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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

Thursday, July 17, 2014

VIDEO: Florida skimboarder conquers BIGGEST wave off coast of Mexico Daredevil Brad Domke caught the record-breaking swell off Puerto Escondido, Mexico, earlier this month. BY LEE MORAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 8:37 AM

VIDEO: Florida skimboarder conquers BIGGEST wave off coast of Mexico 

Daredevil Brad Domke caught the record-breaking swell off Puerto Escondido, Mexico, earlier this month.

 
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
 
Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 8:37 AM
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He's surfing without fins!
Adrenaline junkie Brad Domke has entered the record books after catching the biggest wave ever on a skimboard.
The Florida daredevil was caught on camera gliding down the wall of water almost 10 times his height — on the half-surfboard sized panel.
Dramatic footage shows the 25-year-old conquering the sensational surf in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, earlier this month.
He's seen speeding along before being caught up by the swell. But, still standing, he then re-emerges and flips out into the ocean.
Experts say that, while still unofficial, they believe it was biggest wave ever conquered on a skimboard — which, unlike a surfboard, does not have a fin,reports Surfer Today.
No fin? No problem. Brad Domke rides a skimboard, which unlike a surf board, has no fin.
No fin? No problem. Brad Domke rides a skimboard, which unlike a surf board, has no fin.
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  • No fin? No problem. Brad Domke rides a skimboard, which unlike a surf board, has no fin.
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  • The swell closes in around the 25-year-old as he rides to shore.
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  • Brad Domke rides the biggest wave on a skimboard off the coast of Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
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EXILESKIMBOARDS VIA YOUTUBE
Video of the stunt, uploaded to YouTube on Saturday, has already been seen more than 190,000 times.
"Brad Domke called us up a couple of weeks ago psyching on some swell that was supposed to hit Puerto Escondido, or something," his sponsor Exile wrote in the clip's description.
"He needed some help getting there to ride beasts on a finless board like no one else on Earth can," it said.
"Given that Domke has been our boy for over a decade now and that he tends to deliver, we were happy to help him make the trip," it added.
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