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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

Sunday, February 24, 2013

GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU: ZIPOLITE/PUERTO ANGEL




GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU: ZIPOLITE/PUERTO ANGEL

Feeling unwell and riding isn’t great fun. I wasn’t in top form, and Jayne’s abdominal cramping was getting pretty bad when we left Puerto Escondido.
Jayne fights bad abdominal cramping with an attempted nap while we wait for Omar.
Fortunately, the ride to the Mazunte/Zipolite/Puerto Angel area was only about an hour. After a beach beer on Zipolite, watching old naked folks waddle past, we decided to go explore Puerto Angel. Jayne’s abdominal cramping continued, but fortunately no diarrhea or vomiting symptoms accompanied it. Just intermittent, searing pain. Halfway to Puerto Angel we received a call from Omar, a CS host offering his place in, you got it, Puerto Angel! What luck! He was stuck at the university until 9pm, so we had time to kill. Napping on the side of the road and making friends with the locals would fill that time.
Our new amigo Polo. Invited us up to his place when he heard we would be waiting a few ours for Omar. Coffee, bread, even tried to help cure Jaynes stomach!
While standing by Jugs, a gent named ‘Paulo’ started chatting with me, and offered his place to pass the time. We spent a few hours at Paulo’s house, where he entertained us with coffee and tried to sort out Jayne’s stomach with some garlic. Sadly to no avail.
Gracias por todos Omar!
Once convened with Omar and set up at his place, I joined him and his amigos in town for the local carnival. Jayne stayed home to try to sleep off her ailments.
All the fun, none of the admission fees!
Well bob, tell’em what he’s won!!
The carnival was great fun, riding a ride, eating carni food and playing lots of carnival games. They’re all just as rigged as the Canadian ones, just cost a lot less to play. Needless to say I didn’t win a giant cigarette. Woe is me.
rising stars of box ultimate in Peurto Angel, after a scorchingly hot introduction to frisbee in the midday sun.

Omar made  great breakfast, in return I taught Omar and some of his friends how to play Ultimate. After some throwing lessons, we split into a game of 3-on-3 box ultimate. There was a solid serving of burn in the 30+ degree midday sun, but it was a blast to play again and create some new frisbee fans. Jayne again sat out and napped on the sidelines, with less cramping but still feeling drained of energy.
Liked this hammock so much at sunset I found myself back in it for sunrise!
The rest of the afternoon was spent in hammocks at a bar on the beach, lightly swinging while drinking cervezas until after sunset. We would later return towards these same hammocks for the night beach party.


French girls provided beach music, and told us more about these “rainbow gatherings”. We are intrigued.
There were tons of great folks on the beach that night. French representatives from both Quebec and France were present, and for the first time I heard a side-by-side comparison. Quebec french truly is its own dialect. I think I like France french better. With French, English and Spanish all being spoken all around, I struggled. It was great speaking a second language I was good at, but changing between the three over and over had me muddled by the end of the night, at times using all three languages in the same sentence.
Beach sleeping amigos at sunrise
As the beach party went on until late in the morning, the prospect of trying to get a ride back to Puerto Angel became daunting. The prospect of alternating between sleeping in a hammock and sleeping by the fire became the more alluring.
Jayne and I reconvened in the morning, took a siesta, then loaded up for a quick afternoon ride back to Puerto Escondido.
Jayne’s Zipolite experience:
For what ails you
Many people recommended Mazunte and Zipolite as nice, chilled places to spend a few days. It was most unfortunate that for the whole time we spent on the Oaxacan coast I was ill. I know that I have been lucky to be healthy for the past six months – it was inevitable to get stomach problems eventually. And boy did I have stomach problems. It started with about 48 hours of sporadic, extremely painful, cramping along with being very tired and feeling generally unwell. It stepped it up up a notch in hilarious fashion the night we headed to the beach party.
I suffered terrible FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) when Phil went to the carnival leaving me behind, but I really felt awful and had been pushing through all day and evening when I really just wanted to sleep. I was pleased the next evening that I had more energy and the cramping had lessened. I felt well enough to hit the beach party we’d been invited to earlier.
Phil and I were wandering along the beach when I was struck by the sudden, desperate need for the toilet. All that cramping had decided to “express itself” with no warning at all. With barely a word to Phil I sprinted towards the nearest building. Those of you who have ever tried running on sand will know that it is not easy! I was directed towards the washroom at the back of the bar, which to my immense dismay was locked. A man standing nearby with a water truck and a giant hose saw the look of desperation on my face and tried to open the door, to no avail.
My only option was to head out into the street towards the next building. I didn’t make it. I crouched in the shadows between a wall and a parked truck with my dress hitched up and my insides exploded in an alarming fashion. Luckily there was no one around to witness this mortifying experience. I was just standing up trying to swallow my shame when a couple came round the corner. I froze, not wanting them to see me. Unfortunately it was their truck I was sheltered by, and as they walked towards me, the lady sensed my presence in the shadows and screamed an ear shattering scream! I shuffled away with a quick apology, and found that there was a block of toilets about 10 meters further down the street. Too little, too late.
Someones guitar just got ultimateride-d.
Despite my uncooperative stomach, I enjoyed the beach party, meeting lots of great people. There are a lot of Europeans visiting that area, Matteo from Italy with his stunning blue eyes, Stephan and his girlfriend from France with their fun dance moves, and Arturo from Mexico with his guitar with the broken string, all made the night special and helped me to recover from my ordeal.
Beach party complete with beach fire spinners.
There were some really fabulous fire spinners on the beach too. I spent hours watching flaming hula hoops and poi spun by daring and talented dancers.
I feel like I didn’t really get the opportunity to fully enjoy the Oaxacan coast, especially Mazunte as we didn’t ever end up stopping there. I guess I’ll have to go back some day!

We love hammocks.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Surfing with Michel Bourez "Au Coeur du Poulet " Épisode # 1 and # 2





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    Casa Orquidea Zipolite is a beautiful, large (1600 sq. feet/150 sq meters) and private new vacation rental home overlooking Zipolite town and beach with a spectacular sunset view from all rooms of the house, outdoor patios and garden. It has two spacious bedrooms on the second floor with ceiling fa...
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Retiro de Yoga en Semana Santa con Brigitte Longueville March 22 Zipolite in San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca


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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Zipolite from La Crucecita


Zipolite from La Crucecita





Newcastle...
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 Zipolite from La Crucecita 
Question? is there a local bus that runs from La Crucecita to Zipolite? if not right to Zipolite what would be the best place to depart the bus, and at that point take a cab the remainder of the way! any idea of cost for the bus and the taxi the remaining distance to Zipolite? We do not speak any Spanish at all, would you think we would have a problem getting there in this manner? we are staying in Zipolite for a few days then returning to La Crucecita. Our travel dates would be Monday March 18 and returning Wednesday March 20!
Thanks for any advice
Newcastle
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Huatulco...
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You could take the SUR bus and get off at the intersection for Pochutla and Puerto Angle, then take a cab to Zippo. The reverse on the way back, Sur runs about every hour during the day.
More folks here are speaking English so you should be fine. Just translate in advance the request for tickets to Pochutla for the bus station. Get the driver to stop and let you off at the lights just past the military checkpoint. There usually are taxis there ar will pass regularly.
Newcastle...
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Thanks for your help, sounds like a plan!!!
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My guess is a taxi all the way would be about 2500 pesos more than a bus for two. That's about $10 each. Certainly a lot easier for little extra.
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We hired a taxi for the day, went to Puerto Angel, Zipolite, San Agustinillo, and Mazunte. We paid the driver $600 pesos and tip for a whole day. Zipolite is a cool place and fun to hang out for a while (no pun intended) but my all favorite is San Agustinillo. Great beach that has different parts, one is a long open beach, lots of surfers, and a nice semi-sheltered cove that was perfect for swimming and body surfing. If you have an image of a tropical beach getaway, this is it. I could have spent a few days chilling out there. Well worth the trip.
I think Alegre has one too many zeros.
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You're right about both San Agustinillo and the zeros.

Greg Long at Puerto Escondido - Ride of the Year Entry - Billabong XXL Big


Published on Feb 20, 2013
Alex Zawadzki (Cremorne, Tasmania) finds his ride coming to an abrupt end at Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania on May 28, 2012. Video by Simon Treweek. An entry in the Wipeout of the Year category of the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Pacifico. For more info see the event website at www.BillabongXXL.com.
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