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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

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Friday, January 18, 2013 Me vale tres kilos de reata If you've never seen the word reata before, it means rope. In fact, if you Google it you'll find this nifty photo:

Friday, January 18, 2013

Me vale tres kilos de reata


If you've never seen the word reata before, it means rope.  In fact, if you Google it you'll find this nifty photo:


That guys pretty handy with a reata.  But all of my faithful readers know I'm not writing this post to tell you about a rope, so let's get down to business.

The word reata has another meaning, something along the lines of dick, or maybe even cock.  Translation isn't an exact science, so take your pick, dick or cock.  Either way it's vulgar, and that's all we care about in this blog.

So with that definition in mind, we can now say cool stuff like:

Te voy a meter toda la reata
I'm going to stick all of my cock in you

Not the most romantic thing I've ever heard, but hey, some chicks are into that kind of talk.

You can also say:

Chupame la reata
Suck my dick

Me dejó con la reata caliente

This doesn't have a literal translation, well, not one that makes sense, but figuratively speaking it would be:

She left me with a hard dick

In other words, he didn't get any.  Must have been something he said.

Before I forget, this is very much Mexican slang, so you can expect to get some confused looks if your Spanish speaking friends aren't Mexican or familiar with the expression.

Reata also has another use.

Me vale tres kilos de reata

If we try to translate that literally two very important things are going happen.  One, it won't make sense, and two, you're wasting your time.  So let me tell you what it really means.

Me vale tres kilos de reata
I don't give a fuck

Fuck might be a little to strong, but then again maybe not.  Like I always say, translation is a tricky business.  One thing is for sure, this is not for polite company.

Notice I said tres (3) kilos de reata.  The number isn't important, stick whatever number that works for you in there, 5, 7, 10, 25, whatever.

You can use this expression to talk about anything you don't care about.  Here are a few more examples:

Que si amas mucho a tu novio me vale 3 kilos de reata
I don't fucking care if you really do love your boyfriend

Me vale 20 mil kilos de reata la NFL
I don't give a fuck about the NFL

Pues me vale 3 kilos de reata lo que pienses
I don't give a fuck what you think

If you want to mix things up a bit, you can say

Me vale madres or Me vale verga

All three translate to the same thing, I don't give a fuck.  You can substitute me vale verga/madresfor tres kilos de reata equally.  By the way, verga is also another way to say dick/cock.

And there you have it.   Hasta la próxima.

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Former Hurricane Barbara Officially No More After Hitting Mexico


Former Hurricane Barbara Officially No More After Hitting Mexico

By: RTV/CBS
Posted: Fri 7:26 AM, May 31, 2013
Hurricane Barbara hit Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Wednesday (May 30), flooding roads, toppling trees and killing two men as it pounded the area with heavy rain.
The U.S. National Hurricane Centre said the hurricane weakened to the east of the port of Salina Cruz in Oaxaca state.
Local emergency services said a 61-year-old U.S. man surfing off the beach at Salina Cruz had drowned during the storm. A 26-year-old Mexican man was killed as he tried to cross a river.
Troops patrolled the area offering support to the general population.
"The hurricane suddenly crept up and we didn't see more. They evacuated us," said flood victim, Maria Rodriguez.
In some fishing communities the sea level rose flooding homes and ruining domestic appliances.
Roads into some located on the border with the state of Chiapas, were blocked by fallen trees, light posts with electricity cables lying on ground with ensuing power outages reported in the area.
Another flood victim, Paula Jeronimo, said everything in her house got drenched.
"The roof blew off and water came into my house. Everything got wet."
In the Oaxacan municipality of San Pedro Tapanatepec, at least nine communicates were affected, according to Civil Protection authorities.
Five of these communities were evacuated with 1,000 staying at make-shift shelters in the area.
"We have five communities which were evacuated. We have an average of 1,000 people staying in shelters. We are patrolling the area, checking they are really staying in the shelters. Until now we don't have a report about victims. A few disappearances have been reported but they have not been confirmed," said Manuel Maza, Director of Emergency Services In Oaxaca.
Authorities in San Pedro Tapanatepec, said 200 homes were affected.
The NHC issued a hurricane warning from Oaxaca's Puerto Angel to Barra de Tonala, and a tropical storm warning from Barra de Tonala to Boca de Pijijiapan in Chiapas state.
Between 6 and 10 inches of rain is expected over eastern Oaxaca through western Chiapas, along with a storm surge of 3 to 5 feet above normal tide levels, the NHC said.

Vail Realtor Doug Ketchum dies while surfing in Mexico

Vail Realtor Doug Ketchum dies while surfing in Mexico

  
OAXACA, Mexico – A Vail man was one of two people killed when Hurricane Barbara hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on Wednesday.
Prudential Colorado Properties realtor Doug Ketchum died in a surfing accident around the time Barbara made landfall.
Colleagues of his at Prudential said he was attending a surf camp at the time.
The director of civil defense for Oaxaca state, Manuel Maza Sanchez, told the Associated Press that Ketchum died while surfing at Playa Azul, a beach near the sparsely populated resort town of Puerto Escondido.
Barbara made landfall mid-afternoon as a Category 1 hurricane about 120 miles (200 kilometers) to the east. Barbara made the second-earliest landfall since reliable record-keeping began in 1966, then quickly lost strength.
Ketchum grew up in the shadow of Cape Canaveral on the east coast beaches of central Florida.
“You have to abandon your personal comfort zones to experience growth, and traveling is critical to that process,” Ketchum wrote in his Prudential biography.
His travels took him wonderful places. He surfed in Puerto Rico, Hawaii and a half dozen other countries, skied from the summit of 14,000-foot peaks and mountain biked in Mexico and Ecuador. He was part of an expedition kayak trip from mountain headwaters to the Pacific, visited 20 Caribbean islands and many other countries.
“Among my goals is to become wealthy in ways that don’t necessarily count at the bank,” Ketchum wrote in his biography.
He wrote was grateful for the mentors he’s had along the way, with a special nod to a real estate licensing instructor.
“He showed me that it’s more than just a way to make a living; you could be professional, honest, ethical, service oriented, have fun and love what you do,” Ketchum wrote. “The real estate business is not about dirt, bricks and mortar; first and foremost it’s a people business and to be successful you can never lose sight of their goals.”
Maza Sanchez also said a 26-year-old Mexican man drowned in the nearby city of Pinotepa Nacional while trying to cross a creek.
To the nearby east, 14 fishermen who set out to sea Wednesday morning in the town of Tapanatepec, Oaxaca, have been reported missing, Maza Sanchez said.
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935, and rwyrick@vaildaily.com

Friday May 31, 2013 Mexico hurricane leaves three dead, four missing

Friday May 31, 2013

Mexico hurricane leaves three dead, four missing


OAXACA (Mexico): Eight fishermen who had gone missing after Hurricane Barbara hit southern Mexico returned to shore Thursday after riding out the storm by eating shrimp on an island, but authorities were still searching for four other sailors.
Three people died when the hurricane made landfall on the Pacific coast on Wednesday, including a 61-year-old US surfer who was slammed by the waves in Oaxaca state and two men who drowned in swollen rivers.
The 12 fishermen set sail on four boats on Monday and went missing after the storm formed off the coast.
Eight of them made it back safely on two motor boats on Thursday after taking refuge on the island of El Caballar as Barbara sent heavy rains and powerful winds across the area, the Oaxaca state government said on its website.
"They survived by eating the shrimp they had fished on Monday" and drinking their water provisions, it said. A doctor said the men were in good health.
Barbara struck the coast as a category one hurricane out of a five-level scale, flooding the streets of several towns, before losing steam. It was downgraded to a tropical depression on Thursday. - AFP

Huracán Bárbara se degrada a tormenta tropical en Oaxaca

Puerto Escondido 2013/05/30 in Pictures by admin

Puerto Escondido

Finally we arrived to Puerto Escondido even though the buss from Tapachula ended up taking 12 hours instead of 8. We got here at noon, and then spent the rest of the day waling around to get to now the place a bit. The next day we figured out what beaches that had any waves and then walked to one of the smaller once since the main beach “aka” Mexican Pipline were suppose to be huge. We got the a beach called Carizarillo. It is probably one of the cleanest and most beautiful beaches I ever seen. Especially after all the dirty and almost black beaches in Guatemala. To bad the waves wasn´t as good as the beach was clean. In the afternoon the wind picked up a lot since a smaller Hurricane hit south of here, and I didn´t go out at all. We can defiantly feel that it´s hurricane season now.
Tomorrow we are planning to wake up earlie and try out “La Punta” or the point down at Zicatela.
The view from hour hotel room
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The beach
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A cool shot of Erica were the white water act as the flash
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Swedish surfer lost in Mexico
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A map of Puert E
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//bazmei

Friday, May 31, 2013

May 30, 2013 Barbara becomes hurricane off Mexican coast The Associated Press Associated Press OAXACA, Mexico — B

May 30, 2013

Barbara becomes hurricane off Mexican coast

OAXACA, Mexico — Barbara rose to hurricane strength Wednesday as it steamed toward a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, where it was expected to quickly make landfall.

Barbara’s wind speeds hit 75 mph, as its center swirled just about 20 miles off the coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It was moving north-northeast toward land at about 10 mph, toward a sparsely populated stretch of coast.

Officials in the southern state of Oaxaca rushed to prepare emergency shelters and suspended classes for school children in coastal communities as rain began to lash the coast.

The stretch of coast west of the railway town of Arriaga where Barbara would make landfall is a largely undeveloped stretch of coastal lagoons, punctuated by small fishing villages. The major oil port of Coatzacoalcos is located on the other side of the narrow waist of Mexico known as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. But the center said the storm should weaken rapidly once it hits land, well before reaching Coatzacoalcos.

Mexico issued a hurricane warning for the Pacific coast from Puerto Angel to Barra de Tonala.

Oaxaca state Civil Defense Director Manuel Maza Sanchez said ports had been closed to navigation in tourist resorts of Puerto Angel, Puerto Escondido and Huatulco, all located more than 120 miles to the west.

Rain had begun to fall along the coast Wednesday, flooding some homes, he said.

Maza Sanchez said classes would be cancelled at schools along the coast for the rest of the week, and that storm shelters were being set up in 20 towns and hamlets.

Such shelters are frequently installed at local schools.

Barbara is expected to quickly lose strength once it hits land.

Mexico’s National Meteorological Service said that, while the remnants may enter the Gulf of Mexico on the other side of the isthmus, “it will be so weakened that it is unlikely to regain strength.”

Hurricane Barbara Mexico Aftermath May 31, 2013; 4:31 AM

Hurricane Barbara Mexico Aftermath

Color-enhanced NOAA satellite image, valid Thursday morning, May 30, 2013, shows Barbara along the southernmost Gulf of Campeche in southeastern Mexico. Torrential rain was still falling in parts of Chiapas state at this time.
All that remained of Barbara was a weakening tropical low over southeastern Mexico, following the storm's landfall from the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. The storm unleashed flooding rain and damaging winds.
In its wake, Barbara left at least two people dead, including one American, the AP website said on Thursday.
Fourteen fishermen were missing, having set out to sea from the town of Tapanatepec, Oaxaca, state civil defense director Manuel Maza Sanchez said.
A Mexican man drowned while trying to cross a rain-swollen stream in Pinotepa Nacional.
The American man was surfing at Playa Azul, a beach near Puerto Escondido, Sanchez said. Puerto Escondido lies about 120 miles west of the storm's landfall. Waves raised by the hurricane were to blame for the incident, he indicated.
The worst of Barbara's damaging wind and flooding rain passed east of Salina Cruz, site of Mexico's biggest oil refinery.
Rainfall was extreme, at least in some areas along the storm's path. Rainfall was about 17 inches within 24 hours at Arriaga, Chiapas state, according to weather data available to AccuWeather.com.
Barbara landed as a Category 1 hurricane, having 75-mph top sustained winds, at midafternoon Wednesday in southeastern Oaxaca state, Mexico, along the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Weakening followed quickly, owing to the region's rugged landscape, and winds had lowered to 50 mph by Wednesday night.
Barbara's landfall was unusual, inasmuch as it was the most easterly landfall of a Pacific hurricane since 1966, when reliable record-keeping began, the AP website said. Southwestern Mexico normally bears the brunt of Pacific hurricane landfalls. Moreover, it was the second earliest landfall since 1966.
The remnant low of Barbara was forecast to loiter over the Gulf of Campeche and nearby southeastern Mexico through at least early next week. Although immediate redevelopment of a named tropical storm was not foreseen as of Thursday, the remains of Barbara were expected to form part of a wide swath of unsettled tropical weather, marked by outbreaks of torrential rain and local flooding, from southern Mexico to the northwestern Caribbean, even the Bahamas and South Florida.

TORNEO DE PESCA HUATULCO 2013

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Barbara becomes eastern Pacific’s first hurricane of 2013, bears down on Mexico

Barbara becomes eastern Pacific’s first hurricane of 2013, bears down on Mexico

Hurricane Barbara at 1:45 p.m. EDT (NOAA)
Hurricane Barbara at 1:45 p.m. EDT (NOAA)
The hurricane season in the eastern Pacific, which began May 15, has wasted little time in spinning up its first landfalling storm. Barbara, which was upgraded to a hurricane this afternoon, is within hours of moving ashore Mexico’s west coast.
At 2 p.m. eastern, satellite imagery showed the storm’s eye nearing landfall somewhere close to Salina Cruz, Mexico in the southern part of Oaxaca state. Salina Cruz is home to Mexico’s largest oil refinery.
Hurricane warnings are in effect from Puerto Angel to Barra De Tonala.
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Barbara is a minimal hurricane with peak winds of 75 mph, but is forecast to produce 4-8 inches of rain (locally higher amounts of 8-12 inches possible) and a storm surge of 3-5 near and to the east of where the center makes landfall.
As the storm moves inland, it should dissipate and gradually rain itself out over the next two days, but may generate life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides in the process.
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, and some long-range models suggest storm development is possible as soon as next week.
Correction: A previous version of this post incorrectly stated the storm had made landfall east of Salina Cruz. This erroneous information resulted from flawed radar imagery. See Brian McNoldy’s (CWG’s tropical weather expert) explanation on his Facebook page.