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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

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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This Dec. 18, 2012 photo shows visitors bathing in the surf along the beach in Zipolite, Mexico. A sleepy town with one main street and no ATMs, Zipolite is one many tiny coastal pueblos that dot the Pacific in Mexico's Southern state of Oaxaca. (AP Photo/Jody Kurash)

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Enjoy a lagoon tour at Playa Ventanilla where you will see crocodiles, birds, iguanas, white tailed deer, pigmy skunk, tropical anteater, raccoon, fresh-water turtles, armadillo, the jaguarundi and possum.

The lagoon is cut off from the sea by the beach much of the year and is full of mangroves as well as a wide variety of wildlife. The two principle mangrove types here are the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and the white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa). Tannins from the roots of the red mangrove turn the lagoon's water reddish in the shallows and black in deeper areas. In the mornings, the lagoon fills with the sounds of the many birds that can be found here, including woodpeckers, kingfishers, ducks, storks cormorants, herons and others.


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Sunday, March 10, 2013

My Spanish Notes No seas haragán Sunday, March 10, 2013


This blog is a collection of the things I learn from talking with native Spanish speakers on my quest to become bilingual. No grammar, no verb conjugations, no "book" Spanish - just real Spanish I learn from real conversations.


Sunday, March 10, 2013

No seas haragán

This piece of Spanish that I'm going to talk to you about today came out of a conversation I had on Facebook.  In fact, I've been picking up a lot of Spanish from chatting with my amigos on Facebook.

During one of those chats I admitted to a friend that I hadn't written anything for my blog lately, not to mention several household chores I had been avoiding.  He replied to me with:

wow hahaha tu has estado de guevon lol
Wow, you have been lazy


Güevón is very slangy word for perezoso, which means lazy.  I've also seen it written as huevón, and a Google search will also give you güevón.  I wouldn't lose any sleep over how it's spelled, because it's a very informal word best reserved for your friends and online chat.  Nor whether or not you put the accents in the right place.  In fact, when you're texting or chatting very few people put any emphasis on accents at all.  And yes ladies, you too can be huevonas.

Actually, I need to point out that you can say de güevón ,  un güevón , or just güevón .

De güevón translates to being lazy, while un güevón might be best translated as a lazy bum, and güevón sometimes can be translated either way.


Sos un webon, no te gusta hacer nada
Dude you are a lazy bum, you don't like to do anything


Webon is another spelling variation you'll see and sos is a conjugation of Vos, which I plan on blogging about very soon.  It's informal, equivalent to tú.

Levantate ya es tarde no estes de guebon
Get up, it's late, don't be lazy

No seas güevón 
Don't be lazy

Eres güevón
You're a lazy bum

And like always, there's more than one way to skin a cat, and in Guatemala you can skin that cat with the word haragán.

My amigo explained it to me perfectly:

haragán es lo mismo que perezoso
es colloquial para decir que has estado de perezoso
oh de haragán

Haragán is the same as perezoso
It's a colloquial way to say you've been lazy

With that in mind, it shouldn't surprise you that you can substitute haragán for  güevón. 

No seas haragán
Don't be lazy

Ya ponte a trabajar no estes de haragán
Now get to work and don't be lazy

And there you have it, three ways to let your buddies (or kids) know just how lazy they really are.

And while I'm not going to make any promises, I'm going to try and be a little less of a guevon and starting blogging a little more often.

Hasta la próxima!

2 comments:

  1. You can also use "flojo" as in "No seas flojo" or "Don't be lazy". Also "Siento poquito flojo" or "I feel a bit lazy".
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  2. Thanks Bob, great comment! Flojo had actually slipped my mind.




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Mexico’s laid-back tourist treasure Zipolite has become a favorite of old hippies, young adventure-seekers and locals who are looking for a quiet, tranquil getaway.
A sleepy town with one main street and no ATMs, Zipolite is one of many tiny coastal pueblos that dot the Pacific in Mexico’s Southern state of Oaxaca. Stretching from Puerto Escondido to Huatulco, the region is sometimes called the Oaxaca Riviera.
The hippie crowd discovered Zipolite in the 1960s and since then it has slowly evolved into an offbeat tourist spot for middle-class Mexicans and free-wheeling liberals from across the globe.
Unlike the party-all-night, Cancun-like atmosphere that Mexico has come to be associated with, Zipolite nightlife equates to gathering on the beach to watch brilliant sunsets, or posting up at a restaurant or bar for live music and entertainment.
“Zipolite after six is awesome with all the dreadlocked kids hoping to sell their creations along with a great choice of different restaurants,” said Mike Bolli, a retiree from Vancouver, Canada, who has been visiting the area for the last 10 years. “It’s not overcrowded but you can find a crowd if you want.”
It feels light years away from the areas of Mexico that tourists now avoid due to drug violence. The U.S. State Department spared Oaxaca from its travel warnings about Mexico, making Zipolite visitors feel safe about extending their visit or returning annually.


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Photo Journal: Zipolite, Mexico


Photo Journal: Zipolite, Mexico

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I realize that some of our past Photo Journals have been city heavy, so let's reconnect a bit with nature.  This Photo Journal takes us back more than 2 years ago to the Oaxacan coast in Mexico and a stretch of beach called Zipolite.  Zipolite is an odd little place that really only exists because of its beach and because it is decently far away from everything else.  It's the kind of place where you can get a "crepe" from a place called The Terrible, where the proprietor of the internet cafe sells pot on the side, and where the owner of an Italian guest house has no problem fixing up the place with power tools while wearing nothing more than a speedo.  In other words, nothing seems strange even though it all is.
A Quiet Beach for Two in Zipolite Beach, Mexico
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Zipolite Beach
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Zipolite Beach
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Zipolite Beach
A careful study of the sand reveals that it is indeed awesome.

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Zipolite, Mexico:Beach town in Oaxaca on the Pacific,mexicobeaches.net/zipolite/
Getting there: The closest airports are Puerto Escondido, an hour's drive west, or Huatulco, an hour south. You can take a bus or taxi from either airport. The closest bus station is in Pochutla, 20 minutes away by taxi or shuttle.
Money: The closest ATM is in nearby Puerto Angel, 10 minutes by taxi. The nearest bank is in Potchutla. Most hotels will accept and/or exchange U.S. dollars or euros.
Lodging: Brisa Marina offers oceanfront rooms with balconies and hammocks as well as less expensive courtyard options. Guests can also relax on the large beachfront ramada (shaded outdoor area). Nightly rates range from 200 to 650 pesos ($16-$51) depending on the season,www.brisamarina.org. A spiritual retreat, Shambhala, offers lodging on the hill at the western end of the beach,shambhalavision.tripod.com/id2.html.
Dining: Zipolite is home to an impressive variety of quality restaurants with many beachfront choices, including several authentic pizzerias and trattorias, thanks to a number of Italian expats residing locally. For a romantic candlelit experience on the beach with entertainment, try the restaurant at the Posada Mexico inn. You can enjoy the entertainment without dining there by spreading your blanket on the sand nearby.
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ZIPOLITE, Mexico -- "You're going to like it here in Zipolite," Daniel Weiner, the owner of Brisa Marina hotel said with a wry smile as he handed me the keys to my quarters. "You're not going to want to leave in five days."
A few lazy days later, I began to realize why so many guests rent their rooms by the month. Whether it's the laid-back vibe or the tranquil setting, Zipolite has a way of making people stay longer than expected.
A sleepy town with one main street and no ATMs, Zipolite (pronounced ZEE-poe-LEE-tay) is one of many tiny coastal pueblos that dot the Pacific in Mexico's Southern state of Oaxaca. Stretching from Puerto Escondido to Huatulco, the region is sometimes called the Oaxaca Riviera.
The hippie crowd discovered Zipolite in the 1960s and since then it has slowly evolved into an offbeat tourist spot popular with a certain type of visitor. Its pristine beach stretches 1.2 miles between two high cliffs at either end, and the crowd is fairly evenly split between middle-class Mexicans and free-wheeling liberals from across the globe. Old hippies, young adventure-seekers, and locals mingle with a flower-child harmony.
It feels light years away from the areas of Mexico that tourists avoid due to drug violence. Not only has the U.S. State Department spared Oaxaca from its travel warnings about Mexico, but Zipolite in particular seems lost in time, a place where visitors leave belongings unattended on the beach and backpackers sleep in hammocks along the coast.
Zipolite also has a few claims to fame. The climactic beach scenes in the Mexican blockbuster movie Y Tu Mama Tambien were filmed here. And it's gained notoriety as one of Mexico's few nude beaches, although the majority of sunbathers remain clothed. (Farther east, past an outcropping of rocks, is the cove known asPlaya de Amor, where nudity is more openly practiced.)
Mike Bolli, a retiree from Vancouver, British Columbia, says he has been visiting the area for the past 10 years without "accident, issue or injury."
"I have only ever met the nicest and friendliest eclectic mix of locals and visitors -- it's a great throwback to the '60s," Bolli said. "So it's all good and safe from my viewpoint."
Zipolite has no high-rise hotels. Many of the beachfront structures are thatched-roof palapas, umbrella-shaped huts with no walls. Brisa Marina itself started off as a wooden structure with a palm roof, but after a major fire in 2001 that destroyed 23 buildings, Weiner rebuilt it with cement.
Visitors expecting a party-all-night Cancun-like atmosphere with fishbowl-sized margaritas and waitresses in bikinis passing out shots of tequila will be disappointed. Instead, folks gather on the beach in an end-of-day ritual to watch the brilliant sunsets. Many restaurants and bars offer live music and entertainment. And the only paved road in town turns into a carnival-like scene at night, with artists and jewelry makers selling their wares, while musicians, jugglers and fire dancers perform for tips in the street.
Some of the most interesting diversions can be found at Posada Mexico, an oceanfront restaurant. One night I watched a Cirque du Soleil-like acrobatic performance, and another I rocked out to Cainn Cruz, an amazing child guitar prodigy who brought the house down with his covers of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC.
Adding to the groovy ambience is Shambhala, a spiritual retreat perched high on a hill in a bucolic setting. Tourists are welcome to hike up the stair pathway where a meditation point sits atop a cliff overlooking the Pacific. The center rents rustic cabins and hosts visiting artists and healers.
The name Zipolite is said to derive from indigenous languages. Some sources say it means "bumpy place," a reference to the local hills, and other sources translate it as "beach of the dead," a reference to strong ocean currents. The beach has volunteer lifeguards, and areas with dangerous currents are marked with red flags.
Weiner, who has owned his hotel since 1997, estimates that about 50 percent of his guests are repeat customers.
"This gets us through swine flu times, protests, drug war scares, etc.," he said. "People come back knowing we are OK, and they tell their friends, too."
And sometimes they have a hard time leaving. As Weiner predicted, after a few days in Zipolite, I changed my flight. I had to stay another week.


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