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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

Monday, August 1, 2022

⭐ Awaken your Senses 🌟 Are you ready to reveal your nature that lives in you? Do you want to manifest your Soul? ✨ We transform our interior to release authentic nature. I encourage you to overcome your fears and free yourself from old-fashioned burdens to rediscover yourself. To live a powerful transformation process that will make you reveal your true nature. ☯️ Learning to uphold the truth and be yourself is a path of liberation for your soul, which begins when you let all your senses flow, and agree to enter the realm of your body and your heart. ❣️ In this retreat, we propose you to listen to your nature and to that of Mother Earth in a place surrounded by sea and flora. It will be an appropriate time to unite for the same purpose. 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️ An opportunity to share love, the next event from August 12 to 14, open to those seeking to align their energy. 💗 Don't let yourself lose your space for this flight, as they are limited! 🌈 See you on the coast of Oaxaca.

⭐ Despierta tus Sentidos 🌟
¿Estás preparad@ para revelar tu naturaleza que habita en ti? ¿Quieres manifestar a tu Alma? ✨ Transformamos nuestro interior para liberar la naturaleza auténtica.
Te animo a superar tus miedos y liberarte de cargas anticuadas para reencontrarte contigo mism@. A vivir un proceso de transformación poderoso que hará que reveles tu verdadera naturaleza. ☯️
Aprender a sostener la verdad y ser tú mism@ es un camino de liberación de tu alma, que comienza cuando dejas fluir todos tus sentidos, y aceptas entrar en el terreno de tu cuerpo y tu corazón. ❣️
En este retiro, te proponemos escuchar a tu naturaleza y a la de la Madre Tierra en un lugar rodeado de mar y flora.
Será un momento adecuado para unirnos con el mismo propósito. 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️
Una oportunidad para compartir amor, el próximo evento del 12 al 14 de Agosto, abierto que busquen alinearse su energía. 💗
¡No te permitas perder tu espacio para este vuelo, ya que son limitadas! 🌈
Nos vemos en la costa de Oaxaca.


Jalisco woman continues to hold record for most body modifications

Jalisco woman continues to hold record for most body modifications
 
Jalisco woman continues to hold record for most body modifications
 
María José Cristerna of Guadalajara, Jalisco, remains the woman with the most body modifications in the world, Guinness has certified.

Hi Mexico-loving friends! It's been a little while! I took much of the month of July away from my desk and it was wonderful.

Spirit/Jet Blue Merger News (Advice From SCF)

Issue 108: Spirit/JetBlue Merger News.
 
 
In 2015, when Delta first unveiled cheaper “basic economy” tickets, they described them succinctly to investors: “Spirit-match fares.”

This moment kicked off the Golden Age of Cheap Flights, and made previously unthinkable fares like $350 roundtrip to Paris or $200 roundtrip to Hawaii possible.

But last week’s announcement that JetBlue plans to acquire Spirit threatens to cast a cloud over what’s been a golden run for cheap flights.
The single largest determinant of cheap flights isn’t how far you fly or how large the destination is; it’s how much competition there is between airlines.

At the time of writing, it costs $98 roundtrip to fly 1,085 miles NYC to Miami but $216 roundtrip to fly 425 miles NYC to Cleveland. There’s a ton of competition for NYC-Miami and relatively little for NYC-Cleveland.

And which airlines offer the cheapest fares on any given route? Budget airlines like Spirit.

Consider this 2016 study by researchers at MIT. They found that when low-cost carriers like JetBlue start flying a new route, it drives down competitors’ fares by 7.7%. But when ultra low-cost carriers like Spirit enter a market, it drives down fares 20.5%.
Spirit will still be around for years.

Airline mergers don’t happen quickly. They first need approval from federal regulators, and then the airlines need to do all the minutiae involved in combining two carriers into one.

Considering that JetBlue is already being sued by the federal government over its partnership with American Airlines, it’s expected that regulators won’t be fond of the Spirit transaction either. Perhaps JetBlue will trade their AA partnership for approval on Spirit, or perhaps they’ll gamble and hope to win both cases in court. Either way, expect it to take months or years for resolution.

And even if they do get regulatory approval, it takes years for two airlines to become one. It’s not just slapping a fresh coat of paint on the planes. A small list of big items that need to be merged: IT systems, airplane interiors, scheduling and reservation systems, labor contracts, and thousands of others.
Yes.

We don’t like this merger because with one fewer competitor—especially one like Spirit that anchors the airfare market—the outcome will be less competition.

But that doesn’t mean the death of cheap flights. Far from it.

Fifty years ago, airlines relied almost entirely on economy airfare to fund their business.

Nowadays, many airlines make the majority of their revenue on things other than economy airfare. They make it selling business class and other premium seats. They make it selling credit cards and frequent flyer miles. They make it on corporate contracts and cargo and bag fees and commissions when you book a hotel or rental car through an airline.

In other words, economy fares aren’t nearly as important for airlines today as they used to be. The money is elsewhere.

Even if Spirit does ultimately get folded into JetBlue, the result will be slightly fewer cheap flights, not their demise. Airlines will continue selling flights to Paris for $350 roundtrip and Hawaii for $200 roundtrip because today’s airline business model allows them to still do so profitably.