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Here's a few photos of Boogie Boarding in Zipolite today!
Today we finally went in the water. We had waded and put our feet in
and Mother Ocean had come up and kissed our toes but finally after a
almost of month we went in.
The waves are calmer now. And we are a bit more acclimatized.
Angel borrowed a boogie board from Aguila de Zipolite -- the life
guard, whom I have known since before Angel was born. His son Erik,
helped her getting used to the water and board and then she was just
having fun by herself.
Muchos Gracias Aguila and Erik.
I went swimming, well it is more like wading and dunking, you swim left
and right, and never go out far, especially without a board.
Be very careful of the waves. Always watch the flags and watch where the locals swim and ask a lifeguard if you can.
People do and have drown. We got caught off guard once, maybe that is
why we waited this time. So glad that Aguila is back. Yayyy!
At the 14 minute mark in the short film below, you can see Aguila and another lifeguard Ray rescue someone. That was in 2008 Adventurez in Mexico - A Short Film- 2008-9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7dsvkegXSY
Although I have only seen the trailer I think this film focuses on some great well-known issues in Zipolite. I created a website for the Lifeguards back in 2002 to try and help with getting the word out about them and to possibly raise money for them.
I hope that this film by Jeff Arak sheds a lots of light on the issues. I have a problem with the title though and I feel people will think negatively and not actually take the time to understand that the film is about the drownings that used to occur on a constant basis, not about violence.
While we were there in 2008/9 2009/10 we were there when Aguila and others were celebrating 18 months with no drownings or something like that.
It's really good to see Aquila because I'm not even sure he's still there. I saw a very brave man, along with other lifeguards who have saved so many souls. I even saw the lifeguards rescue people.
Aquila was very kind to Angel and gave her 2 special shirts to help her boogie board easier. We had a lot of fun playing with his children.
I really miss Zipolite. The thing about Zipolite you have to have a ton of respect, learn the waves, use a boogie board and don't go out very far. Most of all watch the flags and pay attention to your guts.
We had so much fun there, we lived there 2 winters but there were days where we just didn't go in the water. It's very cool to see Gloria and other well known people from Zipolite in this film. Makes my heart smile. I hope some positive things come from this.
With this big storm about to bare down on us in Vancouver, I think we could all use something to take our mind off things for a bit. So check out this video.
Playa Zipolite is a beach community located in San Pedro Pochutla municipality on the southern coast of Oaxaca state in Mexico. It is located between Huatulco and Puerto Escondido and is part of the “Riviera Oaxaqueña” area.[1]
Zipolite is best known as being one of Mexico’s very few nude beaches and for retaining much of the hippie culture that made it notable in the 1960s and 1970s.
The name Zipolite, sometimes spelled Sipolite or Cipolite probably comes from the Nahuatl word sipolitlan or zipotli, meaning "bumpy place" or "place of continuous bumps or hills".[1]
However, some claim the name means “beach of the dead” in either Nahuatl or Zapotec because of dangerous underwater currents just offshore.[2][3][4]
The beach is currently popular with foreign tourists, especially backpackers, who stay in one of the many rustic cabins or camping spaces that line the beach.[5][6]Read More Here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_Zipolite
Archeological finds at the east end of the beach shows that the area has a long history, but for the first half of the 20th century only one family lived here.[2] In the 1960s and 1970s, counterculture hippies began to congregate here in part due to the beach’s isolated nature. At the time, there was little law enforcement, and drug use became common.[3] In the 70s and 80s the beach gained a reputation in Mexico and among foreign travelers as a free-love paradise. Read More here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_Zipolite
Zipolite is a nearly pristine about forty meters wide and two km long, with medium grain gold colored sand. The water is clear with tones of blue and green.[6]
This was one of the beaches featured in the Mexican blockbuster movie “Y tu mamá también.”[13] It stretches from a small isolate cove called Playa del Amor on the east side to the new age Shambala retreat on the west end which is partially sheltered by rocks.
Behind this is, sea cliffs rise. The beach is lined by palm trees and rustic cabins, hotel rooms and hammocks with a few more sophisticated lodgings on the west end.[10][17] This beach is part of the Riviera Oaxaqueño, which includes the nearby beaches of Puerto Angel and San Agustinillo.[1]
This beach is favored by foreign tourists, most of whom are backpackers and by the Mexican middle class,[5][6][13] especially during Holy Week vacation in Mexico.[4]
The beach’s appeal stems from being one of very few beaches in which nudity is tolerated, however it is mostly practiced on the sheltered far east Playa del Amor and the far west end.[10][12][17]
Rocks on the far east end with crosses on them Read More here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_Zipolite
Swimming is practiced here but caution is strongly advised. Waves are strong in the afternoon, which is good for surfing and undertow is always strong. The ocean just offshore has strong currents that flow in circular patterns, some of which push swimmers toward shore and some which can pull swimmers out to sea.
These currents are strong but not very wide.[10][12][18] Swimmers have regularly drowned, prompting the creation of a volunteer lifeguard team and a flag system to indicate where and when it is safest to swim.[3]
The lifeguard team was founded in 1995 and trained by local charity Piña Palmera and U.S. citizen Joaquin Venado.
In 1996, drownings at this beach were cut in half.[18] The lifeguard service currently has ten lifeguards, an ATV, a jet ski, radios and other equipment provided by the state government.[11][15]
From 2007 to 2009, there have been no drowning deaths at Zipolite, a record, but there have been 180 registered rescues.[11][19] Read More here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_Zipolite
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While were were there in the winter of 2008/9 they were filming a movie. It's World Premiere starts tomorrow, see this link!!
