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, June 10, 2014

tropical storm Cristina Strengthens Off the Coast of Mexico

Big Al Wrap your troubles in Dreams

Monday, June 9, 2014

Zipolite Surf

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It needs to be said, that of all the places I've traveled recently, Zipolite is where I could spend the longest time doing absolutely nothing.

Sir Mix-A-Lot Raps "Baby Got Back" With A Full Orchestra At His Rear

Sunday, June 8, 2014

TURN DOWN FOR WHAT Spandy Andy in Dallas, Texas

CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF By TJX

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DEEP by Boki Milutinovic on Mixcloud

How much do you know about this school year’s biggest news stories?

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May 18, 2014

News quiz: How much do you know about this school year’s biggest stories? (paper version)

A lot has happened in the world since the end of the last school year. With summer vacation just around the corner, test your students on their knowledge of the past year’s biggest news stories.

A lot has happened in the world since the end of the last school year. With summer vacation

just around the corner, test your knowledge of the past year’s biggest news stories.

1. Which of the following historic anti-discrimination laws, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson during

the 1960s, did the Supreme Court declare partly unconstitutional in June 2013?

a) The Voting Rights Act

b) The Civil Rights Act

c) The Immigration and Nationality Act

d) The Equal Rights Amendment

2. In March, Russia annexed the diverse Crimean peninsula, which is considered part of which Eastern

European country?

a) Latvia

b) Slovakia

c) Romania

d) Ukraine

3. This year's Olympic Games were hosted by which of the following countries, which is considered a

historical rival of the United States?

a) Brazil

b) Russia

c) China

d) England

4. The culture of bullying in the National Football League became news when Miami Dolphins player

Jonathan Martin accused which of his teammates of tormenting him?

a) Richie Incognito

b) Richard Sherman

c) Jason Witten

d) Colin Kaepernick

www.pbs.org/newshour/extra

5. Little information is available on the fate of Malaysian Airlines flight 370, a passenger plane that

disappeared while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, but experts believe that it crashed in

__________.

a) Central Asia

b) the Pacific Ocean

c) the Indian Ocean

d) China

6. “Food stamps” is the informal name for the federal assistance program that helps families in need

purchase food items. What is the formal acronym for this program?

a) TANF

b) FDA

c) WIC

d) SNAP

7. Nelson Mandela was a hero in his home country of South Africa for fighting the racist system of

apartheid. He died in December 2013 and was remembered as a treasured human rights advocate

around the world. During his struggle for equality his was imprisoned for ______ years.

a) 6

b) 12

c) 22

d) 27

8. In August 2013 food workers went on strike to protest low wages and to demand an increase to help

lift them out of poverty. The current minimum wage is ____ and they want to increase it to ______.

a) $7.25 | $15.00

b) $8.00 | $11.00

c) $6.75 | $10.10

d) $5.50 | $12.00

www.pbs.org/newshour/extra

9. With which Middle Eastern country did the U.S. strike a historic nuclear deal in November?

a) Iraq

b) Syria

c) Israel

d) Iran

10. In September 2013 which terrorist group attacked a public mall in Kenya killing at least 62 people

and injuring 175 more?

a) Al-Qaida

b) Al-Shabab

c) Boko Haram

d) Hamas

11. In 1977 NASA launched Voyager 1 with the hopes to learn more about the planets in our solar

system and beyond. In September 2013, scientists reported they had now determined that Voyager left

our solar system at or around August 25, 2012 and is now in _______________.

a) the Andromeda Galaxy

b) interstellar space

c) intergalactic space

d) the magnetosphere

12. In September 2013 which terrorist group attacked a public mall in Kenya killing at least 62 people

and injuring 175 more?

a) Al-Qaida

b) Al-Shabab

c) Boko Haram

d) Hamas