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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, February 16, 2013

Tropical Reef Camera



Photo by: Casa Orquidea Zipolite


Aquarium on the Pacific

Aquarium on the Pacific





The warm, 80-degree waters of Micronesia contain an astounding 2,100 islands. Considered by many to be among the most beautiful in the world, Palau’s waters contain an incredible diversity of coral, fish, and other colorful marine life. This Live Cam represents the beautiful marine life you would find off the coast of Palau.

Hola San Agustinillo MEXICO | TUESDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2013


Life Love & AdventureFOLLOW MY FIRST JOURNEY AROUND THIS LITTLE BLUE PLANET AS I TREAD WEARILY INTO UNKNOWN WATERS, SIPPING ON THE NECTARS OF ANCIENT FRUIT TREES, GRAPPLING LINGUISTICS WITH FOREIGN TONGUES, AND BATHING IN EXOTIC SENSATIONS ...

Hola San Agustinillo

MEXICO | TUESDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2013 | VIEWS [64] | COMMENTS [1]
It was more than a pleasant surprise to get a message from Bambo saying he'd meet me at the airport. Being a public holiday today, he had the time to go for a drive and pick me up!  The flight down to Puerto Escondido was short and painless, and on leaving the plane, I was immediately hit with the warm humid air that makes this part of the coast so attractive.  In many ways it reminds me of Queensland.  Coconut palms, mango trees, bananas, papaya are all in abundance, and interspersed with cornfields and farmers doing there thing.  The drive down to San Agustinillo was pleasant on such a balmy afternoon, and we caught up on 5 years of life in conversation the whole way!  Passing some small coastal towns and roadside eateries this whole area exudes a quintessential Mexican flavour, from the laxidaisical road works, the free and easy motorcycle riders, the way the clock ticks slower when you have a smile on your face :) 
A narrow, windy road passes through Mazunte before San Agustinillo and we reached the Mexico Lindo beachside cabana which straight away brings the blood pressure down to an easy 'go slow' pace. The owner Ramon showed me to my wonderful little room upstairs of the restaurant/bar, which included a hammock and good sized bed with mosquito netting.  But the stairs up are pretty damn steep!  Remind me not to attempt them after a night on the mezcal!  This is beachside living at its best and its no wonder the locals cal it paradise!
 
After a few beers and a great little lunch of guacamole, cervica de pascado and some prawn dish I can't recall the name, we strolled along the beach and the back road. There's a lot of discussion about the fire that took out Bambo's San Agustito restaurant/bar and the plans to rebuild something bigger and better.  The positive outlook by those people I've met so far is fabulous!
 
Ok, back to the hammock!  The only thing that's missing is the rum and coke (with lime of course)!

Radio stations in Oaxaca Choose your favorite station with the player that you like and enjoy your favorite music!


Radio stations in Oaxaca

Choose your favorite station with the player that you like and enjoy your favorite music!
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1Top 40 XHYN 102.9 FM and 820 AMTop 40 Live from Oaxaca, OaxacaOtherGo to website 
2Stereo FM 96.9 World music live from Oaxaca, OaxacaOtherGo to website 
3Exa 98.5 FMExa 98.5 FM from Oaxaca, OaxacaGo to website 
4XECE KeBuena 92.9 FMKe Buena live from Oaxaca, OaxacaOtherGo to website 
5The Mighty XHOQ 100.1 FMThe Powerful Live from Oaxaca, OaxacaOtherGo to website 
6OA XEOA Mexican Radio 570 AMOA Mexican Radio Live from Oaxaca, OaxacaOtherGo to website 
7Christian Radio Online Christian Radio Live from Oaxaca, OaxacaPlay with Real PlayerPlay with WinampGo to website 
8Radio La Perla De La Mixteca 96.5 Fm.Radio La Perla Live from Oaxaca, OaxacaPlay with WinampOtherGo to website 
9Radio Your LongingLonging Radio live from Oaxaca, OaxacaPlay with Windows MediaPlay with Real PlayerPlay with WinampGo to website 
10Autonomous University of Oaxaca Radio XEUBJ Autonomous University of Oaxaca RadioPlay with WinampGo to website 
11XEOAX Radio 680 AMRadio live from Oaxaca, OaxacaOtherGo to website 
Here in mexico-radio.com , you can listen to the radio in Oaxaca.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Casa Orquidea Zipolite 150 likes · 13 talking about this Casa Orquidea Zipolite







Casa Orquidea Zipolite

Casa Orquidea Zipolite


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The Dangerous Waters of Zipolite, Oaxaca

 

The Dangerous Waters
of Zipolite, Oaxaca




Happy Day!


14 FEBRERO ♥ LOVE PARTY ♥ February 14 at 9:00pm in UTC-06 Playa Kabbalah in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca


Huatulco (day 2)




A street market in Xela, Guatemala. February 13, 2013.




Friday, February 8, 2013


Huatulco (day 2)

This campground is a kind of a funny location. It has a golf course on one side, and a chunk of forest on the other, and then a big resort. On the other side of the golf course there are two more large resorts...a Barcelo property, and a Dreams resort.

We sat out for a while in the morning and watched the birds. It's a great place for bird watchers.

You know you're pretty far south when you can see birds like this in the wild!

Then we went for a walk on the beach before it got too hot. Like I said, this beach has three large resorts on it, and so there's lots of people from Canada here. It seems odd to be camping in a tent on the same beach as these people!

The Dreams resort on the right, and the Barcelo resort on the left.

Looking back at the resorts from "our" end of the beach.

Then we went back and had an early lunch and decided what to do for the afternoon. We ended up driving over to Playa La Entrega which is a really pretty beach and very calm so it's great for snorkeling.

View from our table.

We sat at a typical palapa restaurant. I thought the prices were pretty expensive so I went and checked the menus at some of the other restaurants. Turns out that this area is quite a bit more expensive than Puerto Escondido. I ended up just ordering one beer so that we could actually use the table and the shade. They weren't busy, so it wasn't like we were taking up a spot.

Playa La Entrega

Birthday boy!

We sat out with Joyce and David in the evening and shared a meal together. We solved all of the worlds problems too! Who do we write to with the solutions...?