The same thoughts are shared by San Pedro PochutlaвЂ™s mayor, Saymi Pineda, according to a recent Facebook publication. For some reason we donвЂ™t get sickвЂќ, he said.

вЂњIt might sound weird but here at Zipolite we carry a very relaxed and spiritual lifestyle and we are sure we will not get infected anymore. They can leave and IвЂ™m left nervous and anxiousвЂќ.Д«ut Coronado is hopeful Zipolite will get through. Williams said he acknowledges Zipolite would not exist without tourism, вЂњbut at the same time I live here, they donвЂ™t. They are being very disrespectfulвЂќ, he said. IвЂ™ve been very worried about my health since none of the tourists are using face masks. Williams, a Texan who retired in Zipolite 10 years ago, January was hell in paradise. MexicoвЂ™s deputy health minister, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, spent New YearвЂ™s Eve in Zipolite and faced heavy criticism after a photo was leaked where he was seen gathering at the beach with several people with no face masks on.ДЇor John M. We will not get infected againвЂќ, he said.Дuring the last days of January, Oaxaca reached an all-time high record of infections with more than 22,000 cases in a single day, according to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (JHU CSSE).Д«ut in Mexico rules are hard to follow, even for the same authorities in charge of making them. We came out good and to my point of view, it wouldnвЂ™t make sense to close now. вЂњMy wife got infected first, and then me, although only she tested. The bad news? He and his wife got infected. The good news? CoronadoвЂ™s hotel surpassed last yearвЂ™s occupation, with more than 80 percent of the rooms sold during January. вЂњI decided to stay open because the economy is an essential part of our lives and we canвЂ™t keep living with our business closedвЂќ, said Fernando Coronado, owner of ZipoliteвЂ™s Hotel Noga. For most of them the flock of tourists over Zipolite during the holidays saved them from going broke, but at the same time they brought the possibility of a COVID breakout. вЂњThere is a testing spot at Zipolite, near the touristic area where you can go and get tested for something around 50 dollarsвЂќ, she said.Д«usiness owners welcomed tourists with a bittersweet taste. I really was amazed at how relaxed the pandemic measures are down hereвЂќ, she said.ДЄccording to Lane during her whole trip from Canada to Zipolite she encountered no restrictions other than the use of a face mask, although on her way back she had to test for COVID before boarding. вЂњI was planning for Tulum, but read online that itвЂ™s now packed of tourists so I decided Zipolite, looking to get away from the city and enjoy a tranquil beach, not too crowded. Jane Cusak, 40, from Toronto, Canada, said she traveled with her dog expecting some restrictions on her arrival in Zipolite, but was surprised how relaxed it was.

We are tired of being home, and because of COVID this is one of the few places we can travel to right nowвЂќ, said Brian Mercado, a 32-year-old tourist from California. вЂњWe came to get away from all the coronavirus noise in the US. Zipolite sits in the San Pedro Pochutla municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.ДЄround 20 flights arrive at Oaxaca Xoxocotlan International Airport every day, many loaded with tourists looking for the famous nudist beaches in Zipolite.ДЄlthough the annual nudist festival got canceled to comply with MexicoвЂ™s COVID restrictions, tourists still enjoyed the lovely beaches, open restaurants, and a booming nightlife, something not common in most part of the world today. I feel we really needed to go out,вЂќ said George Barrera, a 35-year-old Texan who traveled with his family to Zipolite during the last days of January. Lockdown affected us a lot, and specially my daughter because we live in a small apartment, with no possibilities of going out somewhere. Zipolite, on the Pacific coast, has along with Tulum and Cancun become one of the most popular tourist destinations even though Mexico has now the third highest COVID mortality rate in the world.Дuring the first days of 2021, Zipolite welcomed thousands of foreign tourists looking to escape strict pandemic measures in their countries. and Canadian tourists flocked to MexicoвЂ™s nudist beach of Zipolite to leave something more than their dollars behind. MEXICO- What to do when winter hits your country and COVID pandemic restrictions forces you to stay home? The right answer should be stay home, but thousands of U.S.

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