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, November 10, 2011

Casa Pan de Miel: Traveler Reviews

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“Everything it should be”

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“Beatiful place in Mazunte”

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Juanitobosque

Oaxaca, Central Historic District

9 reviews

18 helpful votes

“Everything it should be”

Reviewed November 1, 2011

We just finished a lovely 4 day stay in Pan de Miel. It turned out to be everything that we were looking for.

The property is well located on a bluff between the villages of Mazunte and Playa Agustinillo. A staircase will take you to the beach and you have a mile of clean white sand between the 2 bluffs. A ten minute walk will take you to the village of Mazunte where there are several restaurants.

The staff and service at Casa Pan de Miel is above reproach. Everyone was courteous and charming. We especially want to thank Mariana the manager and Veronica in the kitchen/dining room for going out of their way to make our stay a pleasant one.

As hostess/owner, Marie goes out of her way to make sure that your every need is taken care of with a good attitude.

Lastly, the food, served in the palapa/dining room, overlooking the pool and the pacific ocean, was wonderful.

In summary, we had an experience that we would gladly repeat again--hopefully soon.

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Daniel P

Chihuahua, Mexico

2 reviews

“Beatiful place in Mazunte”

Reviewed October 31, 2011

We stayed 7 days in this beautiful hotel ideal for relax and feel comfortable, very good service, incredible view of the ocean and beach. The rooms are equipped with all the necessary.
Mariana provided very good recommendations for activities available in the area as well as restaurants to visit.
The swimming pool is available at any time of day and part of the night to enjoy the amazing view from there.
Perfect for couple.

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nchanyc

NYC

1 review

“Perfect stay in a peaceful place...”

Reviewed October 30, 2011

We spent 3 great days at Casa Pan de Miel... beautiful view on the ocean/beach, nice rooms, great service, very nice hosts! We would recommend this place if you are looking for a peaceful and relax time.

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Lisa D

Melbourne, Australia

3 reviews

“A lovely place to relax”

Reviewed October 27, 2011

We stayed here last month for what was supposed to be 2 days but turned into 5. The pool is the real drawcard here, it is amazing and even big enough to try and exercise off the pina coladas in!

Mariana is a great host, she looks after everyone really well. Our room was simple and comfortable with a great view although I think there are some with full ocean views.

Thanks for looking after us Mariana, you will be glad to know I didn't get seasick on the bus to Oaxaca! Lisa and Jarrod

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gcano

Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico

3 reviews

“The best place on the coast of Oaxaca”

Reviewed October 19, 2011

My husband and me stayed for a week in the beautiful Casa Pan de Miel boutique hotel in the beginning of October this year. The coast of Oaxaca is one of the most beautiful ones in Mexico, the weather is most of the time pleasant and it has a good balance between nature and touristic services, besides that, to get there is quite easy by airplane or by bus leaving from Mexico City.
Our experience with Casa Pan de Miel was really positive, since the beginning when we contact them by mail to get information we received a clear answer the next morning and they also help us to plan our trip arrangeing for us a Taxi from Huatulco's Airport directly to Casa Pan de Miel wich was 50% less expensive than the price you get from the ones in the Airport.
We have been in several other guest houses and boutique hotels in San Agustinillo's and Mazunte´s region and Casa Pan de Miel is the one we consider the best in relation price - quality of the services provided but also for the beauty of the place by itlself.
All rooms are equipped with a mini fridge, a microwave, a coffee machine, TV, fan, air conditioner, complementary safe to drink watter, all the amenities expected from a boutique hotel (eco friendly shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and soaps hand made by a local cooperative of families in Maznte) and magnificent terraces; they also put special attention in cleanness.
The manager of the place, Mariana, is 100% efficient and two times more charming and helpful, Casa Pan de Miel has for their guests maps with recommended places to eat, visit, and beautiful see sights, umbellas, hats, and lanterns for the night walks at the beach. Mariana can arrange for the guests different kind of massages with people that gets to Casa Pan de Miel and use a beautiful terrace for the treatments.
Its location gives Casa Pan de Miel an exceptional view, from the top of a mountain where it is located you can see the ocean and the beaches all around in the pool area and get to the beach of San Agustinillo walking down a small road less than 100 meters.
We took breakfast each day in Casa Pan de Miel who offers different kind of menus, so you can have just fresh juice and/or fruit, coffee and home made bread and jelly or have an order of eggs prepared as you wish.
The owner of Casa Pan de Miel, Anne, is a French woman who has great expertise in the tourism business and an incredible amount of amazing stories about her own adventures around the globe.
We love it and we are looking for the next opportunity to get there again.

Room Tip: There are rooms with fully equiped kitchen, you can ask for a cradle but kids from the age they can walk and until 12 years old are not allowed. All the hotel is very tranquile.http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g658264-d636405-r120035703-Casa_Pan_de_Miel-Mazunte_Pacific_Coast.html

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

MEX- Playa Zipolite TWO, Part 2 by ivanjay's channel

MEX- Mazunte, Oaxaca, Mexico, turtle zipolite by ivanjay's channel

MEX- Nearby Zipolite, Oaxaca, Mexico by ivanjay's channel

Zipolite, Mexico | Where there's nothing to do except take ... - The Age Zipolite, Mexico | Where there's nothing to do except take off your clothes. m.theage.com.au/.../where-theres-nothing-to-do-except-take-o...

Where there's nothing to do except take off your clothes

The Backpacker November 07, 2011

I've seen the face of naturism and it isn't pretty. Actually, I've seen the face and all the rest of the wrinkly body parts of naturism and it's frightening.

While the pursuit is open to everyone here at Zipolite, Mexico - any man or woman of any age has the option of taking all their clothes off and frolicking free on the beach - it only seems to appeal to a certain demographic. That demographic, from the brief survey I've done of the beach, is men aged 50 to 60.

This is a nudist beach but not everyone is participating. In fact, the vast percentage of beach-goers on this bright afternoon still have their modesty intact. Some are strolling along the warm sands fully clothed; others are sitting at the beachside cafes drinking cheladas - beer mixed with lime juice - and trying to avoid the sun.

It's a lazy, indolent scene broken only by the infrequent appearance of naked, middle-aged men.

There's no point complaining though - if you come to Zipolite, a tiny village on the far south coast of Mexico, you should know what you're in for.

An old-school hippie hang-out, it's one of only two nudist beaches in the country and while most visitors are here for the laid-back vibe and beautiful scenery, there are always those who come to enjoy its lax clothing laws - older men, mostly.

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There's no getting away from them. The town is tiny. Both its greatest asset and most worrying fault is there really is nothing to do. The population hovers about the 1000 mark.

Puerto Escondido, a busy port town, might be only an hour up the road but it feels like another world.

There, touts patrol the neighbouring beaches peddling snorkelling trips and snacks but there's none of that in Zipolite.

You can't go swimming because the currents are too dangerous. There are no monuments to look at or museums to visit. It's just sand and sun.

There is, quite literally, nothing to do. Except maybe take your clothes off and frolic. And it actually makes a nice change.

Zipolite has one road, which splits the beachside bungalows from the shops and restaurants that serve them. You rarely see anyone on it - the occasional backpacker, sometimes a stray dog. The street carries the same sense of droopy-eyed indifference in which the rest of the town revels.

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In such a small place, the same people inevitably keep popping up. There's a local guy, Javier, who reckons he's a property developer, although he doesn't look like any property developer I've ever seen, with his tattered cap pulled low as he rolls cigarettes at the town's only decent bar. He's there every night, smoking and chatting to the tattooed surfer dudes who run the place.

There's the American girl who does topless yoga on the beach every morning. She's always there on the soft sand, bending and stretching, soaking up a few rays and being Zen.

There are a couple of local girls who can usually be found at the same bar as Javier, relieving their small-town boredom with a couple of beers. They're probably under age but no one seems to care. No one seems to care about much of anything, really.

The beachside restaurants - most of which are palapas, simple huts with thatched roofs - set up their tables and chairs right on the sand. They cook your food when they get around to cooking your food. Quesadillas can take an hour; sometimes they take five minutes. You could get annoyed but why? What else is there to do?

The east end of the beach is where the locals live, in simple houses looking over blue waters. In the middle is where the tourists hang out and the palapas serve their fresh coconuts. Down past a rocky outcrop, at the far west end of the beach, is where the naturists reside, a place of bare flesh and little piles of clothes on the sand.

The accommodation is what real estate agents would optimistically call "rustic". Most bungalows have polished concrete floors, walls that don't quite reach the ceiling and ragged mosquito nets covering the beds. Hammocks swing from the patios outside; there's not a sound but the wind in the trees and the buzzing of insects.

Days ooze by as you lie around reading books or sipping beers or doing topless yoga down at the beach. Zipolite's hippie past comes back to haunt you sometimes, through brief snatches of Bob Marley tunes coming from a palapa or wafts of purple haze coming from a bungalow.

The locals keep to themselves mostly and the tourists do the same, rarely moving out of their bubble of main street and beach.

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You could search for some activity, something culturally enlightening, something to break the small-town reverie. But there's no need. Just relax. Maybe go for a walk. Lie on the beach. Clothing optional, of course.

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Read Ben Groundwater's column on Sundays in the Sun-Herald.http://m.theage.com.au/travel/blogs/the-backpacker/where-theres-nothing-to-do-except-take-off-your-clothes-20111107-1n3e8.html?page=1