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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, June 2, 2013

Old Panflute Compendium

Lost in time in Zipolite, Mexico The Register-Guard Visitors wade into 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 ...

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Lost in time in Zipolite, Mexico

Many guests rent their rooms by the month in this laid-back beach town

 

 
Visitors wade into 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)
Lost in time in Zipolite, Mexico
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Visitors wade into 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 ...


Resting And Studying In Mazunte, Oaxaca

Resting And Studying In Mazunte, Oaxaca

We are taking a two week break from bicycle touring whilst we study Spanish at El Instituto Iguana in the quiet beach town of Mazunte on the Oaxacan Coast. We have seen more rain in the last six days than we have seen in almost four months since we arrived in Mexico! In fact, until six days ago, we hadn’t seen rain since we left the UK in February! At first, it was nice to have the change. Now we are realising that the rainy season is now upon us and we may have to get used to this for a few months!
After only four days of lessons, we have already noticed an improvement in our Spanish. We are staying with a host family who prepare all our meals for us. Each and every meal forces us to practice what we’ve learnt as we eat at the table with the family.
We’ll be posting more photos and info about Mazunte and El Instituto very soon!
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We used our bikes as pedal boats to reach Mazunte during a massive downpour!
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The view of Mazunte bay coastline seen from the rocks on La Cometa.
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A beautiful spot called the La Cometa (comet) provides a 210 degree east to west panorama where you can watch the sunrise and the sunset from the same location.
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This particularly windy day made for some amazing blow holes in the rocks. Jenny was quite drenched after this shot!
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With the strong winds blowing us around, we had to be careful to stand our ground atop the rocks!

SEASON 2013 forecast. 19 storms, 11 hurricanes, 6 hurricanes

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Vicente Fox to visit U.S. for its support for the legalization of marijuana The former president told CNN that supports the project of a exejecutivo of Microsoft to create a production of the drug By Catherine E. Shoichet Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 22:20

Vicente Fox to visit U.S. for its support for the legalization of marijuana

The former president told CNN that supports the project of a exejecutivo of Microsoft to create a production of the drug
By Catherine E. Shoichet
Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 22:20
Former President Vicente Fox and U.S. entrepreneur Jamen Shively in an interview with CNN on Thursday (CNN).Former President Vicente Fox and U.S. entrepreneur Jamen Shively in an interview with CNN on Thursday (CNN).
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  • The Mexican president is meeting this week with Seattle entrepreneurs in the U.S.
  • Fox said in an interview with CNN that supports the production of the drug is in the hands of entrepreneurs and not criminals
  • Fox said he's not involved in a business plan to produce marijuana but supports the project

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(CNN) - Former President Vicente Fox, who once led a military operation against drug cartels now has a new goal: to create a legal system that produces, distributes and put tax on marijuana.
Vicente Fox is meeting this week with a group of businessmen in Seattle to discuss this possibility, six months after voters in Washington state approved a measure that allows recreational use of marijuana.
As president, Fox launched Operation Safe Mexico, with which soldiers and federal police sent eight cities around the country in 2005, while the drug cartels expanding their control in the country.
But since he left office in 2006, the president's speech has taken a turn, supporting the legalization of drugs. Using the military to deal with the cartels not work, said, but legalization might be the way.
"This could end violence," Fox said Thursday at Wolf Blitzer, CNN."Would control the criminals and would reduce their income while a business would become transparent in the hands of entrepreneurs," he said.
Fox spoke to reporters on Thursday, which praised the efforts of the state of Washington to legalize marijuana and "change the paradigm".
"In Mexico we welcome this initiative," he said, "because the cost of war is becoming unbearable, very high for Mexico, Latin America and the rest of the world."
"The problem is that Mexico is among the mammoth consumer market in the United States and the nations drug producers south as Colombia, Venezuela and others. So my position has been strongly in favor of legalization "he added.
Legalization measures, according to him, ultimately seek to overthrow the foundations of organized crime.
While Fox spoke, nodding Jamen Shively. The former Microsoft executive is leading a new business looking to create the first national brand sales of cannabis in the United States.
Fox told CNN he is not involved in Shively plan but sat next to him because it supports their initiative to stop drug production in the hands of businessmen and criminals.
"By making cannabis illegal we have become a tool for violence, exploited by criminals and organized crime spanning many countries," said Shively.
Opponents criticize the legalization
But the legalization of drugs still has hardened critics in the United States, officials of the Obama administration have said on several occasions his opposition to these proposals when they have arisen in other countries.
Last year, John Walters, who directed the National Control Policy Drug White House between 2001 and 2009, told CNN that legalization would cause an increase in crime.
Meanwhile, the current president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, has also expressed doubts about legalization measures. In Mexico, the use of marijuana is not a crime, but they are the production and distribution of this drug.
Peña Nieto told CNN last year that despite its reservations , the way of the fight against drugs could be modified in view of the changing policies of the United States, following recent referendums in Colorado and Washington.
"I personally am not in favor of legalizing drugs, because it is not just about marijuana. I think it is a door for people to start using more harmful drugs, "said Peña Nieto.
"But it is clear that what happened in two states (the United States) in the near future could lead us to rethink the strategy."
A complicated political landscape
In November, voters in Colorado and Washington in the United States approved to allow recreational use of marijuana , 20 other states allow the use of marijuana for medical reasons.
The new laws put Washington and Colorado in trouble with the federal government, which classifies marijuana as an illegal substance.
Because marijuana is in the Controlled Substances Act, only in 2012, U.S. federal agencies reported more than 2,500 operations and destroyed crops over 300,000 plants. The situation makes the call marijuana industry risky business, a company could be in state law but not federal ones.
And the financial picture is also complicated by figuring out how to tax the sale of marijuana, a challenge we are facing Colorado and Washington.
This Thursday, Shively said he is ready for the challenge.
"We have waited long enough for Washington to give the green light. In fact, the silence of the nation's capital has been deafening, "he said," We are moving forward with our plans to build a national and international network of companies of cannabis. "
Mariano Castillo, Kevin Liptak, CNN's Carma Hassan and Joseph Pagliety of CNNMoney contributed to this report

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Friday, January 18, 2013 Me vale tres kilos de reata If you've never seen the word reata before, it means rope. In fact, if you Google it you'll find this nifty photo:

Friday, January 18, 2013

Me vale tres kilos de reata


If you've never seen the word reata before, it means rope.  In fact, if you Google it you'll find this nifty photo:


That guys pretty handy with a reata.  But all of my faithful readers know I'm not writing this post to tell you about a rope, so let's get down to business.

The word reata has another meaning, something along the lines of dick, or maybe even cock.  Translation isn't an exact science, so take your pick, dick or cock.  Either way it's vulgar, and that's all we care about in this blog.

So with that definition in mind, we can now say cool stuff like:

Te voy a meter toda la reata
I'm going to stick all of my cock in you

Not the most romantic thing I've ever heard, but hey, some chicks are into that kind of talk.

You can also say:

Chupame la reata
Suck my dick

Me dejó con la reata caliente

This doesn't have a literal translation, well, not one that makes sense, but figuratively speaking it would be:

She left me with a hard dick

In other words, he didn't get any.  Must have been something he said.

Before I forget, this is very much Mexican slang, so you can expect to get some confused looks if your Spanish speaking friends aren't Mexican or familiar with the expression.

Reata also has another use.

Me vale tres kilos de reata

If we try to translate that literally two very important things are going happen.  One, it won't make sense, and two, you're wasting your time.  So let me tell you what it really means.

Me vale tres kilos de reata
I don't give a fuck

Fuck might be a little to strong, but then again maybe not.  Like I always say, translation is a tricky business.  One thing is for sure, this is not for polite company.

Notice I said tres (3) kilos de reata.  The number isn't important, stick whatever number that works for you in there, 5, 7, 10, 25, whatever.

You can use this expression to talk about anything you don't care about.  Here are a few more examples:

Que si amas mucho a tu novio me vale 3 kilos de reata
I don't fucking care if you really do love your boyfriend

Me vale 20 mil kilos de reata la NFL
I don't give a fuck about the NFL

Pues me vale 3 kilos de reata lo que pienses
I don't give a fuck what you think

If you want to mix things up a bit, you can say

Me vale madres or Me vale verga

All three translate to the same thing, I don't give a fuck.  You can substitute me vale verga/madresfor tres kilos de reata equally.  By the way, verga is also another way to say dick/cock.

And there you have it.   Hasta la próxima.

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Former Hurricane Barbara Officially No More After Hitting Mexico


Former Hurricane Barbara Officially No More After Hitting Mexico

By: RTV/CBS
Posted: Fri 7:26 AM, May 31, 2013
Hurricane Barbara hit Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Wednesday (May 30), flooding roads, toppling trees and killing two men as it pounded the area with heavy rain.
The U.S. National Hurricane Centre said the hurricane weakened to the east of the port of Salina Cruz in Oaxaca state.
Local emergency services said a 61-year-old U.S. man surfing off the beach at Salina Cruz had drowned during the storm. A 26-year-old Mexican man was killed as he tried to cross a river.
Troops patrolled the area offering support to the general population.
"The hurricane suddenly crept up and we didn't see more. They evacuated us," said flood victim, Maria Rodriguez.
In some fishing communities the sea level rose flooding homes and ruining domestic appliances.
Roads into some located on the border with the state of Chiapas, were blocked by fallen trees, light posts with electricity cables lying on ground with ensuing power outages reported in the area.
Another flood victim, Paula Jeronimo, said everything in her house got drenched.
"The roof blew off and water came into my house. Everything got wet."
In the Oaxacan municipality of San Pedro Tapanatepec, at least nine communicates were affected, according to Civil Protection authorities.
Five of these communities were evacuated with 1,000 staying at make-shift shelters in the area.
"We have five communities which were evacuated. We have an average of 1,000 people staying in shelters. We are patrolling the area, checking they are really staying in the shelters. Until now we don't have a report about victims. A few disappearances have been reported but they have not been confirmed," said Manuel Maza, Director of Emergency Services In Oaxaca.
Authorities in San Pedro Tapanatepec, said 200 homes were affected.
The NHC issued a hurricane warning from Oaxaca's Puerto Angel to Barra de Tonala, and a tropical storm warning from Barra de Tonala to Boca de Pijijiapan in Chiapas state.
Between 6 and 10 inches of rain is expected over eastern Oaxaca through western Chiapas, along with a storm surge of 3 to 5 feet above normal tide levels, the NHC said.

Vail Realtor Doug Ketchum dies while surfing in Mexico

Vail Realtor Doug Ketchum dies while surfing in Mexico

  
OAXACA, Mexico – A Vail man was one of two people killed when Hurricane Barbara hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on Wednesday.
Prudential Colorado Properties realtor Doug Ketchum died in a surfing accident around the time Barbara made landfall.
Colleagues of his at Prudential said he was attending a surf camp at the time.
The director of civil defense for Oaxaca state, Manuel Maza Sanchez, told the Associated Press that Ketchum died while surfing at Playa Azul, a beach near the sparsely populated resort town of Puerto Escondido.
Barbara made landfall mid-afternoon as a Category 1 hurricane about 120 miles (200 kilometers) to the east. Barbara made the second-earliest landfall since reliable record-keeping began in 1966, then quickly lost strength.
Ketchum grew up in the shadow of Cape Canaveral on the east coast beaches of central Florida.
“You have to abandon your personal comfort zones to experience growth, and traveling is critical to that process,” Ketchum wrote in his Prudential biography.
His travels took him wonderful places. He surfed in Puerto Rico, Hawaii and a half dozen other countries, skied from the summit of 14,000-foot peaks and mountain biked in Mexico and Ecuador. He was part of an expedition kayak trip from mountain headwaters to the Pacific, visited 20 Caribbean islands and many other countries.
“Among my goals is to become wealthy in ways that don’t necessarily count at the bank,” Ketchum wrote in his biography.
He wrote was grateful for the mentors he’s had along the way, with a special nod to a real estate licensing instructor.
“He showed me that it’s more than just a way to make a living; you could be professional, honest, ethical, service oriented, have fun and love what you do,” Ketchum wrote. “The real estate business is not about dirt, bricks and mortar; first and foremost it’s a people business and to be successful you can never lose sight of their goals.”
Maza Sanchez also said a 26-year-old Mexican man drowned in the nearby city of Pinotepa Nacional while trying to cross a creek.
To the nearby east, 14 fishermen who set out to sea Wednesday morning in the town of Tapanatepec, Oaxaca, have been reported missing, Maza Sanchez said.
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935, and rwyrick@vaildaily.com

Friday May 31, 2013 Mexico hurricane leaves three dead, four missing

Friday May 31, 2013

Mexico hurricane leaves three dead, four missing


OAXACA (Mexico): Eight fishermen who had gone missing after Hurricane Barbara hit southern Mexico returned to shore Thursday after riding out the storm by eating shrimp on an island, but authorities were still searching for four other sailors.
Three people died when the hurricane made landfall on the Pacific coast on Wednesday, including a 61-year-old US surfer who was slammed by the waves in Oaxaca state and two men who drowned in swollen rivers.
The 12 fishermen set sail on four boats on Monday and went missing after the storm formed off the coast.
Eight of them made it back safely on two motor boats on Thursday after taking refuge on the island of El Caballar as Barbara sent heavy rains and powerful winds across the area, the Oaxaca state government said on its website.
"They survived by eating the shrimp they had fished on Monday" and drinking their water provisions, it said. A doctor said the men were in good health.
Barbara struck the coast as a category one hurricane out of a five-level scale, flooding the streets of several towns, before losing steam. It was downgraded to a tropical depression on Thursday. - AFP

Huracán Bárbara se degrada a tormenta tropical en Oaxaca

Puerto Escondido 2013/05/30 in Pictures by admin

Puerto Escondido

Finally we arrived to Puerto Escondido even though the buss from Tapachula ended up taking 12 hours instead of 8. We got here at noon, and then spent the rest of the day waling around to get to now the place a bit. The next day we figured out what beaches that had any waves and then walked to one of the smaller once since the main beach “aka” Mexican Pipline were suppose to be huge. We got the a beach called Carizarillo. It is probably one of the cleanest and most beautiful beaches I ever seen. Especially after all the dirty and almost black beaches in Guatemala. To bad the waves wasn´t as good as the beach was clean. In the afternoon the wind picked up a lot since a smaller Hurricane hit south of here, and I didn´t go out at all. We can defiantly feel that it´s hurricane season now.
Tomorrow we are planning to wake up earlie and try out “La Punta” or the point down at Zicatela.
The view from hour hotel room
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The beach
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A cool shot of Erica were the white water act as the flash
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Swedish surfer lost in Mexico
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A map of Puert E
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//bazmei