVID restrictions, tourists still enjoyed the lovely beaches, open restaurants, and a booming nightlife, something not common in most part of the world today.

“We came to get away from all the coronavirus noise in the US. We are tired of being home, and because of COVID this is one of the few places we can travel to right now”, said Brian Mercado, a 32-year-old tourist from California.

Jane Cusak, 40, from Toronto, Canada, said she traveled with her dog expecting some restrictions on her arrival in Zipolite, but was surprised how relaxed it was.

“I was planning for Tulum, but read online that it’s now packed of tourists so I decided Zipolite, looking to get away from the city and enjoy a tranquil beach, not too crowded. I really was amazed at how relaxed the pandemic measures are down here”, she said.

According to Lane during her whole trip from Canada to Zipolite she encountered no restrictions other than the use of a face mask, although on her way back she had to test for COVID before boarding.

“There is a testing spot at Zipolite, near the touristic area where you can go and get tested for something around 50 dollars”, she said.

Business owners welcomed tourists with a bittersweet taste. For most of them the flock of tourists over Zipolite during the holidays saved them from going broke, but at the same time they brought the possibility of a COVID breakout.

“I decided to stay open because the economy is an essential part of our lives and we can’t keep living with our business closed”, said Fernando Coronado, owner of Zipolite’s Hotel Noga.

The good news? Coronado’s hotel surpassed last year’s occupation, with more than 80 percent of the rooms sold during January. The bad news? He and his wife got infected.

“My wife got infected first, and then me, although only she tested. We came out good and to my point of view, it wouldn’t make sense to close now. We will not get infected again”, he said.

During the last days of January, Oaxaca reached an all-time high record of infections with more than 22,000 cases in a single day, according to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (JHU CSSE).

But in Mexico rules are hard to follow, even for the same authorities in charge of making them.

Mexico’s deputy health minister, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, spent New Year’s Eve in Zipolite and faced heavy criticism after a photo was leaked where he was seen gathering at the beach with several people with no face masks on.

For John M. Williams, a Texan who retired in Zipolite 10 years ago, January was hell in paradise.

“I’m diabetic and I’m 68 years old. I’ve been very worried about my health since none of the tourists are using face masks. They are being very disrespectful”, he said.

Williams said he acknowledges Zipolite would not exist without tourism, “but at the same time I live here, they don’t. They can leave and I’m left nervous and anxious”.

But Coronado is hopeful Zipolite will get through.

“It might sound weird but here at Zipolite we carry a very relaxed and spiritual lifestyle and we are sure we will not get infected anymore. For some reason we don’t get sick”, he said.

The same thoughts are shared by San Pedro Pochutla’s mayor, Saymi Pineda, according to a recent Facebook publication.

“If you still doubt on how safe Zipolite is during the pandemic, let me tell you, you have nothing to worry about, our beach is such a safe place that our deputy health minister, Hugo Lopez-Gatell Ramirez enjoyed it,” stated the publication shared by Pineda.

Zipolite or “the new Tulum” as some call it, is a sunny Mexican paradise worth waiting for, to enjoy naked and maskless once things finally get better.

As Coronado puts it: “Zipolite will be here forever, the virus won’t.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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