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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.

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Mexico News Today Wednesday, September 30, 2020

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Researcher issues Covid flare-up warning

The percentage of Covid-19 tests that came back positive was coming down but now the trend is changing and the decline has stagnated, a UNAM mathematician warns. FULL STORY

As feds free toll plazas in Nayarit, 18 more occupied

Hijacking toll plazas continues to be a lucrative activity in many parts of Mexico even as the federal government takes action against it. FULL STORY

All-women police division: ‘Abortion Day marchers attacked us without reason’

Mexico City policewomen responding to Monday’s protest say they were attacked with Molotov cocktails and hammers without any reason. FULL STORY

Rape and murder of 3-year-old reignites chemical castration discussion 

The crime has revived debate in Nayarit on the merits of punishing sex offenders with castration. FULL STORY
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Group of young men who serve Catholic Church has origins in Franciscan friars

But pre-Hispanic influences can also be seen in practices of Los Varones, who dedicate a year or more to serving the Catholic Church. It is the only group of its kind in Mexico, and perhaps the world, writes Joseph Sorrentino. FULL STORY

OPINION

Kids and Covid: avoiding both contagion and isolation-induced issues

In the end, a child's happiness and emotional health is just as important as physical health, writes Sarah DeVries. FULL STORY

AMLO vows to quit 

The president issued a challenge to his detractors: he will resign if 100,000 people protest against him and polls show he has lost support. FULL STORY

Former PAN leader declares president is a megalomaniac 

Ricardo Anaya, who ran against President López Obrador in 2018, has ended a long silence with a scathing rebuke of the latter's performance. FULL STORY

Residents fined for filling Oaxaca city potholes

Citizens who took it upon themselves to fix gaping holes in city streets were fined for not having obtained the proper permits. FULL STORY

Jobs recovery continues but pace slowed in August

Counting both informal and formal sector workers, 8.8 million – 62% of those who lost their positions earlier this year – are back at work. FULL STORY

Covid has shut down 90,000 restaurants and more may follow: Canirac

Restaurants that are currently open have seen their income drop by an average of 60% compared to last year. FULL STORY

Gangster's arrest has not brought relief from violence

Homicides in Guanajuato declined 12.7% in August to 351 compared to 402 in July, but have increased again this month. FULL STORY

Seven ‘anti-monuments:’ reminders of injustice

Mexico City is filled with famous monuments but less known are the 'anti-monuments' that serve as a reminder of a range of injustices. FULL STORY

• Fake companies used to syphon millions from federal programs

• New security force will safeguard mines against cartels

• Blocking access to beaches could net fine of over 1 million pesos

• Coppel to invest 6 billion pesos in 400 new stores

• Mexico’s Renata Zarazúa eliminated in second round of French Open

• ‘Lord Pizza’ surfaces in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua

Do UV-Light Sanitizers Actually Work?

 

Do UV-Light Sanitizers Actually Work?
 
 
 
Do UV-Light Sanitizers Actually Work? »

Best BEACHES in Mexico! (Zipolite, Mazunte & Puerto Escondido)

 


Monday, September 28, 2020

Mexico News Today, Monday, September 28, 2020

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Warrants issued for soldiers, police in connection with Ayotzinapa case

The attorney general said those responsible in the case of the 43 students who disappeared in 2014 have been identified. FULL STORY

Campeche first state with low-risk coronavirus rating

The dynamic of the epidemic has decreased enough to allow almost all economic and social activities to resume in the state, said the Ministry of Health. FULL STORY

Pro-abortion march turns into violent clash with police

Eleven police officers sustained injuries including burns during the clash and eight were taken to hospital, the government said. FULL STORY

Fishermen defy vaquita rules

Some boats fished Friday ahead of Saturday's opening, using a net that has been banned by federal authorities. FULL STORY

Dog bites down 34% 

While last week 412 Mexicans reported being bitten by dogs, the total number of such cases so far this year is 55,258, down from 84,000 last year. FULL STORY
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Marijuana garden offers pot smokers a place to get high

Police are turning a blind eye to smokers who light up in a cannabis garden called Plantón 420, located next to the Senate building. FULL STORY

THE MND POLL

THE STORY:
Anti-AMLO protest moves into zócalo ‘to fight 20th-century socialism’ FULL STORY
THE QUESTION: 
What are the chances that President López Obrador will be pressured to resign? VOTE HERE
LAST POLL:
Should there be a more aggressive policy against narcos and organized crime?
96% said yes. 
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Government accuses farmers, politicians of controlling water

The federal government has accused a family of walnut farmers, a group of onion farmers and politicians of controlling water in Chihuahua. FULL STORY

Foreign Affairs blames governor for water debt

A senior official charges that the state has failed to comply with a pact to send hundreds of millions of cubic meters of water to the US. FULL STORY

With force, National Guard evicts protesters at toll plazas in Nayarit

An anti-riot team forcibly removed protesting farmers at one toll plaza on the Tepic-Mazatlán highway after they refused to leave. FULL STORY

22-year-old Oaxaca fisherman pulls in big fish

David Moncada proved last week that age is no barrier to skill, catching three enormous sailfish, each weighing more than 49 kilograms. FULL STORY

MEXICO LIFE

The lowly chickpea is a protein powerhouse

Masquerading as a simple dried bean, garbanzos are actually a powerhouse of protein eaten all over the world, writes Janet Blaser. FULL STORY

MEXICO LIFE

Born to be salvaje: biker culture in Mexico more than an imitation of US

Mexico has put its own touches onto this worldwide phenomenon such as religious elements and emphasis on family, writes Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY

• Brother-in-law of slain water activist killed in Baja California

• 12 dead, 2 missing after Guanajuato bar attack

• Chiapas bus accident kills 13, injures 25

• Persistent teachers resume blockades of railway tracks in Michoacán

• Father of murder victim lashes out at fellow protester for graffiti

• Mexican student wins gold at international math competition

We are waiting for you this coming Friday !!! Taking all the precautions and distance !! — at Delfina Beach Club restaurante y bar.

 

We are waiting for you this coming Friday !!! Taking all the precautions and distance !!

 - at  Delfina Beach Club restaurant and bar .





Saturday, September 26, 2020

Piña Palmera, rehabilitation based on and by the community September 25, 2020

Piña Palmera, rehabilitation based on and by the community


https://www.somoshermanos.mx/pina-palmera-rehabilitacion-basada-en-y-por-la-comunidad/

By: Cynthia Alison Milián González


Photography: Pineapple Palm



Pineapple Palm Tree 


The Oaxacan Coast is one of the few in the Mexican Republic that maintains its natural conditions of human and natural wealth, which has kept it as "a hidden paradise" conserving its beaches, ecological niches, nature reserves, tropical forests and mangroves. Prevailing its original cultures with the natural environment, cultural and natural riches hidden from tourism, this part of the State of Oaxaca has been designated as "the hidden paradise of Mexico . "


But even in paradise there are problems that afflict society and Mr. Frank Douglas, a foreigner marveled at Oaxaca, during his stay detected the lack of care and rehabilitation for children with disabilities on the Oaxaca Coast, in addition to noticing the few possibilities of their families to respond to these needs; That is how he created the Piña Palmera shelter in 1984 to attend to this social problem of tenants.


In 1986, 19 children, five employees and four volunteers lived in Piña, but unfortunately Frank Douglas died suddenly without being able to see his shelter grow and formalize, taking over the management of the Anna Johansson Center, in Sweden, who managed to legally establish the hostel in 1989 as a Civil Association.


She established the first relationships with similar organizations in Sinaloa, and gave rise to the Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) that since 1994 has carried out annual summer camps where families and volunteers get involved in community work executing different activities. in conjunction with Piña Palmera.


Starting in 1990, Piña Palmera AC began to visit neighboring communities, receive volunteers who offered rehabilitation training, and a year later they began to broadcast programs on the local radio of Puerto Ángel (XEPX) in which Piña Palmera staff shared until the date, topics of general interest, such as: health, hygiene, child development, disability, rehabilitation and human rights.


At the beginning of the new millennium, Piña Palmera partnered with France and Japan by developing workshops, dormitories and learning and organization strategies to be able to serve people with disabilities through the ethics of care and social justice in indigenous and rural communities. that they are the most excluded, even by the same states in the subject of human rights.


The work of more than 30 years has granted this organization international recognitions such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the National Institute for Social Development (INDESOL) and other national and international public and private organizations.


Its methodology has been a precursor to the monitoring and application of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, allowing it to advise governments and civil organizations in Brazil, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and different states of the Mexican Republic.Pineapple Palm Tree 



As well as it has allowed him to participate in conferences on disability in Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Sweden, Canada and the United States; in addition to joining forces with research and social service institutions such as UNAM, UAM, Universidad Iberoamericana, TEC, the University of Scranton in the United States and the University of Upsala in Sweden, among others.


Pineapple Palm AC. has promoted and accompanied comprehensive processes of inclusion, rehabilitation and empowerment to more than five thousand people with disabilities and their families, mainly in towns of the Sierra Sur, Coast and Isthmus of Oaxaca, with the mission of contributing to the improvement of their quality of lifetime.


You can volunteer at Piña Palmera! This Institution welcomes you to contribute with your willingness to be part of the workshops and projects by participating in any activity according to your skills.




Daniel Monroy is at Delfina Beach Club restaurante y bar. 2d ·San Pedro Pochutla, Mexico We are waiting for you this Friday to dance !!! Starting at 8pm

 Daniel Monroy is at Delfina Beach Club restaurant and bar .  

We are waiting for you this Friday to dance !!!  Starting at 8pm