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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

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

near San Agustinillo, Mexico

near San Agustinillo, Mexico

2013

Feliz Ano Nuevo 2014


LYOBAN Y LA PLAYA DEL AMOR ZIPOLITE OAXACA

surf 2012 zipol

Beach Walk - Playa Zipolite

Rastrillos, Zipolite

un giorno a zipolite 1.avi

Zipolite-El Otro Sound System

Shucking Oysters in Zipolite

Into the Waves - Zipolite

Piña Palmera Programs

Magic in Zipolite.mov

Pina Palmera

Zipolite- Our Final Days 3

Life on Death Beach, 6 minute trailer

Torneo de Surf Zipolite 2013

Art on the wall in Zipolite

A tribute to Shambhala, Zipolite

Faro Sunsets

Viaje Zipolite

Que rico Día en el Zipol That rich day at the Zipolite (Translated by Bing)


Que rico
Día en el
Zipol
That rich day at the Zipolite (Translated by Bing)



Noah "The Beast" New Jiu Jitsu Highlights

Zipolite, la playa nudista de México

Zipolite la playa nudista más famosa de México

Zipolite. The First Few Days.








TAG ARCHIVES: LAS CASITAS IN ZIPOLITE

Zipolite. The First Few Days.

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Zipolite. The First Few Days…..
We arrived in Mexico on December 
14. I can hardly believe that we are 
here until the end of March. Over the 
past 20 years we have vacationed in 
Mexico for 2 to 3 weeks almost 
every winter. Each time we have 
been here I have felt it is the place 
I want to be forever. That is a 
remarkable realization. There are 
some things that it is very good 
to figure out: what you want to do 
to earn a living, who you want to 
spend your life with, and where you want to 
live on this planet. I don’t know 
how we’ll figure it out but I know that Mexico is where I want to spend 
most of my time. Happily, Fred loves it, too.
This trip we are in Zipolite, a small beach town on the Pacific coast in 

Oaxaca state. It is big enough that there are several restaurants and 
bars, and small enough to have no traffic on the main street. There are 
not many Americans who come here. Most of the tourists are Canadian 
and European, as well as many Mexicans on vacation.
We are staying at Las Casitas, a wonderful collection of palapa-roofed

 little houses on the hillside, looking down at the ocean. I lack words to 
describe how beautiful it is. The proprietors, Paco and Javier, are guys 
we met when we visited this part of Mexico before. They have my favorite 
restaurant in Mexico, La Providencia, right here in Zipolite. I was thrilled 
to learn (when I was looking for a place to rent in Zipolite) that they had 
added Las Casitas to their enterprise, providing not only a stylish restaurant,
 but also a lovely place to stay, and I have not been disappointed. We 
decided to extend our trip and come earlier then we had originally booked, 
so we have spent the first 10 days in the biggest house on the property, 
where they live during the slow season. We move today to a smaller one, 
and I’m sure we’ll love it, too. Staying in this wonderful house has been 
like my fantasy of the perfect Mexican house. It is so comfortable and 
filled with atmosphere. Paco is the chef at La Providencia, so the shelves 
are filled with cookbooks. Javier is an artist, and many of his wonderful 
portraits are in this house. Everything is open-air, so the inside and the 
outside become one. If you are a close friend of ours in Nashville, you 
have spent a summer evening with us on our back porch, so you know 
how well that suits us.
So far, we have been eating two meals a day at home and going out for 

one. I enjoy cooking here, and will be writing more about that in future 
posts.
I am going to close for now–more to come……hasta mañana.

Oaxaca celebrates Night of the Radishes Washington Post December 24, 2013 1:12 PM EST — Craftsmen, farmers and tourists celebrate the festival featuring radishes carved and assembled to create an ...

Oaxaca celebrates Night of the RadishesWashington Post
December 24, 2013 1:12 PM EST — Craftsmen, farmers and tourists celebrate the festival featuring radishes carved and assembled to create an ...

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

BARE

Sahaja Sam M El clima en Zipolite fue como en la película 'Un día sin Mexicanos', durante un rato el viernes pasado - (visibilidad +/- 150 metros) .... no se preocupen, ya salió el sol ! The weather in Zipolite was like in the movie 'A day without a Mexican', for a while last Friday - (visibility +/-150 metres)... don't worry, already the Sun came out! (Translated by Bing)


El clima en Zipolite fue como en la película 'Un día sin Mexicanos', durante un rato el viernes pasado - (visibilidad +/- 150 metros) .... no se preocupen, ya salió el sol !
The weather in Zipolite was like in the movie 'A day without a Mexican', for a while last Friday - (visibility +/-150 metres)... don't worry, already the Sun came out! (Translated by Bing)

Terrenoaxacosta Vasquez 5:46pm Dec 23 Zipolite, Oaxaca; lugar de muertos, paraiso de los vivos....


Terrenoaxacosta Vasquez5:46pm Dec 23
Zipolite, Oaxaca; lugar de muertos, paraiso de los vivos....

Happy

Monday, December 23, 2013

Paty Sabina Zipolite 2013


Paty Sabina Tarde lunes 23 dic 2013 Late Monday 23 Dec 2013 (Translated by Bing)


Terrenoaxacosta Vasquez Vista aerea de Zipolite hace aproximadamente 30 años... Aerial view of the village approximately 30 years ago... (Translated by Bing)

Vista aerea de Zipolite hace aproximadamente 30 años...
Aerial view of the village approximately 30 years ago... (Translated by Bing)



Silent Night (Photographs by Philip Peterson)

Happy Holidays from Odyboards Surf Shop & Factory in Puerto Escondido Oaxaca! Felices Fiestas!

Surfboard shaping in Puerto Escondido, Mexico

200,000 Visitors ... Tonight! How about that! Thank you, :) ivan

Wood Craft Points Suspensivos TV (PSTV) ,es




Jonatan Hashem El cielo ayer en Zipolite The sky yesterday in Zipolite (Translated by Bing)


El cielo ayer en Zipolite
The sky yesterday in Zipolite (Translated by Bing)


Sunday, December 22, 2013

Who Are We - Seahawks 12th Man Anthem

TAP TAP SEAHAWKS ANTHEM "RELOADED"

Puro Espiritu, 26 Diciembre 2013, Psychedelic Trance, DJ Nat.X Ginzu Yopra Nemesis!, Playa Zipolite, Oaxaco, Mexico


Oaxacan youth basketball team competes on a global level What the young, barefoot members of the Niños Triquis basketball team lack in equipment, they make up with skill on the court.

Oaxacan youth basketball team competes on a global level


What the young, barefoot members of the Niños Triquis basketball team lack in equipment, they make up with skill on the court.


At the Toberman Recreation Center in Los Angeles
Melquiades Ramirez, a Ninos Triquis point guard, drives to the basket during the Oaxacan team's opening game of a youth basketball tournament at the Toberman Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Saturday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times / December 21, 2013)

And who would the winner be?
"Probably me," said Haritskevin Merino Hernandez. "I'm little. I run faster."
The 7-year-old basketball player recently arrived in Los Angeles with a team of 16 other children to compete in a Christmas Cup Tournament against L.A.-based teams. The Niños Triquis, as they are known because most are descendants of Triqui Indians, came from the Southern Mexican state of Oaxaca — from remote mountainous regions where basketball has been played religiously for generations.
Their parents live poor and marginalized, often packed into huts with up to 30 relatives. But the children have become famous across Latin America for their court skills. They have won championships throughout Mexico and in Argentina and the Dominican Republic. Next year, they will compete in Spain, then Africa.
The boys are tiny, ages 6 to 12, but on the court they are fierce. Wherever they go, they draw attention because they prefer to play barefoot. Tennis shoes were never something they could afford.
On Saturday, the Oaxacan community gathered at the Toberman Recreation Center in Pico-Union to welcome the players to a daylong tournament against local Oaxacan teams. They honored them with a 14-piece brass band, a traditional Mixteco dance and a parade.
Crowds circled the boys, shouting praise and snapping photos.
"I'm so proud," said Leticia Diaz, 33, stretching her neck to get a peek. "They represent Oaxaca and my people. I want my children to see them and feel inspired."
The Central Los Angeles resident had a 9-year-old nephew playing on an opposing team, the Wildcats.
"But I'm rooting for the Triquis," she said. "I'm sure he'll understand."
The Niños Triquis have become a darling of Mexican television, their faces broadcast to the nation each time they return home from foreign games.
Three years ago, their coach, Sergio Zuñiga, launched the team with little fanfare. The native of Mexico City wanted to inspire indigenous kids from isolated villages to stay in school. Too many dropped out at as young as six or seven to work in the fields. Then they came north with relatives to find work in the United States.
"When you hardly have food and all you know is hard labor," Zuñiga said, "it's hard to stay motivated."
The children loved shooting hoops, so the former sports trainer began a basketball academy using loans and donations from friends.
At the Academy of Indigenous Basketball, located in five regions across the state of Oaxaca, about 2,000 children now have the chance to study and play ball.
The top 150 kids — those who keep a B+ grade point average, practice their native indigenous language and help with chores around the house — are sent to study in Oaxaca's capital.
Their lodging and meals are paid for with funds raised by the wife of Oaxaca's governor. And with help from Mexican corporations, the students get to compete abroad as part of the official Niños Triquis team.
"They are stars," Zuñiga said. "But most importantly, they are grounded. They know after every trip they will have to return to their families, to the same poverty they've always known. That's why they play with so much intensity."
Every trip abroad is a mix of luxury and making ends meet.
In Southern California, with help from local businesses, they will visit Disneyland and several universities. They also met the Lakers and attended one of their games. Kobe, unfortunately, was out injured.
Since the group cannot afford a hotel, the players and coaches — 26 people total — are sharing a four-bedroom house, courtesy of a local Oaxacan federation.
"It's a lot of fun," said Silvino Martinez de Jesus, 7. "And very loud."
Before the tournament games began Saturday, the players were kept secluded inside the recreation center's gymnasium. They needed to concentrate. They ate chips and drank sugary juice. They played with their coaches' cellphones and chatted among themselves in Triqui.
Their competition gathered outside, discussing in English a strategy to beat them. The Eagles, a team from Culver City, was well aware of the Triqui team's moves. They'd studied them on YouTube and had mixed feelings about their chances.
"I know they're super fast," said Vanessa Cruz, 11.
"And strong," said her teammate, Valentino Carrasco, 10.
"But I think we can beat them," Vanessa said.
"No way," Valentino countered.
Moments later, the two watched the star team take its place on the court for their first game. They played against the Wildcats. The crowd gathered around hollering and clapping, eight to 10 people deep.
The whistle blew, and they were off.
The Wildcats were immediately overwhelmed. Within the first five minutes, the tiniest player on the Triqui team, 10-year-old Melquiades Ramirez, dodged one player after another, his feet black with dirt from the asphalt, until he had sunk the ball into the net not once, but more than a dozen times.
"Muy bien! Muy bien," Zuñiga shouted from the sidelines.
The Wildcats hardly had a chance at the ball. Each time they touched it, a Triqui swooped in to steal it.
The final score: 47-3.
Vanessa and her teammates watched from the sidelines. They were next.
"OK," she said. "Maybe we're not going to win."
Twitter: @LATbermudez


http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-oaxaca-basketball-20131222,0,5225594.story#ixzz2oEr2NZsv

Muck Sticky - I Wanna Be A Christmas Tree

Jingle Bell Rock - Chipmunks Christmas

Justice Hardcore, Happy Holidays




Saturday, December 21, 2013

DAY EIGHT! SPECIAL TREAT!!!



by Frank Loesser (1944)

zipolite solstice from the www


















What Child is This? (Greensleeves)

Published on Dec 21, 2013
Ain improvised performance of "What Child is This?" on the piano by myself. Respectfully dedicated to MissMagicPiano. ;-) I hope she will like it! :-)

***
"What Child Is This?" is a popular Christmas carol with lyrics written in 1865. At the age of 29, English writer William Chatterton Dix was struck with a sudden near-fatal illness and confined to bedrest for several months, during which he went into a deep depression. Yet out of his near-death experience, Dix wrote many hymns, set to the traditional English tune "Greensleeves," and retitled as "What Child Is This?" - Wikepedia.

*** What child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary's lap is sleeping, Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;1 Haste, haste to bring Him laud,2 The babe, the son of Mary!

2. Why lies He in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading.3 Nails, spear shall pierce him through,4 The Cross be borne for me, for you;5 Hail, hail the Word Made Flesh,6 The babe, the son of Mary!

3. So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh; Come, peasant, king, to own Him!7 The King of Kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him!8 Raise, raise the song on high!4 The virgin sings her lullaby.9 Joy! joy! for Christ is born, The babe, the son of Mary!


— Lutheran Service Book

Yoga Vacations on the Pacific Coast of Mexico with Brigitte Longueville


Yoga Vacations on the Pacific Coast of Mexico with Brigitte Longueville

Beautiful view of Zipolite Beach, Oaxaca, Mexico
Take a personal journey into self-renewal when you join Brigitte at the Solstice Yoga Center in the La Loma Linda resort located in the charming beach village of Zipolite on the sun-splashed Pacific Coast of Mexico.
The warm winds, bright sun and the rhythm of the waves encourage relaxation. On the Oaxaca Coast (also known as the Costa Chica) you'll find clean water, golden sands and a place where people still have time.
Breathe to the Rhythm of the Waves... - Brigitte Longueville
Whether you're a beginner, an advanced practitioner or simply seeking an overall sense of wellbeing, a Solstice yoga vacation is an adventure available to people of all ages and physical abilities.
Yoga Retreat Adventure Holidays


Free fun yoga class with Brigitte Longueville




A short movie 'Magic in Zipolite' by Alex Luke.

An impression of our Yoga Teacher Training by Maricarmen Chavez.


"Recently returned from a five day yoga retreat which as a yoga beginner was a special opportunity. Brigitte was an excellent and patient teacher plus her two assistants: Sue and Gustavo. The routine was what I was hoping for: meditation, breathing exercises and asanas to challenge. More advanced students were given more challenging work to do; there were even a couple of yoga instructors in the class. I made major progress including greatly reducing my back curvature.

The facilities at La Loma Linda were excellent. The yoga room is set up high with wonderful, open air views. All necessary equipment was supplied. Meals were taken there as well which helped develop a rapport among the group. "
-- AtwoodTraveler, TripAdvisor member