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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, June 5, 2020

Mexico News Today June 5, 2020

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020

One family’s two deaths show Mexico’s health system unprepared for Covid-19

News agency chief's experience reveals 'what a truly crumbling public health care system looks like.' FULL STORY

Covid-19 death toll could reach 35,000, says virus czar; worst case: 60,000

At 4,442, the number of new cases set a new record on Thursday. FULL STORY
RELATED: Covid-19 death numbers spike after earlier fatalities confirmed caused by virus. FULL STORY
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Yucatán turns orange; will ease coronavirus restrictions

The government of Yucatán has elected to make its own choice regarding coronavirus restrictions, announcing less restrictive measures will take effect Monday. FULL STORY

Design of virus stoplight system still under discussion

Governors have not yet reached an agreement with federal authorities about the criteria for making changes to the stoplight colors allocated to each state to determine which coronavirus restrictions can be lifted. FULL STORY

Storm triggers evacuation of 2,000 in Yucatán; state of emergency in Campeche

Cristóbal became a tropical storm a second time after it was downgraded Thursday to a tropical depression. FULL STORY
RELATED: Cristóbal dumps heavy rains in six states. FULL STORY

Tequila brands narcos’ ally for laundering drug money

The tequila industry and some of Mexico’s notorious drug cartels have a criminal association dating back at least 14 years. FULL STORY

Guanajuato is testing 500 people a day for Covid-19

Guanajuato’s state-run medical laboratory has increased its coronavirus test processing capacity fivefold since the beginning of the pandemic. FULL STORY

Maya Train station added to provide Holbox connection

A new station on the railway project has been added at El Tintal, Quintana Roo, which will allow tourists access to Isla Holbox. FULL STORY

Airline, hotels campaign promotes 5 Pacific beach destinations

Mexico City-based airline Aeromar is partnering with hotels on the country’s Pacific coast in a new campaign to encourage visitors to head for the beach. FULL STORY

Grocery store bagger, 79, becomes a YouTuber with his cooking channel

At almost 80 years old, Carlos “Tito Charly” Elizondo has gone from bagging groceries at a Monterrey supermarket to newfound fame as a YouTube cooking star and online salesman. FULL STORY

Massive Maya structure  is largest and oldest ever found

Archaeologists have discovered a massive clay and earth platform near the Guatemala border in Tabasco that is the largest and oldest known structure built by the ancient Mayan people. FULL STORY

Pollsters see electoral costs in handling of coronavirus

The federal government could pay an electoral cost at the 2021 midterm elections if the perception that it has mismanaged the coronavirus crisis grows, some pollsters say. FULL
STORY

Violent protest over death of man while in police custody

A protest in Guadalajara over the alleged murder of a man by municipal police after he was arrested for not wearing a face mask turned violent on Thursday as protesters vandalized the state government building, clashed with police and set one officer on fire. FULL STORY
RELATED: Police accused in death of man arrested for not wearing face mask. FULL STORY

Romanian criminal group ‘skimmed’ cards with rigged ATMs: probe

An international investigation has revealed that a Romanian criminal organization stole millions of dollars for several years by placing ATMs equipped with skimmers in popular tourist destinations throughout Mexico. FULL STORY

Demonstration at US Embassy protests against police violence, racism

About 300 people participated in a peaceful protest against police violence and racism in the United States at a candlelight vigil. FULL STORY

Consumer agency identifies butter that shouldn’t be labelled as such

Profeco is coming down hard on the butter industry after a study concluded that several brands claiming to be butter are actually made with vegetable oil. FULL STORY

Foundation hands out boxes of food to organ grinders

About 200 Mexico City organ grinders gathered on Donceles Street to receive food boxes containing rice, beans, tuna, oil and other items to help them get through the coronavirus crisis. FULL STORY

Fisherman potentially beats record with 39-kilo sea bass

A fisherman from La Paz, Baja California Sur, landed a giant white sea bass which could beat a long-held world record for the species. FULL STORY

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Poll: 52% say virus situation out of control; 64% say maintain lockdown
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MEXICO LIFE

God’s Bridge, Jalisco: a geological treasure off the beaten path

A river runs right through a cave whose high, cathedral-like roof and its two spectacular arches are dripping with stalactites, curtains and flowstone. It's an awesome sight, writes John Pint. FULL STORY

Removed from traffic and noise, Mexico City’s ‘floating gardens’ are like another world

One minute you’re in the city and then you’re in the middle of farmland. Rows of lettuce, radishes, spinach, cilantro and other plants seem to go forever, writes Joseph Sorrentino. FULL STORY

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Beer is back: the new normal means the drought is over Retailers announce that beer is back on the shelves Published on Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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Beer is back: the new normal means the drought is over

Retailers announce that beer is back on the shelves

Although most of the country remains in the red on the government’s stoplight system for the reactivation of the economy, beer is back in production and on the shelves in several areas after a two-month drought.
Grupo Modelo halted production at the beginning of April, as beer was not considered an essential product by the federal government during the quarantine period, which ended on May 30.
Beer production and sales resumed on Monday in various states, as well as in Mexico City, where Grupo Modelo has a brewery. The company also owns and operates the world’s largest beer plant in Zacatecas, the only state in the country not in the red on the reactivation stoplight.
Supermarket chain Soriana and the convenience stores OXXO and 7-Eleven all announced that they were once again selling suds.
Beer sales also resumed online. Retailers Amazon and Mercado Libre added beer to their available products on Monday, charging around 430 pesos (US $19.75) for a case of 24 473-milliliter cans.
In Nuevo León, where the halt in beer production triggered panic buying in April, authorities announced that beer production would return to 50% capacity on the first day of the “new normal.”
Grupo Modelo and the country’s other large beer manufacturer, Heineken, have not released any information about the return to production.
Sources: Milenio (sp), El Universal (sp)

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