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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, October 11, 2016

8 Tips for Budget Travel in Chiapas OCT 11 Posted by Ted Campbell

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8 Tips for Budget Travel in Chiapas

Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas is a land of coffee and chocolate, big waves and rolling mountains, Mayan communities and zapatista revolutionaries. In Chiapas you’ll stroll down cobblestone streets in colonial mountain towns, climb ancient Mayan pyramids in the jungle, and swim with sea turtles at remote beaches, with your next destination only a half day away.
This is Mayan country, and although the Mayan civilization mysteriously collapsed a thousand years ago, the people live on. In fact, a quarter of Chiapanecos don’t speak Spanish as a first language but an indigenous language instead. Mayan women are easily recognized by their colorful woven dresses which, like kilts in Scotland, have patterns to signify where the wearer is from.
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Along with modern Mexico, the other great influence on the culture of Chiapas was the Spanish colonial period. The conquistadors established picturesque colonial cities, includingSan Cristóbal de las Casas, founded in 1528, and nowadays the unofficial capital of tourism in the state.
Other major highlights include the 1,000-meter deep Sumidero Canyon and the ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque, with big, climbable pyramids in monkey-filled jungle at the foot of mountains.
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But every corner of the state offers something for the adventurous traveler: the multicolored Montebello Lakes surrounded by pine forests, big waterfalls like El Chiflon and Misol-Ha, the long Pacific coast of under-explored beach towns, and more Mayan ruins in even-deeper jungle, such as Bonampak and Yaxchilán.
It’s a tough choice, but I have to say that, even in a country with so much diversity of both nature and culture, Chiapas is my favorite part of Mexico. Here are some tips from my many visits to the state:

Tip 1: Make San Cristóbal de las Casas Your Base

Not only is San Cristóbal de las Casas (shortened to San Cris by locals) one of the most beautiful towns in Mexico, but its location roughly in the center of Chiapas makes it an ideal base for exploring other places in the state.
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Palenque, the other top destination in Chiapas, is about five hours away. Closer still are the Sumidero Canyon and nearby Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the state capital. In the other direction is Comitán, a colonial mountain town similar in size to San Cris but with much less tourism. From Comitán you can travel to natural attractions like the El Chiflon waterfall and the Montebello Lakes, or beyond to the Guatemalan border.
Detailed directions to all of these places can be found in my guidebook to Chiapas, though I’ll gladly answer questions in the comments.
In San Cris, two long pedestrian-only streets (called andadores) intersect at the tree-filledzócalo (center square). They’re lined with with restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bakeries, art shops, clothing stores, and travel agencies. Here you can find hotels and hostels for any budget, many in restored colonial mansions with airy central patios.
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An abundance of Mexican and international restaurants offer excellent value, but if you really want to save money…

Tip 2: Shop and Eat in the San Cris Municipal Market

The good smells coming out of San Cris’ justifiably famous coffeeshops are certainly tempting, and at 10-30 pesos for a cup of coffee, cheaper than Starbucks (and better too).
But for a much-cheaper cup of Chiapan coffee — and a little adventure as well — search the enormous Municipal Market. Various vendors sell bags of locally-grown coffee in the maze-like complex, with a half-kilo costing about 50 pesos.
As you wander through the tarp-covered corridors, searching for coffee and marveling at the sounds, sights, and smells of traditional Mayan commerce, pick up a few bags of fruit as well. Look for exotic choices like rambutan, pittahaya, and papausa, along with super-fresh papayas, mangos, strawberries, and so much more.
5 San Cris market entrance NHB
To complete this breakfast trio of coffee, fruit, and bread, browse the bakeries on theandadores. Besides good Mexican bakeries, you can find international options in La Casa de Pan, which has a stylish restaurant in the back, and Oh la la!, a French bakery.
Most downtown hotels have a central patio or rooftop where you can sit outside and have your breakfast. Of course, you’ll need a kitchen to brew the coffee, but many hotels and nearly all hostels have one. You don’t need a coffee maker — bring a small french press or apour-over coffee maker, which are must-haves for traveling coffee addicts.
But even if your hotel doesn’t have a kitchen — or if you don’t like fruit and coffee — the Municipal Market is a fascinating place to explore, and small Mexican restaurants scattered throughout serve authentic set meals for as low as 30 pesos.
So, while you can splurge on a big dinner at one of the fancy restaurants on the andadores, be sure to save money, eat well, and get some culture in the Municipal Market.

Tip 3: Fly to Chiapas — Don’t Take the Bus

A flight straight to Chiapas from Mexico City or Cancun costs less than the first-class bus, which obviously takes much longer. For example, the trip from Mexico City to San Cris by bus takes 14 hours, while the flight is less than an hour.
The bus from Mexico City can cost between 1,000 and 2,000 pesos, but with anticipation (more than a month or so), you can find a flight for as low as 800 pesos. So before buying tickets for a first-class bus, check the prices of flights, and the earlier, the better. (This goes for all long-distance trips in Mexico, by the way.)
Although there’s a small airport in San Cris, more frequent and less expensive flights go to the larger airport near Tuxtla Gutiérrez about an hour away. The official name of the airport is the Angel Albino Corzo International Airport, in Spanish Aeropuerto Angel Albino Corzo. Check the prices and schedules of Mexico’s airlines: InterjetAerobusVolaris, and Aeromexico.
Of course, an overland trip from Cancun takes you through the fantastic Yucatán Peninsula, where you can stop in Valladolid (and Chichén Itzá), Mérida, and Campeche on your way to Palenque. So, if you have the time (a minimum of two weeks), consider combining these two regions to experience the best of Mexico.

Tip 4: Or, Take the Discount Bus from Mexico City

All over Mexico, first- and second-class buses leave from “official” bus terminals, and third-class, much cheaper buses leave from elsewhere, usually independent stations or offices hidden in the city.
The discount buses to Chiapas leave Mexico City from a market called La Merced just outside the historic center. Go to the Candelaria metro stop and exit the station on the side of thetiangis (market stalls). Walk down the street through the market and look on your right for a church with a big square in front of it. Cross the square and you’ll see offices for several bus companies that go to Chiapas. If you ask a vendor in the market “camiones para Chiapas,” you’ll get pointed in the right direction.
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These buses leave in the late afternoon between 5 and 7 p.m. Show up early to reserve a seat, or come to the offices to buy tickets a day or two before. The buses are modern and generally clean, but may get a little crowded.
They make stops in Puebla (on the highway, not in the city center) and much later in Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Then they arrive in San Cris around 8 or 9 a.m. and continue on to Comitán.
One of several companies, Viajes Aury, charges 400 pesos (more in high season) for the trip from Mexico City to San Cris. Expect this to change, but it’s still much less expensive than the “official” buses.

Tip 5: Travel Around by Bus or Colectivo

When you’ve finally had your fill of San Cris’ low-key vibe and lovely landscapes, getting to other Chiapas destinations is safe and easy. Although travel agencies arrange low-cost trips to places like the Sumidero Canyon or the nearby Mayan community of San Juan Chamula, there’s no reason you can’t save time and money by doing in on your own.
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Colectivos, small passenger vans, travel practically everywhere in the state. Most colectivosleave from the Pan-American highway, the busy road south of the San Cris zócalo where the bus station is located, although colectivos to nearby communities like San Juan Chamula leave from near the Municipal Market.
Next to the bus station on the Pan-American highway, colectivos leave for Comitán, and from there the colectivos for the Montebello Lakes or the Guatemalan border are only a few buildings away.
A direct bus makes the five-hour trip to Palenque, but colectivos are cheaper and leave more frequently. Take a colectivo to Ocosingo, where you transfer for Palenque. If you can, leave early to explore the busy small town and the nearby ruins of Toniná, where one of the largest pyramids in Mexico was recently discovered under was once assumed to be a hill.
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Take a colectivo to Tuxtla Gutiérrez to get to the Sumidero Canyon, but get out before Tuxtla on the highway turnoff for Chiapa de Corzo. Another colectivo takes you into the pretty colonial town, where you walk two blocks to the muddy Grijalva River for the boats to the canyon.
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Tip 6: Stay in the Jungle outside Palenque

For tourists, Palenque can mean two places: the ancient Mayan city of limestone pyramids that peaked between AD 500 and 700, or the small tourist town next to it that’s full of hotels and restaurants.
Palenque the town is about 15 minutes by colectivo from the archeological site. The town is perfectly nice, but doesn’t have anything especially noteworthy. You can, however, find inexpensive, good hotels, and from there it’s easy to arrange tours to nearby waterfalls and other ruins.
So, although staying in Palenque town is a decent option, why not stay in a bungalow in the jungle right outside the ruins?
Just before the park entrance is an area called El Panchan, where you can find accommodation for as low as 100 pesos a night. It’s easy to get to the ruins when the park opens in the morning—you just walk up the road—and after dark the animal noises begin, always loud enough to seem just outside the flimsy screen door.
Two nice places are Margarita & Ed and the El Panchan Hotel, which has the Don Muchos restaurant, a meet-up spot with live music at night.
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Tip 7: Go to the Beach at Boca del Cielo

I’ve been asked many times, are there beaches in Chiapas? But of course! Although they’re overshadowed by world-famous Cancun and Acapulco, and to a lesser extent by nearby, rustic Oaxaca, beaches in Chiapas are lovely, cheap, and like stepping back in time — the power may be off for most of the day, forget about Wi-Fi, and instead of a shower you’ll bathe by pouring a bucket of water over your head.
You can get to Boca del Cielo in half a day from San Cris. First, take the bus to Tonalá. Although colectivos do go there, you have to transfer in hot lowland towns on the way. Then, once in Tonalá, walk through town to a small station for shared taxis to Boca del Cielo. After the taxi ride you’ll take a short boat ride to the beach.
The beach is on a wide sandbar between the ocean and the long freshwater lagoon that separates it from the mainland. Walk west on the beach to see where the ocean meets fresh water, and walk east to visit a turtle sanctuary. There are no more than 10 small hotels here, and with minimal haggling you can find a room or bungalow facing the ocean for 100 pesos a night or less.
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Tip 8: Buy my Chiapas Guidebook

All these tips and many more can be found in my guidebook Your Chiapas Adventure: San Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque. It’s full of detailed maps and directions, cultural insights, and insider advice for food, accommodation, and communicating in Spanish.
The guide is available here or at amazon.com, and will pay for itself the first time you follow my advice for a restaurant, hotel, or colectivo.

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Just a little while back, my wife J and I got to spend time in Zipolite on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Zipolite is one of the few beaches in Mexico that tolerates naturists. The sand is dotted with bars, restaurants, hotels, fishermen, expat North Americans, expat Italians and joyful Mexicans giggling at our lack of shame.

Days in Zipolite instantly slipped into a meandering rhythm of skinny dipping, drinking and laughing. I spent my mornings running on the playa followed by skinny dipping and nude sunbathing. J and I rented a bungalow on the hill overlooking the naked Mexiac sand.

Zipolite Mexican Nudist Bare Beach

We had a hammock, a bed, an outdoor kitchen area and not much more, not even a door. It was perfect.

I spent my time at the bungalow nude, loving the sea breeze. J normally wore a sarong. There’s plenty to eat along the beach and in town where we located Mexican and Italian food.

Zipolite Unclothed Naturist Mexican Beach Resort

Below are some selections from my journal written during our week in Zipolite:

11/13/12

Monday day was spent with J in the hammock. Afterward we walked the amount of Zipolite. We caught a sunset in the Eastern end where we drank Coronnas and saw silhouetted fishermen finish their day’s work perched on the giant boulders that protrude in the surf.

Dinner at a beachside restaurant and then back to the bungalow for some reading. J tried to see TV on the notebook but it did not work out. I’m not certain I am sad about that.

Tuesday, today. I awoke at 6:30 and went to the playa for a skinny dip. I am not certain the naturist thing is going to work out nicely here. Very few people appear to be doing it. I have seen perhaps less than a dozen nudies, all guys, and one topless girl. We are going to see what the heat of the day brings. Right now I am happily roasting in the early morning Mexican sunlight.

11/14/12

Two year anniversary. Wed to the most wonderful man anyone has ever met.

J took her top off yesterday! I did not necessarily expect that to happen while we were here. There were boys around the second time she went top free and she said, I have to get over myself, as she lost her sarong.

Top free / Topless Girl at Zipolite Mexican Nude Beach

Had yet another excellent breakfast with J yesterday morning. Eggs with salsa and green juice. Then it was off to Puerto Angel for the one local ATM so that we would have cash. Of course, the ATM was broken. 15 miles, a trip to San Pedro Pochutla and $200 Pesos afterwards, we had cash.

Our taxi driver kept teasing us to have him drive us to the airport at the conclusion of our trip. House is a long ways away, we will see.

(After) I could get used to this. Had a nice, leisurely two mile run and then a skinny dip.

Latest Naked News Stories:  Zelda Supple and Looking Good Naked Man! could readily run 21 miles weekly and still have so much time for myself. Now, everything else is icing on the cake for my day. Breakfast, drinking, dinner will all be exceptional. What else will I do? Read? Swim more? All I need is all around me.

11/15/12

Up before the sun today. Roosters everywhere. Had yet another excellent day with J yesterday. She continues to go top free despite gawkers. I believe it’s second nature at this point, and I suppose she’ll wear the sarong with no bikini top and that will be that.

Spent the day on the playa. We made plans to check out Shambhala, but rather we laid in the hammock. Then it was back to the beach for sunset. We got rather drunk at a bar run by a Chicagoan named Kevin. So drunk that we did not have as much money as we’d have enjoyed for dinner and spent every last cent on a bottle of wine and two plates. We walked back on the beach, me naked and then J collapsed into bed while I feigned to stay up but failed into the hammock. I anticipated to be hungover today but I seem to be good.

11/16/12

Roosters woke me again this morning. I am loving waking up with the sun but I wonder if it would alter if I lived here.

Yesterday, J woke with a hangover and we took a boat tour. We saw the Indio and the Mono (Indian and Monkey) rock formations. I remember seeing them the last time we were here, for our wedding. Next we saw some porpoises. Afterward we stopped for snorkeling. Next up one other passenger and myself scaled a rock formation and jumped off.

Our guide did a backflip. Then J and another passenger determine to bound too. Then the guide did

Nudist Sites By Naturist Portal. We stopped for lunch and cervezas. We got a ride back to Zipolite in a very stereotypical camion.

Dinner at La Provencia. We had a bottle of Spanish wine. Appetizers were a bean pate and goat cheese with beets croquette. J had a mezcal cream sauce chicken and I had an eggplant dish with a Provencal bean salad.

11/17/12

Had a breakfast of chilaquiles at a place called A Nice Spot on the Beach. We discussed our future: Children, opening a tavern, moving out of the town. We ran into The Norwegians, a couple in the tour on Thursday. We discussed with them for a short time.

Then it was onto the ATM in Porto Angel, that was really working yesterday. J re-met up with the Norwegians for yoga while I went swimming. We grabbed a snack of tlayudas de nopales on the street. Then we returned to our bungalow with our pals for Havana Club daiquiris. Lots more amazing conversation. It turns out that Thomas is a chef and knows Eleven Madison Park, among other NYC restaurants, so he understood how well-known J is.

11/24/12

Opting for a Skinny Dip at Zipolite Nudist Nude Beach in Mexico

The last full day in Zipolite was amazing. I did the normal, wake up, run, skinny dip. J went for an hour or so and a half massage while I lay nude on the beach. The massage left her very content. Dinner was straightforward pizzas and micheladas on the main street.

Monday morning in Zipolite, we woke up and lay in the hammock for a bit before leaving. It was a wonderful trip.

11/28/12

First full week back in the northeast. I’ve sweat through my shirt, reek of deodorant and paid $7 for a "affordable" drink.

This is civilized?

If you visit Zipolite, it’s important to remember it is not Cancun. There aren’t any ATM’s in town. The closest one is several miles away and it wasn’t working on one of the days we went to get cash. While the individuals are entirely favorable toward North Americans, it helps if you are able to talk a good number of Spanish. It is also crucial that you note that Zipolite isn’t a private or sanctioned nude beach. Nudity is taken by the locals, but not protected and not many people strip down and hardly any women go top free. It all comes down to how comfortable you are being naked among individuals in cloths.

It seems to me that naked is something to be laughed at in Mexico. The people are undoubtedly more prude than North Americans when it comes to keeping themselves in textiles, but they’re not almost as judgmental of nudies. They might point and laugh but, if you are confident enough to see the silliness in wearing clothes in the hot sun, you can laugh together, and everything will be fine. They did not demand I cover up the way some New Yorkers may demand top free girls cover up in Central Park.

Monday, October 10, 2016

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