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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, October 12, 2013

Sarah Darling - Blackbird (GAC Version)












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ABOUT SARAH DARLING: Declared by the New York Times as a “sophisticated songwriter” with a “crisp, powerful voice,” Black River Entertainment artist Sarah Darling is confidently making her mark on the country music scene.  She made her Grand Ole Opry debut in February 2011 and quickly followed that up with the #1 music video for her hit “Something To Do With Your Hands” from her sophomore release, Angels & Devils.  The multi-dimensional artist also has a passion for cooking and fashion, and is aligned with such high profile brands as Crock-Pot and Betsey Johnson.  Darling is currently in the studio working on her upcoming album with producer Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts) to be released in 2012.  For more information on Sarah Darling, in addition to her web site, you can also visit her on Facebook, and follow her on Twitter @_SarahDarling.
That’s all for now – I’m getting ready to head out of town, and will be gone from Dec. 21-26. I’ll try to get something else up here for you all before I head out.
Later!
CountryNote
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18OCT13 Zipolite


Abiud Escobar posted in Zipolite Abiud Escobar Abiud Escobar 2:25pm Oct 11 preparense! Timeline Photos Alohaa!! vayan preparando su disfraz para la HALLOWEEN PARTY! Se premiaran $ a los mejores difraces!...

Friday, October 11, 2013

GOVERNMENT SHUT-DOWN With LOCO MAMA

Jose Luis Marmolejo Jose Luis Marmolejo 3:48pm Oct 11 " Bello modelo de palafita para la playa " ( mientras las marea no sea tan alta )...☼ Timeline Photos

Jose Luis Marmolejo
Jose Luis Marmolejo3:48pm Oct 11
" Bello modelo de palafita para la playa " ( mientras las marea no sea tan alta )...☼

Huatulco Year Closes with 'excellent' occupation REPOSITIONING THE DESTINATION AFTER FALL IN SEPTEMBER FOR RESERVATIONS DURING RAINS FOR 2014 THERE IS MORE ROOM 400



MUNICIPAL TOURISM

Huatulco Year Closes with 'excellent' occupation

REPOSITIONING THE DESTINATION AFTER FALL IN SEPTEMBER FOR RESERVATIONS DURING RAINS FOR 2014 THERE IS MORE ROOM 400
PATRICIA PACHECO / CORRESPONDENT
11/10/2013





Huatulco. - After a slight percentage decline in hotel occupancy during the month of September, as Hurricane Manuel effect, and given the implementation of emerging promotional activities to revive tourism in the coming weeks; Huatulco prepares to close one of his best years in number of visitors.
ANNUAL LOAD UP
Despite the 13 percent drop in bookings during the month just ended, by the perception that "the entire Pacific was devastated" to the heavy rains that affected mainly the state of Guerrero, the growth target achieved annual occupancy of 48 to 52 percent and closed the year with an average of 93 percent, said Raul Sinobas Solis, municipal tourism director.
"Huatulco is better than ever, the weather phenomenon did not affect the infrastructure, but as generalized the idea that all Pacific beaches were affected by rain, this led them to fall some reservations, but in the end, instead concluded the year with an average occupancy of 54 percent, it will be two points lower (52), "he said.
RECEIVE TRAVEL AGENCIES 111
In this situation, the interviewee abounded, state authorities through the Ministry of Tourism, local government and the Association of Local Lodging we coordinate for Huatulco to 111 representatives of travel agencies in Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tabasco and Republic of El Salvador, who met for three days tourist services and the quality of them to promote them in their places of operation.
After ensuring that the results of the meeting will be reflected almost immediately in the holiday season year-end (which predicted a full house for at least five days), Sinobas Solís mentioned that the bays of Huatulco will host events besides that highlight its tourism potential in the next three months.
EVENTS OF ENHANCEMENT IN THE REMAINING THE YEAR
These highlighted the XXVII Congress of the Mexican Association for International Studies (WAECE) and I Annual Congress of the Federation of Associations of International Studies (FLAEI), which takes place from today, the XII National Sport Fishing Tournament Fish Dorado Ninth National Congress of Advertising Merges (both to be held on 11 and 12 October).
He said that by the end of this month will be held Huatulco International Marathon 2013, while in November is scheduled Food and Film Festival (Film and Food Festival), both global enhancement.
Tech Study
Monterrey, 'unreal'
Asked about the alleged crisis plaguing the tourist destinations in the state for the lack of investment, connectivity and promotion, according to studies by Tec de Monterrey, Raul Sinobas said city officials headed by the mayor Lorenzo Lavariega Arista permanently work agenda competitiveness in conjunction with the Universidad del Mar.
"(The study of Tec) is a statistical analysis that does not take into account the proportionality in various tourist destinations in the country. Currently have four thousand hotel rooms and is projected for 2014 is 400 more. Regarding connectivity, the month there are 26 000 500 seats, and 30 000 in high season, even when VivaAerobus and Aeromexico airlines stopped operating the route to Huatulco "he explained.

Patricia Pacheco
Patricia Pacheco5:02pm Oct 11
Cierra el año Huatulco con 'excelente' ocupación
www.noticiasnet.mx

BAHÍAS DE HUATULCO.- Luego de una ligera baja porcentual en ocupación hotelera durante el mes de sep...

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Pochutla!!




Study Music Brain Power: New Age Music, Relaxing Music, Concentration Music & Focus on Learning

Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin' (Trailer)

Places to visit (BEACHES OF OAXACA) EASTER 14 * Mazunte * Zipolite, Francesco AbundiOctober 10 9:47 a.m. Come and live this amazing experience with Swayze travel club!



Francesco Abundis
Francesco AbundisOctober 10 9:47 a.m.
Come and live this amazing experience with Swayze travel club!

Places to visit (BEACHES OF OAXACA) EASTER 14

* Mazunte
* Zipolite

Includes

* Luxury transportation round travel insurance (transportation only)
* Beach Party
* Bonfire on the beach
* 15 liters of tequila
* Optional Camping

Optional (extra cost)
* Surf Lessons
* Tour with dolphins
* Swimming with turtles
* Laguna Manialtepec

Price: $ 1,700 pesos
Presale: $ 1,500 pesos (before December 15, 13)

Away with $ 300 pesos

https://www.facebook.com/events/652145638139537/
Swayze Travel Club's photo.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in UTC-05
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Filthy Sneezing Slob

Me gusta esta música. En este video. Espero que un día para sentarse a tomar una taza de café en Orale Cafe, algún día ...

Rian: Informe a Lifeguard Rey, Ivan dice un saludo cordial. Y por favor preguntarle si reciben los equipos de salvamento salvavidas, de mí, para usted? Echo de menos Zipo. Estaré de vuelta. Hoy en día, mi vida es divertido y rápido. Paz. ivan





I like this music. On this video.  Hope one day to sit for a cup of coffee at Orale Cafe, someday.  ivan ...



Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Weather History for Bahias de Huatulco, Mexico | Weather ... Weather History for Bahias De Huatulco, - Get Weather History data by the day, week, month, or year with details like temperature, humidity, wind, etc. on ... www.wunderground.com/history/airport/.../DailyHistory.html

Weather History for Bahias De Huatulco, - Get Weather History data by the day, week, month, or year with details like temperature, humidity, wind, etc. on ...





Orale Cafe Video #1, Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, On the Beach, On the Pacific

Zion Rubiel
Zion Rubiel6:02pm Oct 8
Cuando vengas a Zipolite no olviden visitar Orale Cafehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MueU0H8gg30&feature=youtu.be . Donde puede disfrutar un delisioso cafe Originario de la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca - at Playa Zipolite.
Orale Cafe Video #1
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Orale Cafe serves delicious coffees, breakfasts and lunch. Open Thursday to Monday. Closed Tuesday a..

Pochutla!




She Sells Hairbands by the Seashore

Monday, October 7, 2013

paradise commented on Travel Tip: How To Get The Best Flight Prices Possible.

in response to ivanjay99:
Fare Alerts worked great for me last week. Was able to pick up a round trip ticket, Seattle/Lima,Peru for $318 US. I just had to be patient. Cheers. :) Ivan
That’s a great deal!! Thanks for sharing…

Travel Tip: How To Get The Best Flight Prices Possible by paradise

New post on This Way To Paradise

Travel Tip: How To Get The Best Flight Prices Possible

by paradise
Photo by Andreas/Flickr CC
Photo by Andreas/Flickr CC
Does this always happen to you?  You think you got a good deal on your flight, but then you find out that someone else got a cheaper flight than you.  If you are wondering how to get the best flight prices, this article shows you how to find the cheapest flights so that you can have money to spend on the rest of your vacation.  Just follow these tips, and you will be the one bragging about having found the cheapest ticket.

How To Get The Best Flight Prices:

1.  Sign up for fare alert newsletters.  

Many travel websites offer a newsletter, so they can alert you to the destinations that are on sale.  I sign up for as many of these as I can.  If you are flexible about where to go on your next vacation, you will save money if you pick your next destination based on what area is on sale. I once booked a round-trip ticket to Belize for $300 from Portland, OR because I found out about the discount through a newsletter. You will sometimes receive promo codes that you can use for discounts in these newsletters, too.

2.  Be flexible with your travel dates.

Airlines tend to offer the best travel deals in January and February.  Most people are tired of traveling after the holiday season, so airlines tend to drop their ticket prices during this time.  This is the perfect time to book your tropical vacation getaway.  Also, keep in mind thatTuesdayWednesday, and Saturday are usually the cheapest days to fly.  Tuesday and Wednesday tends to be the best days to buy your airline tickets because these are usually the days that discounted flights are posted on the websites.

3.  Follow travel websites on social media.

Some travel discounts only last for 24 hours.  The best way to make sure that you don't miss these travel discounts is to follow travel booking sites on Facebook and Twitter.  Then, you are sure not to miss out on the best travel deals.

4.  Use travel booking websites rather than trying to search each airline's fares individually.

You will wind up exhausting yourself if you try to look up each airline on its own.  Plus, sometimes travel booking websites offer discounts that you won't get by booking directly through the airlines.

5.  Sign up for frequent flier programs.

Signing up for frequent fliers is easy and costs nothing.  There is no reason not to take advantage of the miles you accumulate by flying to use for free or discounted flights later. I am about to fly to Europe for free from miles that I have accumulated.  And the first time that I signed up for United's frequent flier program, they upgraded me to first class when I was flying to the Dominican Republic just because I was a frequent flier!  Also, many airlines have travel apps that you can now install on your phone which are great for letting you know who is having the latest sale.

Now that you know how to get the best flight prices, where are you planning on going?   Comment below and let me know!

You may also like my Travel Tip on What To Pack!

paradise | October 7, 2013 at 7:45 am | URL: http://wp.me/p359Wl-PC


in response to ivanjay99:
Fare Alerts worked great for me last week. Was able to pick up a round trip ticket, Seattle/Lima,Peru for $318 US. I just had to be patient. Cheers. :) Ivan
That’s a great deal!! Thanks for sharing…

Sunday, October 6, 2013

SAN PEDRO POCHUTLA

Pentatonic Panflute Improvisation

I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers

Mester de Juglares - Miguel Bernal Jiménez

La Puesta Happy Hour Crazy Rum


No puedo evitar enamorarme de ti - Elvis Presley

Di - Jorge Barón




Jamás - Los Yorsy´s

Es Ilusión - Versión Instrumental

Make Your Own Kind Of Music - Mama Cass

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Tropical Storm Karen on Satellite

The News, Mexico City English Newspaper




http://www.thenews.com.mx/

Toluca bikers gear up to pedal to Acapulco Category: Living Published on Friday, 04 October 2013 01:10 BY TED CAMPBELL

Toluca bikers gear up to pedal to Acapulco

BY TED CAMPBELL
Special to The News
For the second straight year, a group of 70 bicyclists are slated to ride from Toluca to Acapulco in a grueling, one-day, 390-kilometer trek on Friday, Oct. 11.
The group, known as the Escarabajos Toluca (Toluca Beetles) Cycling Club, will depart from downtown Toluca at about 5 a.m. Friday and arrive in Acapulco between 10 p.m. and midnight later that night.
The Acapulco Bike (Aca Bike) trek constitutes the biggest challenge of the year for the Escarabajos, according to the event’s organizer, Luis “El Gallo” Hernández.
“Aca Bike isn’t a competition, but a personal challenge, with each one of the participants striving to complete the most kilometers and stay on their bicycles as long as possible,” Hernández told The News last month.
Hernández went on to explain that six support vehicles with two staff members each will follow the riders, carrying water, fruit and bicycle repair tools.
Equiped with bike racks and caution signs, a caravan of trucks and passenger vans will also provide transportation for exhausted cyclists and broken bicycles.
Last year, 67 participants from Toluca, Mexico City and elsewhere in central Mexico participated in Aca Bike.
Many of those riders – male and female, athletes and enthusiasts, teenagers and retirees – are set to return this year.
Javier Suárez, a student and bicycle mechanic, started mountain biking two years ago at Sierra Morelos Park near his home in Toluca.
He said that Aca Bike 2012 was “the greatest challenge I’ve ever done, as well as the most fun.”
“I’d love to do it every year,” he added.
“Bicycles are my passion, and in this ride I can test my stamina to the maximum.”
While most riders agree that the hardest part of the trek is the long uphill highway to Taxco in the mountains of Guerrero state, Suárez said that crossing from Iguala to Chilpancingo (100 kilometers from Acapulco), presented his biggest challenge, “not because of the terrain, but the heat.”
“The whole ride was fun, but especially when we got to the tunnel in Acapulco,” he said.
“Everyone was cheering and going crazy. Then there was another downhill and we arrived at the statue of Diana in downtown Acapulco.”
For Victor Sosa, an agronomist from Metepec, last year’s ride was both a physical and mental trial.
“You have to be physically and mentally prepared,” he said.
Sosa had knee-replacement surgery seven years ago, so the Aca Bike trek was particularly demanding for him.
“I can’t run or participate in long-distance races like marathons,” he said. “So I started mountain biking five years ago. This ride is a great challenge against myself. It’s also a great life lesson for my two children. They are younger and in better physical condition than me, but they don’t exercise.”
Like Suárez and Sosa, many participants are mountains bikers who have since picked up road riding.
In fact, Escarabajos Toluca, founded by Hernández, began as a mountain-biking club, exploring trails in the wilderness around Toluca, such as the massive, extinct Xinantecatl volcano.
“I began mountain biking in 2000, and from then on it has been total discipline,” said Hernández, who in addition to his day job at Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) also owns a bike shop and offers spinning classes twice a week.
“It was a way to test my will and fighting spirit.”
In 2010, Hernández and his friends attached reflectors and flashing lights to their mountain bikes and met on Thursday nights in the center square of Toluca to take night rides through the city, passing through nearby mountains and small towns.
Now Jueves de Bici (Bicycle Thursdays) attracts between 10 and 30 participants each week and has police escorts on motorcycles and ATVs.
ACA Bike is one of many regular road rides organized by Hernández and friendly groups like Ciclismo Para Todos (Cycling for All) from Mexico City, including twice-yearly rides from Mexico City to Toluca across the Marquesa mountain range and 100- to 150-kilometer trips to places like Villa Victoria, Cuernavaca and Taxco.

Huatulco: Mexico’s most pristine coastline By Colleen Besman

Huatulco: Mexico’s most pristine coastline

By Colleen Besman
Huatulco
The Pacific Ocean along the Oaxaca coastline laps the shores of Huatulco’s 36 stunning beaches, spread across nine bays boasting warm waters and golden sands. In these bays live the most important coral communities of the Mexican Pacific. More than 700 species of animals live in the Parque Nacional (National Park) Huatulco, including numerous species of colorful fish. The park provides opportunities for snorkeling, bird-watching and hiking. Its biodiversity and pristine landscapes make Huatulco a favorite destination for nature lovers.
Trip to Huatulco
Audubon Eco Journeys
Dec 6-11
viajesconaudubon@gmail.com
or by phone at 415 152-3644
The park, a protected area, was created in 1998. It contains 6,375 hectares of lowland jungle and 5,516 hectares of marine areas, encompassing four of Huatulco’s bays. Members of the tour will sail in a private yacht to view and enjoy the coastline. The bays are calm and clear in early December, allowing for excellent snorkeling. There are no sharks in these waters, so the snorkeling will be carefree.
The tour will include a visit to Rio Copalita, which forms the western border of Huatulco. It is the largest river in the region and has paths for hiking and enjoying its extensive bird life with an expert guide.
La Crucecita is a small community located just a few minutes drive inland from Santa Cruz, the town on the main bay for this region. Although it is a new town, it has developed the feel of an authentic small Mexican village, but with many restaurants and interesting shops.
The Hagia Sofia is an agro-ecological development of more than 130 hectares in the hills above the ocean. Here there will be an opportunity to see different phases of the cultivation of fruit, vegetables and timber, as well as to observe a great diversity of flora and wildlife.
In 2005, Huatulco was awarded the Green Globe International Certification as a sustainable tourist area, and in 2010 Huatulco received an Earth Check Gold Certification; it is the only destination in the Americas to achieve this distinction.
Join Audubon Eco Journeys for an inside look at Huatulco’s pristine beaches, abundant forests, and diverse wildlife. Travel with a small group in comfort with knowledgeable guides, and enjoy visiting this remarkable seldom-visited area of Mexico.
The price of the trip, US$1,325 (a little less for Audubon members), does not include air fare, for which participants must make their own arrangements; however, there will be a van leaving San Miguel for the Mexico City airport at 7am on December 6 to catch a 2:35pm flight to Huatulco.

Reservations and full payment have been requested by October 21. Colleen Besman can be contacted for reservations at viajesconaudubon@gmail.com or by phone at 415 152-3644. Full details of the trip can be found at www.travelian.com.mx/huatulco.