Agua limpia y natural para Zipolite!

¡Agua limpia y natural para Zipolite! Solución sencilla inspirada en los Mayas

Por Tina Winterlik | Zipolita | Adventurez In Mexico Blog

Muchas personas en Zipolite, especialmente en Playa del Amor, enfrentan desafíos diarios para conseguir agua limpia. El agua es cara, difícil de transportar y muchas veces se hierve o se desinfecta con Microdyn. ¿Y si existiera una opción más saludable, económica y sostenible?

Hace más de 2,000 años, los antiguos mayas desarrollaron un sistema de purificación de agua usando rocas volcánicas como la zeolita. ¡Y tú también puedes construir uno en casa!

¿Cómo funciona?

• Recolectas agua de lluvia o del tinaco
• Filtras el agua usando arena, grava, carbón y zeolita (roca volcánica)
• Desinfectas el agua al hervirla o dejarla al sol (método SODIS)

¿Qué necesitas?

• 2 cubetas o tinajas
• Arena, grava, carbón vegetal, y zeolita
• Tela o filtro de café
• Herramientas básicas

¡Guía Gratis!

Descarga esta guía gratuita en PDF con instrucciones paso a paso:

Descargar Guía: Filtro de Agua Casero (PDF)

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Beneficios

• Reduce el uso de plástico (menos garrafones)
• Aprovecha la temporada de lluvias (junio–octubre)
• Es una opción ecológica y digna
• Puedes hacerlo con amigos o vecinos

Recursos

• Tecnología Maya de purificación (Smithsonian)
• Manual: Captación de Agua de Lluvia (PDF - Cántaro Azul)
• Método SODIS – Desinfección Solar del Agua

¡Compártelo!

Si conoces a alguien en Zipolite que necesita ayuda con el agua, comparte este blog. Puedes enviarlo por WhatsApp, Facebook o en persona.

¡Nos vemos en septiembre!
Tina Winterlik / Zipolita

Agua Limpia para Zipolite: A Simple, Natural Solution Inspired by the Maya

By Tina Winterlik | Zipolita | Adventurez In Mexico Blog

In the beautiful, wild heart of Zipolite—especially in Playa del Amor—many of us know the struggle to get clean water. Whether you’ve lived through hurricanes, fires, or just high rent from expensive water delivery, you know how precious every drop is.

But what if I told you that over 2,000 years ago, the ancient Maya invented a system to purify water using volcanic stones—and we can do the same today?

As I prepare to return to Zipolite this September, I’ve been researching how we can create simple water filters using local materials—things like lava rock (zeolite), sand, and charcoal. These materials can turn rainwater or tinaco water into clean, drinkable water—without needing to buy plastic garrafones or spend hundreds of pesos on deliveries.

How It Works

• Rainwater collection (from roofs or tarps)
• A simple gravity-fed filter made of gravel, sand, volcanic rock, and charcoal
• Then solar disinfection (leave the water in clear bottles in the sun), or boil it

Why Build This in Zipolite?

• Lots of rain from June to October = free clean water
• Volcanic rock is available in Oaxaca and often sold as garden rock
• It’s healthier and cheaper than bottled water
• Less plastic. Less cost. More dignity.

How to Build It at Home

• 2 large buckets or clay pots
• Gravel, lava rock (zeolite), sand, and charcoal
• Drill drainage holes or ask a friend with tools
• Optional spigot or tap

I'll soon share an illustrated guide in Spanish to show each step. You can build it with neighbors or friends as a community effort.

How to Make Sure It’s Safe

• Filter first, then disinfect
• Boil the water, or
• Use the SODIS solar method: 6 hours in clear plastic bottles under full sun
• Optional: Use Microdyn or SafeHome test kits

I Want to Help in Person

When I return to Zipolite in September, I’d love to help build some of these filters—especially in Playa del Amor, where access is harder and delivery is expensive.

Resources & Links

• Smithsonian – Maya Water Filtration
• Manual: Captación de Agua de Lluvia (PDF - Cántaro Azul)
• SODIS – Solar Water Disinfection Method
• Safe Home Water Test Kits

Let’s Share and Connect

Please share this post with friends in Oaxaca or Zipolite who could benefit from a cleaner, more affordable water system.

Message me or follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/zipolita

¡Nos vemos pronto!
Tina Winterlik / Zipolita

Mini Grand Canyon from Huge Rain Storm

Last night was a huge rain storm. Lots of loud thunder and lightning.So very very glad we changed rooms because I saw where we were staying and there is a huge puddle on the floor and the bed and pillows are soaked.

There was a smaller rain storm a few weeks ago and rain came in the room and I knew there were problems. 

It would have been awful, especially for Angel. Here a little rain came in the window but we just moved the bed a bit and all was well. There was a little water on the porch but there is a curtain that blocked a lot of it so I am really really happy we faired really well. It was a ton of water.

Mucho lluvia!!
 
It is the 4th time they have been hit with a big storm like this this year. That is what Ivan from Orale told me today. Passed him on the beach today as they were heading to the hardware store, they had to close and do a bunch of clean up.

Remember my photos of last week, all the people playing in the lagoon...well it's the grand canyon now. Check out my video and photos below.

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Photography by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2017

Photography by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2017

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Collecting Rain Water in Mexico

Water is an issue everywhere!! Check out this solution.

Published on Aug 7, 2013

In Mexico City, nearly 1.3 million people live without running water. Enrique Lomnitz, founder of Isla Urbana, has developed a rain harvesting system to combat this problem.

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El Paisano Tienda in Zipolite

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El Paisano Tienda. This little store has everything you need for you stay in Zipolite. Located in Roca Blanca, Zipolite.

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Photos by Tina Winterlik © 2012

Translated with Bing Translator

Tienda el Paisano. Esta tienda tiene todo que lo necesario para que la estancia en Zipolite. Situado en Roca Blanca, Zipolite.

Tapped-Trailer- Watch This!!

Hope I can see the movie, this is stuff I have been saying for so long, but what can you do. 11 years ago I had the water bottle cooler, and everyone would come over and drink my "nice clean water", I thought the pipes in my building were old and leaching toxins and so didn't want to drink it.

Fast forward, they redid the pipes...probably with some type of plastic and not only that, when you go to Mexico that is all you can drink from. So here in Canada, wake up...we are so blessed.

Stop polluting by using bottled water.
1)Polluting not just from the plastic the bottles are made from
2)Polluting out bodies by the toxins going into them from the water in the plastic bottle,
3)Spending millions of dollars in oil to ship the water all over the place.

Just frigging crazy!

Perhaps we could use those resources to produce clean water in Mexico and other places around the world so they don't have to drink bottled water. Just a thought!!