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

Sunday, September 9, 2012

SUMMER GOES OUT WITH A BANG

By Justin Cote
Wed, Sep 5 2012 11:02 am | 0 Comments

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Playa Zicatela, Puerto Escondido in lovely Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo: Dorsey

A Labor Day weekend swell documented from three summertime surf meccas: Puerto Escondido, Lower Trestles, and The Wedge in Newport Beach. While technically we have a few weeks left of summer, by most accounts Labor Day marks the end of the fun. Unless you’re a surfer. To us it means crispy early morning lineups, combo swells, and less crowded beaches. And while it’s always bittersweet to see the end of babes in bikinis, bagging low hanging fruit from Arizona, and frolicking in warm water, we welcome Fall with open arms and short arm fullsuits.

John John Florence caps his summer of fun off at Puerto Escondido. Photo: Dorsey

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TAGS: Gabriel Medina, Gavin Beschen, Greg Long, Griffin Colapinto, Ian Walsh, jamie obrien, John John Florence, Jordy Smith, Josh Kerr, Lower Trestles, Mexico, Puerto Escondido, Reef McIntosh, Taylor Knox, The Wedge

Magnitude 4.7 - OAXACA, MEXICO

2012 September 09 05:14:52 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	4.7
Date-Time	Sunday, September 09, 2012 at 05:14:52 UTC Sunday, September 09, 2012 at 12:14:52 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	16.230°N, 98.198°W
Depth	11.9 km (7.4 miles)
Region	OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances	21 km (13 miles) WSW of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico 55 km (34 miles) SSE of Ometepec, Mexico 127 km (78 miles) SSW of Santa Maria Asuncion Tlaxiaco, Mexico 128 km (79 miles) WNW of Puerto Escondido, Mexico
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 24.4 km (15.2 miles); depth +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=226, Nph=232, Dmin=152.5 km, Rmss=0.71 sec, Gp=169°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cjc7

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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Waves @ Carrizalillo Beach, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico

Magnitude 5.7 - CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	5.7
Date-Time	Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 23:33:06 UTC Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 04:33:06 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	4.555°S, 105.864°W
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles)
Region	CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
Distances	1688 km (1048 miles) SSE of Clipperton Island, 2455 km (1525 miles) SSW of Puerto Escondido, Mexico 2458 km (1527 miles) SSW of Acapulco de Juarez, Mexico 2464 km (1531 miles) SSW of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 21.6 km (13.4 miles); depth +/- 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=424, Nph=427, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.68 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000chke

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Top ten rides of the 2012 Wave of the Summer season in Puerto Escondido By: Mike Cianciulli

September 6, 2012

Top ten rides of the 2012 Wave of the Summer season in Puerto Escondido

By: Mike Cianciulli

Update: Click here for the photo and video slideshow

Around this time of year, we tend to look back and ask where did summer go? It seems like just yesterday Oscar Moncada caught a hollow eight-footer and kicked off the Wave of the Summer presented by Nike event in Puerto Escondido.

But it's actually been a long three months filled with hurricanes, wipeouts, callouts, broken boards, broken bodies and barrels, plenty of barrels -- which is why everyone flocks to Playa Zicatela in the first place.

This Saturday, the Wave of the Summer winning ride will be announced, as well as the season's Overall Performance Award. But first, let's check out the judges' top ten nominees, in chronological order.

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Posada Brisa Marina: Traveller Reviews Colonia Roca Blanca, Zipolite, Mexico

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“Super Value - The Best In Mexico!!”

Reviewed 31 August 2012 via mobile

As we arrived we were greeted by the man himself Daniel, our extremely friendly, always happy and always helpful host, along with his very welcoming staff! With the intention of only staying 2 nights we were won over, not only by the views, but by the great rates that Brisa Marina offered for long stay guests and we ended up staying for 2 weeks! Brisa Marina provides a choice of rooms depending on your budget. The rooms were clean and secure with personal safes and each room was screened with mosquito mesh (and ours had en-suite). If you are two or more we would highly recommend staying for a week or more if you have the time to get the best value!thank you for such a memorable part of our trip, Emma & Shane

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Villas Mykonos Camino al Faro s/n Co. El Faro, 70902 Zipolite

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Villas Mykonos has a privileged location in Zipolite: in front of the sea. It features an outdoor swimming pool, hot tub, terrace and a pool table.
All rooms in Villas Mykonos are air-conditioned, and have flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Free Wi-Fi is available.
Zipolite centre is just 1 km away and guests may find a diversity of restaurants and bars within walking distance. Zipolite beach is 5 minutes’ walk from the hotel.
Villas Mykonos may arrange for the guests boat tours to go see the turtles and practice fishing. Puerto Escondido Airport is 2.3 km away.

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