Oaxaca (state), Mexico
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Contemporary Mexican food. Open for dinner in summer and winter season.
It's on the paved street in Roca Blanca next to Memo's. There are two Italian restaurants, both good, both owned by Italians, and this one is great.
Relaxed guesthouse perched on a hill at the end of the beach. Wonderful restaurant with tables on a cliff overlooking the entire beach.
A quiet place, but has a restaurant, and it's possible to get a room where you can watch the sun set on the Pacific.
Nude-friendly facility, though that is not obligatory. With a restaurant and beachfront.
This one has like the quintessential Mexican beach resort vibe with little palapa huts and hammocks everywhere fronting the beach, plus a pool with slide.
There are 2 types of Oaxacan cheese that are incredible. One is salty and stringy, and the other is crumbly and not as salty, with texture almost like ricotta. It's worth a trip to the local store to pick up a kilo.
There is an entire, almost warehouse size shop that sells lamps made of local coconuts. They have all sizes colors and combinations, you can even have one custom made for you. These things last for ever and are a great Zipolite souvineer! Priced from M$45-800.
Like any other beach in Mexico, locals will come to sell their hand-made crafts. You can get sarongs, and "hippy" beach trousers for M$80-120 and up. There is a guy that sells great hammocks on a daily basis M$200-350. Don't be afraid to bargain, but remember that most of the crafts are made by hand here, not mass-produced in China.
By bus
If traveling by bus, Líneas Unidas has several departures a day on a 20-seat bus directly between Oaxaca City and Zipolite (4h) for M$370.
Zipolite in its entirety is about 2 km long, there is really no need for a motor vehicle while you are in town. Taxis and collectivos are abundant on any road.
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