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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, July 29, 2018

How to Cook an Easy and Delicious Mexican Fried Fish by fabiolaofmexico

New post on My Heart of Mexico

How to Cook an Easy and Delicious Mexican Fried Fish

by fabiolaofmexico
This easy recipe makes for a quick and delicious dinner that will bring a little piece of a Mexican beach into your kitchen. Read more of this post
fabiolaofmexico | 26 July, 2018 at 8:31 pm | Tags: fishmexican foodrecipeseafood | Categories: Mexican cuisine | URL: https://wp.me/p6Am9U-Ye

This easy recipe makes for a quick and delicious dinner that will bring a little piece of a Mexican beach into your kitchen.

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On a recent trip to Veracruz on the Mexican Gulf Coast, I was reminded of how much I love to eat fish and seafood. I indulged in treats I don’t normally have the opportunity to enjoy, like fresh shrimp and fried fish. Delicious!
Fried fish is a classic dish in Mexico, especially during the hot spring and summer months. It’s a cheap, quick, and easy way to make a yummy dinner, and you can pair it with a lot of things. You can’t go wrong with fried fish!
Now, you may be thinking this is probably not a very healthy dish because it’s fried, but nothing could be more wrong.
It’s true you have to fry the fish in plenty of oil, but it’s all going to end up in the skin anyway, which you can peel off to reveal the lean flesh. So just put your fatty fears aside and get ready to dig in.
Now, roll up your sleeves and let’s get cooking!

Mexican Fried Fish Recipe

Before we get started, you need to select a fish to fry.
Here in Mexico, most people go for a tilapia, or mojarra (roll the R), but there are plenty other fish in the sea which are great for frying, like red snapper, bass, trout, black pomfret or even catfish. It all depends on what you like.
The portion will vary depending on the size of the fish you pick out. If you choose a small fish, you might need two per person, but you’ll only need one for each if you select a larger fish.

Ingredients

  • 1 large fish or 2 small per person
  • Plenty of oil
  • A deep frying pan
  • Lemon rind
  • Garlic cloves
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Flour (optional)

Directions

Before you start cooking, make sure the fish has been thoroughly cleaned. All scales should be gone, as well as the entrails, but leave the head and tail.
Here in Mexico, when I buy fish the vendor always cleans it well so that it’s ready to cook.
If there is no whole fresh fish available, it’s not a problem. Frozen will do. Just make sure it’s completely thawed and dry before cooking it. You don’t want the humidity to make hot oil jump all over you!
Now that your fish is clean and dry, place it on a cutting board and cut three vertical slits across the body. Turn the fish over and repeat on the other side. These slits will allow the flesh to cook evenly.
Once you’ve cut the slits, it’s time to season the fish. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper to your liking. You can also add powdered garlic if you like.
Some people also use lime or lemon juice to season the fish, but I don’t like to use it because the juice makes the flesh fall apart when it’s cooking.
A good tip is to add garlic cloves and lemon rind to the frying oil. That way, the flavors go all into the fish with the garlic and lemon spilling out all over the place.
While you’re seasoning the fish, pour enough oil into the frying pan and start warming it up. There should be enough oil in there to submerge at least the entire half of the fish. That’s why you need a deep frying pan.
The kind of cooking oil depends on your personal taste. Coconut oil is a healthy option and it’s also great for frying. Avocado oil and olive oil are also good for this. I normally use canola oil because it has a high smoke point.
Warm up the oil over a medium flame, not high. To know if the oil has reached a good temperature for frying, throw in a little piece of bread. If it sinks to the bottom, the oil is not hot enough. If the bread starts frying immediately, the oil is too hot. But it if it floats and starts frying gradually, then the temperature is good.
Before frying, some people dust the entire fish with flour to better protect the flesh. This is helpful, but if you don’t fry the fish correctly, you run the risk of the flour ending up all stuck to the pan. 
But don’t worry, you don’t have to use flour. It’s completely optional.
Next, just place the fish in the frying pan with the hot oil and let it cook for at least 5 minutes on each side, or when it turns a golden brown color. Carefully, turn it over and then let it fry on the other side. A pair of thongs will come in handy at this moment.
Once it’s cooked, take the fish out of the oil and let it lie on a couple of paper towels so the excess oil will drip off. And then it’s ready to eat!

Enjoy Mexican Fried Fish

In Mexico, we like to squeeze plenty of lime juice on the fish and some hot salsa too. If you’re not into spicy food, skip the salsa but keep the lime.
I like to eat fried fish with Mexican salad, red rice, beans, and fried plantains on the side. And probably a cold beer too.
Perhaps you think having an entire fish on your plate (with the head, tail and all) looks weird, but let me tell you this is one of the best ways ever to have fish. If you rule it out just because you don’t like the way it looks, you’ll be missing out on something great.
FYI, my kids love to eat fried fish. They even like how the head and tail look too!
What I like best about this dish is you have to eat it slowly. First, because you need to be careful so you won’t get any fish bones stuck between your teeth. Second, because it means you just have to take your time to sit down and enjoy the meal properly, which makes everything taste better.
So when your fish is fried and ready, pour yourself a cold beer and sit down to make this a memorable occasion. Imagine you’re sitting in a little eatery in Mexico, overlooking the beach. Buen provecho!

Would you like to try this? What’s your favorite way to have fish? Share in the comments!

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Graves discovered in southern Mexico City are 2,700 years old They were found between 1.2 and 3.3 meters below street level; about 20 are perfectly conserved

A skeleton found inside one of the graves.A skeleton found inside one of the graves.

Graves discovered in southern Mexico City are 2,700 years old

They were found between 1.2 and 3.3 meters below street level; about 20 are perfectly conserved

Experts from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have discovered 26 ancient graves dating back 2,700 years at a site in Mexico City.
Located in the south of the capital and adjoining a modern-day cemetery, the site measures 360 square meters and archaeologists believe that it might have been used by women for activities related to the care of infants.
During excavations over the last four months, the INAH team has found the graves at depths between 1.2 and 3.3 meters below street level. About 20 of them are in a perfect state of conservation.
“Until now, we have detected four stages of settlement; four historical periods linked to the start of the 20th century, the Porfiriato [the period of more than three decades when former president Porfirio Díaz was in power], Mexico’s independence and the pre-Hispanic period,” said Antonio Balcorta Yépez, an INAH archaeologist working on the project.
Graves discovered in southern Mexico City.
Ancient graves discovered in southern Mexico City.
Of the 26 graves found, 11 are in the form of a truncated cone, while the archaeologists have also found vestiges of walls from pre-Hispanic structures.
“We’ve made a series of discoveries that have revolutionized the knowledge we had about graves in the pre-classic period. The context suggests to us that we are at a village where they carried out specialized activities. The height [of the site and] its geographical and strategic position indicates to us that the people [who lived on] this hill may have had greater control over certain resources compared to the village of Copilco,” Balcorta said.
Truncated cone graves were not only used for funeral purposes but also to store grains, artifacts and waste materials, he explained.
However, there is also evidence that indicates that at least two of the graves may have been used by women for everyday activities related to caring for their children, such as giving an herbal steam bath to a newborn baby.
That theory is supported by the discovery of more than 130 figurines in the graves, most of which represent pregnant women, while a smaller number are of infants. The ceramic pieces feature red, yellow and black colorings on their different body parts.
The INAH team has extracted samples from different parts of the graves to carry out chemical and pollen analyses aimed at confirming or rejecting the perinatal care hypothesis.
The archaeologists have also made discoveries from more recent times including remnants of ammunition used in the Mexican revolution and parts of adobe bricks and other building materials that formed part of a house that stood on the site at the end of the 19th century.
Because it is 2,296 meters above sea level, it is believed that the site was not affected by lava flows following the eruption of the Xitle Volcano between 245 and 315 AD and for that reason it has remained in well-conserved condition.
Source: Milenio (sp)

Woman suffers extensive injuries after parasailing disaster in Puerto Vallarta Boat flips in storm, towline breaks and tourist has wild, 45-minute ride

Katie Malone and brother Brendan.Katie Malone and brother Brendan.

Woman suffers extensive injuries after parasailing disaster in Puerto Vallarta

Boat flips in storm, towline breaks and tourist has wild, 45-minute ride

A woman suffered severe injuries in a parasailing accident earlier this month in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, when a storm came up, flipped the tow boat and snapped the towline.
Katie Malone was celebrating her 29th birthday in the Pacific coast tourist destination when the freak accident occurred during the 10-minute parasailing excursion.
After an approaching storm brought strong winds and turned the boat over, Malone spent the next 45 minutes being whipped through the air at the mercy of intense gusts of wind.
Malone’s brother Brendan said in an interview that the men operating the boat quickly took off.
“We’re beyond unhappy,” he said. “Those guys left the scene of the crime. They flipped the boat back over and . . . bailed while my sister was floating away.”
When Malone finally crash-landed near the city’s airport, she suffered cuts to her face, a fractured pelvis and skull, four broken ribs and a collapsed and bleeding lung.
“It’s one of those calls you never want to take and of course you’re thinking the worst,” said Katie’s father, Kelly Malone, when he received the news.
An online fundraising campaign was created to help pay for an air ambulance back to the United States and as of this morning, nearly US $50,000 had been raised.
Former U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter also helped make financial arrangements for the family.
“Once we got him involved, everything just went real smooth. He had some contacts. I believe he even contacted the consulate in Washington D.C. and then after that everything just went really, super fast,” Kelly Malone said.
After undergoing several surgeries and spending the last few weeks in a Jalisco hospital, Katie Malone was flown to San Antonio, Texas, on Tuesday, where she will undergo further treatment.
Doctors believe she will make a full recovery, but she isn’t expected to walk again for months.
“She is a miracle, she is progressing way quicker than most people expected her to, on so many levels,” her brother said. “She’s great, she’s a fighter, and she is not giving up.”
The parasailing company hired by Malone is currently under investigation by the state Attorney General’s office.
Source: WLKY (en), Vallarta Independiente (sp)

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Zipolite, Mazunte, Ventanilla Y Oaxaca






La Costa de Oaxaca Etapa 1. Zipolite y Mazunte Viajando, escribiendo y fotografiando La primera etapa de nuestra ruta por la Costa de Oaxaca nos llevó a Zipolite y Mazunte. Mucha playa, viajeros, hippies, furgonetas, artesanías, olas ...


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LA COSTA DE OAXACA ETAPA 1. ZIPOLITE Y MAZUNTE

La primera etapa de nuestra ruta por la Costa de Oaxaca nos llevó a Zipolite y Mazunte. Mucha playa, viajeros, hippies, furgonetas, artesanías, olas enormes y calor, muuuucho calor.
Poco a poco íbamos sintiendo el cambio de temperatura. Entramos a la furgoneta con chaqueta y mallas, salimos con tirantes y shorts. El famoso Zipolite, lugar fijo para travellers que vienen de California. El término “traveller” me recuerda a una curiosa conversación con un personaje español que encontramos en la playa – está ahora muy de moda esto de poner “er” en las palabras por ahí por España- el mismo personaje, minutos después… – sí, yo tengo camiones y uso un “inverter”.
Llegamos en temporada baja y no había mucho ambiente por la calle. Largos ratos en la playa leyendo, hablando… y eso sí, nos comimos un buen filete de atún!, veníamos deseándolo desde que vimos la primera marisquería y caímos en que al fin al lado del mar podíamos comer pescado! Un caprichín en un restaurante de la playa que recomiendo, Sal y Pimienta.
Quisimos vender nuestras postales pero no hubo mucho éxito ya que no había casi gente.
Decidimos ir hacia Mazunte, pueblo que me gustó mucho más, la playa es de arena y no es pequeña pero no es tan ancha como la de Zipolite. A mi no sé si será porqué soy catalana pero me gustan las calitas, vivo las playas comparándolas con las de la Costa Brava y creo que deberé de empezar a no hacerlo. Ni que fuera de allí; soy más de Barcelona que la Sagrada Familia, pero vamos, la Costa Brava me tiene el corazón robado. Volviendo al hilo, la playa de Mazunte me pareció más recogidita y acogedora. Para aparcar allí con las furgonetas nos fue más complicado. En la calle nos ponían pegas pero preguntando, encontramos un “camping”, espacio que tiene un personaje al lado de la playa con pinta de haber tenido una época mejor. Todo semi abandonado y el dato más importante o más sorprendente, la ducha olía a huevo duro. Como se puede imaginar, la ducha en la vida de furgoneta es un bien preciado. Entendemos que si pagas por una ducha esperas que sea EL momento. Quedó reducido a “momentito” cuando no sabes si quieres seguir bajo el chorro y estas más pendiente de que no te entre agua en la boca. Por suerte, la sensación post-ducha si fue decente y olimos a champú, no a huevo duro. El “Comander” (personaje que os comentaba, llevaba el camping) nos dijo tranquilamente y a la mejicana que es que no habían lavado el tanque y que podían ser las cagadas de iguana.
Mientras paseábamos por el pueblo pasó un señor vendiendo atún al que decidimos comprarle unos filetes para hacer una buena cena de despedida con los vascos. Nosotros marchábamos hacia la Laguna Manialtepec para ver la bioluminiscencia y ellos ya iban tirando algo más deprisa hacia Chiapas para intentar vender la furgoneta. Lo que fue una súper cena y una despedida al día siguiente, resultó ser un encuentro dos días después. A nosotros nos salió mal y no se vio la bioluminiscencia, así que nadie tenía muy claro su plan y seguimos viajando juntos, de hecho cruzaremos la frontera juntos, no vaya a ser!
También decir que pasaron dos cosas muy importantes, vendí una postal y tiré mi cámara al mar. Tras un gran drama y tratar de salvarla 24h en arroz, descubrí que en vez de ganármela a final de año, la full frame se había adelantado.

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A nudist beach in Mexico? With Mexico's catholicism, Zipolite is a Player FM With Mexico's catholicism, Zipolite is a rarity. Adam discovers, to the backdrop of classy summer tunes, with festivals in Puebla, Mexico, Thailand, ...


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Swell warning issued in six states Conagua warns of waves higher than 2.5 meters Thursday, June 21, 2018

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Swell warning issued in six states

Conagua warns of waves higher than 2.5 meters

A swell warning was issued yesterday evening for six Pacific coast states.
In Oaxaca, the Civil Protection office issued a 48-hour swell warning for the state’s 27 coastal municipalities.
Civil Protection chief Heliodóro Díaz Escárraga explained that the phenomenon, known in Mexico as mar de fondo, was caused by storms farther south in the Pacific Ocean and can bring unusually high waves to the coast.
Díaz urged the public to heed any and all warning issued by authorities.
As one tropical wave exits the state to the west, another is entering from the east. These phenomena, coupled with the influx of humidity from the Pacific Ocean, will continue to generate electrical storms and rains throughout the state.
The swell warning extends as far as the coasts of Chiapas in the south and Jalisco in the north. The National Water Commission (Conagua) warned that waves could be higher than 2.5 meters.
Source: Milenio (sp)

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