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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

Friday, February 15, 2019

A week on the Sea of Cortez leaves the author happy to be on dry land




Mexico Life
Richard Gresham, left, and John Pint toast the good ship God’s Way.

MEXICO LIFE

A week of sailing leaves author happy to be on dry land

In the second of a two-part series sailing proves to be a marvelous experience, but Jalisco landlubber John Pint was glad to return home. 
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Sunset at Bonanza Bay.Sunset at Bonanza Bay. RODRIGO OROZCO

A week on the Sea of Cortez leaves the author happy to be on dry land

The second of a two-part series, in which sailing proves to be a marvelous experience

Day 5, El Embudo on Isla Partida

This tiny bay has space for only one boat to anchor at a time. The next morning, while everyone else heads for shore, I finally attempt to wash my hair which, by now, resembles a long neglected mop head impregnated with used motor oil and grease.
“Don’t use sweet water,” I was told, as our supply is very limited. “Just swish your head in seawater.” I follow instructions and gain new respect for those sailors who spent two months crossing the Atlantic with Christopher Columbus.
We raise anchor at 11:38am and begin to experience a choppy sea. The boat is soon rolling wildly with almost everything on every shelf launched into the air and distributing itself all over the floor. I learn the difference between rocking and rolling: the former frays the nerves while the latter wreaks havoc with anything that’s not nailed down.
Then, for the first time, we hoist our sail. The engine is turned off, the sail is unfurled and now it’s the wind that’s carrying us to Espiritu Santo Island.
Silvery sheen in sea and sky near San Evaristo.
Silvery sheen in sea and sky near San Evaristo. RODRIGO OROZCO
At last I discover what sailing is like and it turns out to be marvelous. There is neither rocking nor rolling now, just silence, blissful silence. And although we are moving at high speed, the ride is smooth and we are no longer battered by icy spray because the wind is with us instead of against us. I love riding on the wind!

Day 6

Back on Espiritu Santo Island, said to be the most beautiful island in the entire Sea of Cortez. We spend our last night anchored in Bonanza Bay which has a spectacular, two-mile-long beach upon whose gorgeous white sands I cannot spot a single human being. The only inhabitant we can see from the boat is an osprey which sits atop a tall cactus, carefully watching the water and occasionally swooping down to catch a fish.
Apparently we can enjoy pristine beauty and solitude at Isla Espiritu Santo in great part thanks to two “gringos.”  According to writer Bryan Jáuregui, American aviator Charles Lindbergh visited Espiritu Santo in 1973 and was so impressed that he went to see the president of Mexico just to promote the idea of protecting the Sea of Cortez.
The result was a decree including 898 islands in a new protected area. Nevertheless, says Jáuregui, entrepreneurs somehow managed, in 1997, to buy 90 hectares near Bonanza Beach, where they planned to build a casino and cabins. Tim Means, the owner of an ecotourism company, got wind of the plan and started an international drive to frustrate this scheme.
Abandoned salt flats near San Evaristo on the mainland.
Abandoned salt flats near San Evaristo on the mainland.
A coalition of conservationists from all over the world was eventually able to buy most of the island for several million dollars and once they owned it, they promptly donated every one of their properties to the Mexican government. All of this led to the naming of Espiritu Santo and 244 other islands a World Heritage Site in 2005.
As darkness descends over Bonanza Bay, the waves get choppier and gusts of wind set the boat rocking at irregular and unpredictable moments. It’s time for our last dinner and we thaw out the frozen shrimp we have been saving for this occasion: it’s party time!
This same evening, we use up the very last drops of our drinking water. “No problem,” says the captain, “we can substitute beer.” It turns out, however, that we have a liter of fizzy mineral water left which, I discover, turns tooth brushing into a whole new and delightfully bubbly experience.
By the time we hit the sack, the boat is rocking so badly that the captain gets up four times in the night to make sure we are still anchored in the same spot. To sleep, I have to get a good grip on the bed so I won’t roll into the wall. At first my mind keeps wandering to tomorrow: if the water is so choppy here in this protected inlet, what will it be like out in the open sea? Will we be forced to stay in Bonanza Bay an extra day, missing our plane? Or worse, will the anchor work itself loose, sending us crashing into the rocks?
“Has the anchor ever come loose on you?” I asked Captain Rich earlier.
Arrival at the La Paz Marina.
Arrival at the La Paz Marina.
“Oh sure, many times!” he replied, as always with a big smile.
Along with the roar of the wind and the normal creaks, whaps and gurgles, tonight the boat is making new noises: Thunk! Bump! And Raka-raka-raka! The turning ship is scraping against the anchor chain. Well, at least the anchor is still there, I think — but where is “there?”
All the ingredients were present for a night spent in wide-eyed paranoia but, while holding on to the wildly rocking mattress, a kind of peace comes upon me and I decide to stop worrying and enjoy this truly bizarre experience of being thrown around all night. Amazingly, this actually works and I think I slept better this weird night than any other aboard the splendid ship God’s Way.

Day 7

As the sun comes up over Bonanza Bay, the thrashing of the boat actually becomes a little worse instead of better. Even the captain admits to having a less than happy stomach. How is this day going to end?
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    Anchored at the tiny inlet of El Embudo. (Photo: Chris Lloyd)
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Well, Chris makes scrambled eggs for all of us, as if to say, “Who cares what’s going to happen to us, let’s enjoy what we’ve got!” And somehow those eggs seem to me a good omen: don’t worry, enjoy a great breakfast and everything will turn out fine. So we do just that: eat breakfast, raise the anchor and — to everyone’s surprise, I suspect — once we are under way the boat becomes more and more stable.
We are now being pushed by a favorable wind in the general direction of La Paz and we reach the marina much faster than we expected. Upon arrival, at least 20 people pop up. “Welcome back, Richard!” they shout, every one of them kindly offering to lend a hand in the tricky business of “parking” our boat. Bravo, Captain Rich! You brought us back alive.
Afterwards, upon reaching my home near Guadalajara, I discovered I could barely walk a straight line across the living room: the walls were heaving! And as much as I didn’t want to accept it, they kept moving for five more days. Meanwhile, friends were asking: wouldn’t you like to do it again?
Funny, every time they ask me that, the words of a song I heard by Lewis, Pint and Dale come to mind. I’d say they sum up my feelings perfectly:
“An ex-sailorman is the only thing I want to be,
I’d rather cruise a country road than sail upon the stormy sea,
I’d rather drink me tea in bed than leave me breakfast in the head,
An ex-sailor’s life is the life for me!”
The writer has lived near Guadalajara, Jalisco, for more than 30 years and is the author of A Guide to West Mexico’s Guachimontones and Surrounding Area and co-author of Outdoors in Western Mexico. More of his writing can be found on his website.


Thursday, February 14, 2019

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Monday, February 11, 2019

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Saturday, February 9, 2019

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Rehabilitate public library in Zipolite


• After reviewing infrastructure damage; the building that houses the literary space will be rehabilitated

Raúl Laguna

SAN PEDRO POCHUTLA .- After the disclosure on social networks about the infrastructure of the Zipolite library space that is in poor condition; Municipal authorities of San Pedro Pochutla pay attention to assess and rehabilitate them for the safety of their users.
After the morning of last Sunday, February 3, the account of the social network Facebook of "Fer Bicitarte" published with the title "Help the # Library of # Zipolite", to publicize the conditions under which find the library facilities of that community.
The signaling was made within the framework of the closing of the 2019 Nudist Festival held in Zipolite, which stated that "Because # Zipolite is not only nudism, beach, sun and surf, it is also culture".
The message sends the invitation for the library to be enriched with material and rehabilitation of the infrastructure; "There are missing stories for children and reconstruction of the building," he says.
"Fer Bicitarte" clarified in his message posted last Sunday that he did not intend "to hurt susceptibilities, nor generate controversy, less seek guilty. It's about finding solutions, not problems, "he said.
At the end of the message, the user of the social network asked that his comment was not to generate a fight or to look for any fault, only "#QueremosPropuestas y acciones", ended.

Authorities value and rehabilitate the space

The answer did not wait any longer; this Friday, the municipal authority headed by Saymi Pineda Velasco met with the auxiliary authorities, the community representation and the Municipal Library manager to supervise the state of the facilities of the property.
The mayor of San Pedro Pochutla, accompanied by Alejandro Jarquín Reyes, Antonio García Martínez and Benjamín Martínez López; in charge of the library, mayor of the community and internal community representative, respectively; They made the tour and observed the conditions with which the roof of the building is located.
The directors of Public Works and Civil Protection participated in the supervision, who will make the corresponding assessment of the valuation of the property for its rehabilitation; because the damages that it presents are due to the age of the infrastructure; as well as the environmental burdens, earthquakes and above all the high degree of salinity due to the proximity to the sea.
"The rehabilitation of public space is necessary to guarantee the safety of children and people of the community"; said the first councilor of San Pedro Pochutla.




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Friday, February 8, 2019

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ZIPOLITE BEACH MEXICO


For those who have the desire to know an attractive beach and that is not altered by the development of large resorts or luxury resorts, then a great alternative is in Zipolite, Mexico.
Relaxed beach abmiente, very frequented by travelers backpackers , fans of alternative tourism and counterculture, Zipolite is a coastal corner of paradisiacal characteristics that adorns the Oaxacan coast. Of course, Zipolite owes much of its fame to being considered one of Mexico's must-see nudist beaches.
A helpful advice for people who come to Zipolite in tourist plan is to arrive at the local bus terminal and then move on foot to one of the most important streets of the community. Almost all of them flow into the beach and during this tour you will be able to meet various accommodation options. From the capital of Oaxaca, there are seven hours of transportation by car until you reach Zipolite Mexico Beach.
Now, in Zipolite you will find excellent beaches, coastal areas ideal for fun and relaxation. That is the case of Playa Escondida, Playa La Ventanilla and Playa del Amor. All of them allow nudity. What happens is that Zipolite is a corner of the Oaxacan territory that is distinguished by its casual and somewhat hippie environment.
Certain hotels in the area carry out special activities to receive the New Year. For example, in these hotels candles are delivered to customers, also food and cantoya balloons to let them fly and receive on the beach the arrival of the New Year. 
This is another advantage of spending a vacation at Playa Zipolite Mexico.
On the other hand, although in Zipolite there are options for nightlife, this has nothing to do with the one that takes place in other tourist places of the Mexican nation, such as, for example, Cancun or Playa del Carmen, in the state of Quintana Roo . The nightlife that is experienced in the restaurants and bars of Zipolite is more lightened, more romantic and in keeping with the natural beauty of this Oaxacan resort.
A complementary tourist option for those who vacation at Zipolite Mexico Beach, is to visit the nearby Magical Town of Mazunte.