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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

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Hurricane Carlotta hits Mexican coast, weakens


Hurricane Carlotta hits Mexican coast, weakens

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By BERTHA RAMOS, Associated Press
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — A weakening Hurricane Carlotta pushed northward toward the resort city of Acapulco on Saturday after making landfall near the Mexican beach town of Puerto Escondido, where it toppled trees and shook tourist hotels.
Rain was falling in Acapulco, but authorities lifted a hurricane warning for the resort late Friday and replaced it with a tropical storm warning.
"We don't care about the rain, we're going to have fun at the club," said tourist Alejandra Flores, who took a bus with a friend yesterday from Guadalajara to Acapulco. People in Acapulco were calm and dining in restaurants late Friday.
Earlier Friday, Carlotta had toppled billboards and shattered some windows in Puerto Escondido, a laid-back port popular with surfers, where it reached land as a Category 1 hurricane.
"The wind is incredible and the trees are swaying so much. A window just shattered," said Ernesto Lopez, a 25-year-old engineer who was visiting Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca state for a graduation.
Coral Ocampo, receptionist at the Hotel Careyes, said the wind was tearing down the skinnier palm trees and that she had asked guests to return to their rooms and stay there until the storm had passed.
Oaxaca's civil protection service said some roads near the resorts of Huatulco and Pochutla were affected by mudslides, and that authorities had opened emergency shelters and evacuated dozens of families from low-lying areas.
Carlotta had strengthened into a powerful Category 2 hurricane earlier Friday and forecasters had expected it to move northward, parallel to the coastline, possibly reaching Acapulco as a hurricane. But instead it moved inland and weakened. Forecasters now expect Carlotta to become a tropical storm on Saturday and a tropical depression on Sunday.
By late Friday night, Carlotta's winds had lessened to 90 mph (150 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The center of the storm was about 10 miles (15 kms) northwest of Puerto Escondido and was moving to the northwest at about 10 mph (17 kph).
Ines Vos, a German who has lived on Mexico's coast for 22 years and now runs the Beach Hotel Ines in Puerto Escondido, said she had readied the hotel's generator and stocked up on gasoline and bottled water in preparation for the storm.
"In the morning, a lot of people left, they didn't want to stay because nobody knows how the roads will be" after Carlotta, said Vos, who lived through Hurricane Pauline in 1997. Pauline made landfall at Puerto Escondido with winds of 109 mph, killing at least 230 people along the Pacific coast.
The part of Oaxaca state and neighboring Guerrero state that the storm will pass over is full of mountainous terrain that can experience flash floods under heavy rainfalls. Officials warn that rains could still present a danger.
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Associated Press writer Sayra Cruz contributed to this report from Oaxaca City, Mexico

Carlotta strikes Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane


Carlotta strikes Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane

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OAXACA, Mexico, June 16, 2012 (AFP) - Hurricane Carlotta struck the coast of southern Mexico late Friday with sustained winds of 150 km (90 miles) an hour, the US-based National Hurricane Center reported.
Carlotta, a Category 1 hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, made landfall just north-west of Puerto Escondido, in the western Mexican state of Oaxaca, the NHC said. US forecasters warned of heavy rain that “could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.”Carlotta had lost steam by the time it made landfall -- hours earlier the storm had reached the more powerful Category 2 status -- and forecasters expected it to further weaken.
“Since Carlotta is interacting with the high terrain of Mexico, the maximum sustained winds have decreased,” the NHC said. “Additional weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours.” There were no immediate reports in Oaxaca state of victims or serious damage.
Mexico's Weather Service warned of “intense to torrential rainfall with electric storms, high waves and hurricane-level wind” in Oaxaca and nearby Guerrero.
Due to large waves whipped up by the storm shipping was halted in the ports of Salina Cruz, Huatulco, Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, officials said.
In preparation for landfall, Mexican authorities had set up 32 shelters able to hold 2,000 people, while auditoriums and other indoor spaces were readied as a precautionary measure.
Carlotta was heading towards the northwest at a speed of nearly 17 km per hour, the NHC said.
“On the forecast track, the center of Carlotta will be moving inland over southern Mexico for the next few days,” the NHC said. “However a small deviation to the left of the track could keep the center of the cyclone over water or along the coast.
The NHC warned of “a dangerous storm surge” forecast to produce “significant coastal flooding ... mainly to the east of the center.
“Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.” The storm is expected to dump 75 to 125 mm (3 to 5 inches) of rain through Monday over Chiapas, Guerrero and northern Oaxaca, “with 150 to 250 mm (6 to 10 inches) expected over southern Oaxaca.” Carlotta however is not expected to affect a G20 summit happening in Los Cabos, Mexico, as delegates began gathering for the Monday and Tuesday meetings.

Carlotta weakens to tropical storm June 16, 2012 8:01 AM


June 16, 2012 8:01 AM

Carlotta weakens to tropical storm

This image provided by NASA acquired Friday at 11 p.m. EDT shows Hurricane Carlotta slamming into Mexico's resort-studded Pacific coast late Friday, where it toppled trees and lashed hotels. The rapidly changing hurricane made landfall as a Category 1 storm near Puerto Escondido, a laid-back port popular with surfers, and is expected to push inland and northward in the direction of Acapulco. (AP Photo/NASA)
(CBS/AP) ACAPULCO, Mexico - Officials have downgraded Carlotta from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it continues to weaken while moving across southern Mexico.
The National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center in Miami changed the status of the storm early Saturday. It has discontinued the hurricane warning that had been in effect from Salina Cruz to Punta Maldonado and the hurricane watch from west of Punta Maldonado to Acapulco.
The storm slammed into Mexico's resort-studded Pacific coast late Friday, toppling trees and lashing hotels while authorities evacuated people from low-lying areas.
Carlotta had reached Category 2 strength on Friday when the hurricane knocked down billboards and shattered some windows in a popular surfing resort.
Heavy rainfall continued to fall early Saturday over the coastal mountains and in Acapulco, but authorities lifted a hurricane warning for the resort and replaced it with a tropical storm warning.
"We don't care about the rain, we're going to have fun at the club," said tourist Alejandra Flores, who took a bus with a friend yesterday from Guadalajara to Acapulco. People in Acapulco were calm and dining in restaurants late Friday.
"The wind is incredible and the trees are swaying so much. A window just shattered," said Ernesto Lopez, a 25-year-old engineer who was visiting Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca state for a graduation.
Coral Ocampo, receptionist at the Hotel Careyes, said the wind was tearing down the skinnier palm trees and that she had asked guests to return to their rooms and stay there until the storm had passed.
Oaxaca's civil protection service said some roads near the resorts of Huatulco and Pochutla were affected by mudslides, and that authorities had opened emergency shelters and evacuated dozens of families from low-lying areas.
Carlotta had strengthened into a powerful Category 2 hurricane earlier Friday and forecasters had expected it to move northward, parallel to the coastline, possibly reaching Acapulco as a hurricane. But instead it moved inland and weakened. Forecasters now expect Carlotta to become a tropical storm on Saturday and a tropical depression on Sunday.
By late Friday night, Carlotta's winds had lessened to 90 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The center of the storm was about 10 miles northwest of Puerto Escondido and was moving to the northwest at about 10 mph.
Ines Vos, a German who has lived on Mexico's coast for 22 years and now runs the Beach Hotel Ines in Puerto Escondido, said she had readied the hotel's generator and stocked up on gasoline and bottled water in preparation for the storm.
"In the morning, a lot of people left, they didn't want to stay because nobody knows how the roads will be" after Carlotta, said Vos, who lived through Hurricane Pauline in 1997. Pauline made landfall at Puerto Escondido with winds of 109 mph, killing at least 230 people along the Pacific coast.
The part of Oaxaca state and neighboring Guerrero state that the storm will pass over is full of mountainous terrain that can experience flash floods under heavy rainfalls. Officials warn that rains could still present a danger.

HURACAN CARLOTTA - HURRICAN CAT 2 HUATULCO MEXICO

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CARLOTTA MAKES LANDFALL IN MEXICO


CARLOTTA MAKES LANDFALL IN MEXICO

Bertha Ramos, AAPJune 16, 2012, 2:26 pm














Hurricane Carlotta has slammed into Mexico's resort-studded Pacific coast, toppling trees and lashing hotels while authorities evacuated people from low-lying areas.
The rapidly changing hurricane made landfall late on Friday as a Category 1 storm near Puerto Escondido, a laid-back port popular with surfers, and is expected to push inland and northward in the direction of Acapulco.
"The wind is incredible and the trees are swaying so much. A window just shattered," said Ernesto Lopez, a 25-year-old engineer who was visiting Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca state for a graduation.
Oaxaca's civil protection service said a highway leading to the resorts of Huatulco and Pochutla was partially blocked by mudslides and that authorities had opened emergency shelters and evacuated dozens of families from low-lying areas.
Rain was also falling in Acapulco in neighbouring Guerrero state, but authorities lifted the hurricane warning for the famed Pacific resort late Friday night and lowered it to a tropical storm warning.
Carlotta had strengthened into a powerful Category 2 hurricane earlier on Friday and forecasters had expected it to move northward, parallel to the coastline, possibly reaching Acapulco as a hurricane. But instead it moved inland and weakened. Forecasters now expect Carlotta to become a tropical storm on Saturday and a tropical depression by Sunday.
By late Friday night, Carlotta's winds had lessened to 150 kph, according to the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami. The centre of the storm was about 15 km northwest of Puerto Escondido and it was moving to the northwest at about 17 kph.
However, Ines Vos, who spent about a week without electricity after Pauline in 1997, said people appeared to be slow to prepare for Carlotta.
"They are warning people, but I don't see anybody moving," Vos said.

Hurricane Carlotta hits Mexican coast, weakens By Associated Press | Saturday, June 16, 2012







Hurricane Carlotta hits Mexican coast, weakens
By Associated Press  |   Saturday, June 16, 2012  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Americas
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ACAPULCO, Mexico — A weakening Hurricane Carlotta pushed northward toward the resort city of Acapulco on Saturday after making landfall near the Mexican beach town of Puerto Escondido, where it toppled trees and shook tourist hotels.
Rain was falling in Acapulco, but authorities lifted a hurricane warning for the resort late Friday and replaced it with a tropical storm warning.
"We don’t care about the rain, we’re going to have fun at the club," said tourist Alejandra Flores, who took a bus with a friend yesterday from Guadalajara to Acapulco. People in Acapulco were calm and dining in restaurants late Friday.
Earlier Friday, Carlotta had toppled billboards and shattered some windows in Puerto Escondido, a laid-back port popular with surfers, where it reached land as a Category 1 hurricane.
"The wind is incredible and the trees are swaying so much. A window just shattered," said Ernesto Lopez, a 25-year-old engineer who was visiting Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca state for a graduation.
Coral Ocampo, receptionist at the Hotel Careyes, said the wind was tearing down the skinnier palm trees and that she had asked guests to return to their rooms and stay there until the storm had passed.
Oaxaca’s civil protection service said some roads near the resorts of Huatulco and Pochutla were affected by mudslides, and that authorities had opened emergency shelters and evacuated dozens of families from low-lying areas.
Carlotta had strengthened into a powerful Category 2 hurricane earlier Friday and forecasters had expected it to move northward, parallel to the coastline, possibly reaching Acapulco as a hurricane. But instead it moved inland and weakened. Forecasters now expect Carlotta to become a tropical storm on Saturday and a tropical depression on Sunday.
By late Friday night, Carlotta’s winds had lessened to 90 mph (150 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The center of the storm was about 10 miles (15 kms) northwest of Puerto Escondido and was moving to the northwest at about 10 mph (17 kph).
Ines Vos, a German who has lived on Mexico’s coast for 22 years and now runs the Beach Hotel Ines in Puerto Escondido, said she had readied the hotel’s generator and stocked up on gasoline and bottled water in preparation for the storm.
"In the morning, a lot of people left, they didn’t want to stay because nobody knows how the roads will be" after Carlotta, said Vos, who lived through Hurricane Pauline in 1997. Pauline made landfall at Puerto Escondido with winds of 109 mph, killing at least 230 people along the Pacific coast.
The part of Oaxaca state and neighboring Guerrero state that the storm will pass over is full of mountainous terrain that can experience flash floods under heavy rainfalls. Officials warn that rains could still present a danger.
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Friday, June 15, 2012

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[HuatulcoParadise.net] Tropical Storm Carlotta



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Hola Roberto
Buen detalle de mantenernos informados.
Gracias a Dios, parece que el peligro ya pasó.
Le podras decir a Paulina que le llame a Elva 5810448 o 9581004551
o mandame su # para llamarle.


Muchas gracias





To: huatulco@yahoogroups.com
From: email@hurricanedivers.com
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:26:35 +0000
Subject: [HuatulcoParadise.net] Re: Tropical Storm Carlotta




We are having quite a bit of rain, but the wind isn't that bad. Around 17:00 hrs I reckon we had the worst of it (the wind), with pretty strong gusts. Nothing extreme however.


Electricity, internet, satelite-tv, it's all working up to now....


By the looks of it the center just past Puerto Angel portside and it's following the coast line.


Roberto


--- In huatulco@yahoogroups.com, "hurricanedivers" wrote:
>
> We have a tropical storm in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, heading in our general direction.
>
> This is from the National Hurricane Center:
>
> MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...70 KM/H...
> WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
> NEXT 48 HOURS...AND CARLOTTA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY
> THE TIME THE CENTER NEARS THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO ON FRIDAY.
>
> It's predicted to make landfall close to Puerto Angel on Friday.
>
> Right now it's overcast and it looks like it's going to rain. No wind to speak of. I suspect we won't be able to go out the next few days....
>
> Roberto

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