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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

Saturday, February 20, 2021

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Mexico News Today Friday, February 19, 2021

 

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Official count is 2 million coronavirus cases but university says it’s at least 17 million

The real case tally is at least nine times higher than the official total and could be up to 26 times higher, according to UNAM estimates. FULL STORY

Texas puts temporary ban on gas exports

The federal government has asked the United States to guarantee the supply of natural gas after Texas placed a moratorium on the fuel leaving the state. FULL STORY

Ya chole! Mexicans go nuts with the phrase after AMLO uses it to silence criticism

The president is facing severe backlash after using a colloquial phrase to silence criticism of his defense of a gubernatorial candidate accused of rape. FULL STORY

Due to Covid, foreign investment fell 11.7%

Capital from investors outside Mexico slumped in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused a sharp contraction in money flows around the world. FULL STORY

Mexico-US land border crossing restrictions extended another month

Nonessential travel will remain prohibited at least until March 21, the one-year anniversary of the travel ban’s first declaration. FULL STORY

Homicides go down 5.5%

Murders decreased in the first month of 2021 compared to the same period last year, yet they increased 7.7% with respect to December. Femicides went down 10.6% from last year. FULL STORY

Another multiple homicide leaves 5 dead in Guadalajara

A mass murder in the Jalisco city's metropolitan area Thursday was the third in just over a week. FULL STORY

Longtime Pemex union boss linked to corruption still on the oil company's payroll

He resigned as the workers' union secretary-general in late 2019, but nevertheless, Carlos Romero still draws a salary. FULL STORY

Auto maker gives new wheels to teacher who took her class on the road

Nissan surprised an educator in Aguascalientes with the gift of a new pickup outfitted with a small classroom built into the truck’s bed. FULL STORY

43 fish species consumed by Mexicans are threatened

Almost half of the species commonly eaten in Mexico are in 'serious decline,' according to the ocean conservation organization Oceana. FULL STORY

MEXICO LIFE

Zihuatanejo hotel offers many variations on leisure

Puerta Paraíso was bought 25 years ago as a family retreat. In the last five, it's morphed into one of Playa Larga's relaxing luxury stays, Elisabeth Ashe writes. FULL STORY

20 deaths in north blamed on cold weather as new front comes in

The official tally has risen to 20 after two northern Mexico states reported six more related fatalities. FULL STORY

CFE chief says utility averted ‘total disaster’ during sudden gas shortage

Manuel Bartlett had high praise for the federal company's reestablishment of electricity generation after a major outage on Monday. FULL STORY

Analysts see series of self-inflicted problems that contributed to fuel crisis

Mexico's government and the Federal Electricity Commission must shoulder part of the blame for the natural gas shortage, experts say. FULL STORY

Another sentence, this one for life in prison, for the ‘Monsters of Ecatepec’

A couple who admitted to killing at least 20 women in México state received their longest single jail term yet, this time for the murder of a 13-year-old girl in 2012. FULL STORY
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An 1800s elite mansion now endures time's ravages 

La Florida, a 19th-century country manor, was the site of Mexico's first movies, John Pint writes. FULL STORY
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Mexico News Today Wednesday, February 17, 2021

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Power outages extended to 29 states

Rolling blackouts occurred in far more states than anticipated on Tuesday night as Mexico continues to experience a weather-related natural gas shortage. FULL STORY
RELATED: 12 states will see random, rolling blackouts from 6:00-11:00 p.m. Tuesday. FULL STORY

Foreign minister, CDMX mayor lead poll to succeed AMLO in Morena 2024 election bid 

Marcelo Ebrard and Claudia Sheinbaum are the main contenders to become the ruling party's candidate in the next presidential election. FULL STORY

Mexico to raise objection at UN to global ‘inequality’ in nations' access to vaccines

Countries that produce the Covid-19 shots have high vaccination rates, whereas they are much lower in Latin America and the Caribbean. FULL STORY

Morena party at odds over candidate accused of rape     

Sharp divisions have emerged within the ruling party over whether its candidate in Guerrero is the right person to run for governor on June 6. FULL STORY

Bishop: wearing a face mask shows a lack of faith in God

A Tamaulipas Catholic clergyman sparked controversy on social media after he said that wearing the protective covering indicates insufficient trust in the Almighty. FULL STORY

Exhibition marks 190th anniversary of former president's murder

Independence hero and revolutionary general Vicente Guerrero was executed almost two centuries ago, but a new exhibition is helping keep his memory alive. FULL STORY

Wyndham invests US $11 million in Tulum hotel

The hospitality company announced that it will open a new 96-room facility in Tulum in the first half of 2021, part of a plan to open 10 new locations in Mexico. FULL STORY

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Mexico City’s plastics ban doesn’t factor in the capital’s economic divide

Most eco-friendly alternatives to disposable products aren't cheap, especially when Covid-19 has done a number on many people's income, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY

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The art of brickmaking lives on in this magical town

Go beyond Cholula's tourist center and you'll find family businesses where they still make bricks by hand in traditional wood-fired ovens, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY

Opium poppy farmers in Guerrero accuse soldiers of violence, theft, vandalism

Residents in the Tierra Caliente region say the military attacked them and their property after a confrontation over the attempted destruction of their illicit crops. FULL STORY

Poverty levels moved up 3 points to 40.7% last year

Nearly half the population didn't earn enough to afford the 1,700 pesos per month it costs to purchase a basic selection of foodstuffs. FULL STORY

Former Miss Oaxaca jailed on kidnapping charges

The beauty queen is being held without bail, suspected of participating in a ring that operated in Veracruz and Oaxaca. FULL STORY

Interruption in gas supply will cost industry 18bn pesos: business leader

The north's manufacturing sector will see the losses — worth US $890.9 million — over the next four days, the expert warns. FULL STORY

Diversify nation's energy sources and boost storage capacity, experts urge

To avoid more blackouts, experts say Mexico needs to expand the country's portfolio of power generation sources and increase its ability to store its resources. FULL STORY
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Author urges action on child sex tourism in Mexico

A lawmaker whose crusade is the fight against the sexual exploitation of minors says authorities need to do more to combat the problem. FULL STORY

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An 1800s Mexican vaccine campaign offers valuable lessons in beating Covid

At the beginning of the 19th century, physician Francisco Javier de Balmis came here on a mission: to end smallpox in New Spain, Rich Tenorio writes. FULL STORY