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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

Friday, January 27, 2012

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I am looking for a portable crib/ playpen, stroller, my daughter will be visiting from Feb 1 to March 6 with her 5 month old . Does anyone know where I could rent these items? Maybe some grandparents have a spare one they would be willing to rent for 1 week?Thank you



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We have found it quite difficult getting baby stuff without paying a fortune for it.

If have to buy, one of the better places we have found is on Insurgentes Sur, not sure of the number but it is close to Metrobus stop Olivio and to a Senor Taco bar; between a classy wine shop and a Uruguyan meat restaurant.

it is called Baby Outlet



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Huatulco is in Oaxaca so Insurgentes Sur in el DF is a long way away!

It seems that Mexico isn't as big on renting things as in North America. One idea would be to buy a crib from a "muebles rusticos" place - we have seen them for under $2000 pesos - and then sell it after your grand-kid's visit. There are always lots of babies in Mexico and I'm sure someone will buy it from you. The little money you lose between the purchase and resale would be like the rent you would have paid.




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You could look for one of these :






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That baby basket might just be the answer & also be a fine souvenir of the visit to Mexico.




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Great idea, GringoCarlos. Simpler than my idea, probably more economic and, as rvgringo says, would make a wonderful souvenir.





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Thursday, January 26, 2012

huatulco · Exchange info and experiences about Huatulco!

Hi everyone. i'm Mike Dabo presently in Nigeria working with the Embassy of
Mexico in Abuja the capital. I should be going to Huatulco soon for a Masters at
the Universidad del Mar (UMAR).

I have been reading much about the place and would highly appreciate some
general tips on everything over there before i relocate. As i guess most of you
know very little about my country Nigeria, so do i know equally little except
what i have gotten to know while working with the Mexican Embassy so every tip
and information will be highly valued.

Sadly it appears the group has gone rather inactve but i hope to still get some
responses. i can be reached privately on nig-aux6@sre.gob.mx and kindly request
the moderator to add this email to my account so that i can access mails even
while at work.

I will go through the archives to update myself with issues.

Thanks very much.

Mike Dabo


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Dear Corey,
How is Mexico City? I heard you’ve been having a really good time there. I heard that you got in the metro one morning and you didn’t realize that there was a special section for women because it was really crowded and when you go on the metro you realized you were 4 feet taller than everyone else and they were all giving you dirty looks.
I hope the hostel I recommended for you is nice. I forgot to tell you it’s next to one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Mexico City but kind of thought you might like it because it gives it that “gritty” “authentic Mexico” kind of feel. There’s nothing more authentic than coming back from a night on the town and thinking you’re just going to have a quiet night at the hostel when a guy pulls a gun out of his pocket and asks you (albeit in really nice Mexican Spanish) to PLEASE give him everything you have immediately so he and his friends can use your pesos to buy caguamas and your cell phone to locate the party they’re going to later that night.
I probably should have done this a long time ago but I’m going to do it now. My TOP FIVE pieces of advice for staying in and navigating Mexico City:
1) Don’t be tall and blond. If you’re tall and blond you need to make sure you’re sitting down at all times and also, if possible, wearing a wig. Maybe also get some sort of mask too just to throw everyone off.
2) Speak perfect Spanish. This way you’ll always know how to get where you’re going and if you get lost people won’t even think you’re American they’ll just think you’re some super tall light skinted mexican and want to be your friend. So instead of not knowing some of the words know ALL the words and if someone is speaking really fast make sure you understand them and chuckle and say softly, “No mames, cabron…” and kind of trail off. This is very key to your survival.
3) Eat tacos al pastor at 6am in the morning. Washed down with coke. This will give you that edgy gritty feel we were talking about earlier.
4) Go to the neighborhood “Tepito.” You’ve been to Coyoacan and you’ve been to La Condesa and Polanco, right? Well you’re missing out. Big time. Tepito is where you need to be. You know how Polanco has Bentley dealerships and Louis Vuitton stores? Well Tepito is almost exactly like that except there are no Louis Vuitton stores and if you’re wearing anything that costs more than three dollars you will probably be stabbed in the stomach. My friend Luis claims you can buy anything you want there. Including pandas.
5) Another really cool part of Mexico City is Puerto Escondido. It’s more of a suburb though actually. To get there just go to the bus terminal by the Taxqueña metro station and bam! 16 hours later you’re in Puerto Escondido. You won’t even feel like you’re still in Mexico City. You’ll feel like you’re at the beach.
I hope this list of tips helps. Again, I’m sorry for not sending it earlier. Share it with your friends. And please bring me a panda bear back from Mexico.
Your friend,
Mark

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