GUESTS
Personal retreats
Self-directed personal retreats are opportunities for an individual, couple, family, or small group to grow your relationship with yourself, each other, and the plant and animal communities of the Costa Chica and Sierra Madre del Sur region.
This could be a meditation, a program that incorporates reading and study, bodywork, dancing, journaling, fasting, or other practices, recreation, and pastimes that nourish your spirit.
This could be a meditation, a program that incorporates reading and study, bodywork, dancing, journaling, fasting, or other practices, recreation, and pastimes that nourish your spirit.
Facts
- shared and private accommodations
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- to eating places, shopping, craft vendors, and the country's onlywalk
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beaches :'Unofficially a “playa libre” for more than 50 years, Zipolite nudity was legalised in 2016. Zipolite is considered the best place for social nudity in the country. The numerous nude sunbathers, and the long tradition, make it safer for nudity.'clothing-optional
–Wikipedia,Playa Oeste![]()
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Playa Centro (1km) Playa del Amor![]()
Playa del Amor (2km)★★★★★ · Tourist ... - warmed sand-bottom wild pool for reflection, conversation, ,aquatherapy
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Aguahara, Watsu, etc. ,Flothetta![]()
'Creating sensory deprivation, the idea is to encourage the individual to enter a deeply relaxed or even trancelike state.'
(ask a manager, we have these)hydrotherapy - sauna, outdoor and private warm showers
- resident massagetherapist
- access to communal kitchen, refrigerators, utensils, cookware, and some staple foods
- social spaces in the garden, patio, studios, theatre, fire circle
- private air-conditioned bodywork / pleasure space, la Sala
- WiFiStarlink
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- restaurant (2024)
Before making a reservation, see the ' Things to know and how to be in CAMP '
Reservations are available via
GUIDE
.
Reservations are available via
Airbnb
.
PROMOTERS
A meeting ground for communities
Centro de Arte, Movimiento y Paz
Center for Art, Movement, and Peace
CAMPCenter for Art, Movement, and Peace
Committed to creating and maintaining respect for diversity, dignity, inclusion, and equality;
we reserve the right to assess and manage circumstances and situations in the best interest of our vision
towards sustaining safe(r) spaces.
safe(r)'A creative process that facilitates a positive transformation in the participating individuals, groups, and on society at large.'
Participatory art can include happenings, performance, movement language, collaborative experiences, ...
participatory artParticipatory art can include happenings, performance, movement language, collaborative experiences, ...
FOR PROMOTERS, PROGRAMMERS, AND ORGANISERS :
Values
Our curation is based on these values:- productions remind you of the full spectrum and multiplicity of human experience; exploring layers and dimensions of the self and the different kinds of interactions you can have. Favoured happenings are unsacred original (or reimagined) systems of knowledge : instead of re-teaching a familiar modality, maybe make aGravitied between the marvelous and the real.Corporealthat is new, yours, ...Break down, absorb, mutate.metabolisation.'The action in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before.' Poiesis is etymologically derived from the ancient Greek term ποιεῖν, which means 'to make.'poiesis
- Inclusion: persons of any identity or expression are welcome in CAMP, and Zipolite.
- : this is a setting for safe(r) trainings, happenings, and workshops.Transparency and consent
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Healthy and unhealthy power dynamics within workshops and teaching spaces. - : access spirit without misappropriating or sacralizing your work in Original Peoples' terminology.Woo
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Renaming a metabolisation of ancient systems of knowledge may transmit sufficient integrity.
Healthy and unhealthy power dynamics within workshops and teaching spaces.
Renaming a metabolisation of ancient systems of knowledge may transmit sufficient integrity.Facts
- up to 30 beds (up to 60 beds if a combined east / west ground rental) preview here. Gather in the forum, studios, theatre, terraces, lounges:
- round forum, with optional fire pit (100㎡)
- movement studio with sprung wood floor (120㎡ – Zipolite's biggest movement / workshop space)
- sound-tight theatre with air conditioning, stage lighting, sound system, and projector (80㎡)A black box theater allows a variety of configurations of stage and audience interaction. Considered by many to be a place where more 'pure' theatre can be explored, with the most human and least technical elements in focus.black box
–Wikipedia - communal kitchen, refrigerators, implements, ware, and some staple pantry ingredients
- to eating places, shopping, craft vendors, and the country's onlysteps
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beaches :'Unofficially a "playa libre" for more than 50 years, Zipolite nudity was legalised in 2016. Zipolite is considered the best place for social nudity in the country. The numerous nude sunbathers, and the long tradition, make it safer for nudity.'clothing-optional
–Wikipedia,Playa Oeste![]()
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Playa Centro (1km) Playa del Amor![]()
Playa del Amor (2km)★★★★★ · Tourist ... - additional movement studio with stage lighting, sound system (100㎡)
- warmed sand bottom wild pool for reflection, conversation,
,aquatherapy
![]()
Aguahara, Watsu, etc. ,Flothetta![]()
'Creating sensory deprivation, the idea is to encourage the individual to enter a deeply relaxed or even trancelike state.'
(ask a manager, we have these)hydrotherapy - 10-person sauna
- private air-conditioned bodywork / pleasure space, la Sala
- restaurant (October 2024)
- up to 40 additional
in west ground at additional costbeds
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- WiFiStarlink
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Promoter Agreement
It is important that Programmers, Promoters, or Organisers read and agree to these conditions (includingHover or tap the highlights for more details.
hover- ASSISTANTS :
Have sufficientto attend the door, and to restore, clean, and leave CAMP as you found it (the organiser or assistant/s must remain until all participants depart).Let us know in advance how many comps are expected for facilitators, talent, assistants (normally 5% of attendance).help
Guest lists are the organiser's burden and do not lessen the venue cost; we recommend offering a friend discount rather than 'free ' admission to cover the organiser's venue cost. - AMPLIFICATION UNTIL SUNSET :
By agreement with our neighbours and municipality, amplified sound is limited to afternoons 15:00 (3:00pm)–sunset. Acoustic and tempered sound is permitted after sunset until 21:00 (9:00pm). We notify our neighbours days in advance when an activity will involve amplification. Arrive early for system setup and brief soundcheck. - ACTIVITIES END 22:00 :
Facilitation, verbal group engagement, applause, etc. ends at(10:00pm) when restoration of furniture, hammocks, and cleanup can begin and end before 23:00 (11:00pm).If necessary, we will interrupt an activity that violates our agreements with neighbors and the municipality.22:00
- PUBLICITY :
Createposter art for our calendar and Instagram; <2,200-character English caption including: date, start / end times, Instagram @handle/s,SQUARE![]()
Leave the top-right corner vacant for our calendar.; include a discreet CAMP logoIf an event's price is more than MX$150, display Mexicans '2 for 1' or '2x1'. Use the word 'price' and not terms like conscious exchange, energetic exchange, etc. in all advertising that mentions CAMP.price(download logos here). CAMP is just named CAMP or if you prefer, say CAMP, Zipolite (the comma is important). Submit proposed details and publicity for approval not less than 10 days before a desired date and notify us of any changed details before updating publicity. Invite CAMP to collaborate with not less than once-per-week posts and stories. An unpublished private retreat or event (which does not identify CAMP in the advertisement) may bypass some of our selection criteria. If you choose to advertise it yourself, you will not be able to identify CAMP in your advertisement if this has not been approved by us in advance. - SPANISH-FORWARD :
CAMP is gratefully committed to embracing local representation at happenings here. Online art and printed publicity is to be Spanish. An optional extra printed or online poster may be English (do not post or street English-only advertisments). <2,200-character caption to be English for browsers to auto-translate. If work will be conducted in English, say this in the caption or poster (many Mexicans speak English).
Leave the top-right corner vacant for our calendar.
Essentials to share with participants
For important practical and safety information about behaviour, parking, drinking water, kitchen, sauna, alcohol, nudity, families, etc. (and to reduce ), see the
Organiser's risk can be reduced if participants are given and encouraged to read the 'Things to know and how to be in CAMP ' guide (improper use of the sauna heater, pool contamination, etc. can result in damages that are the Organiser's responsibility).
Organiser's riskThings to know and how to be in CAMP
guide. Accordingly, select and display pertinent guidelines for your participants to read before or upon arrival.Contact us
If you’re considering to book CAMP, please write to us with the following:
- include links to your online presence
- describe the experience you have in mind (including links to your co-organizer/s and facilitator/s)
- high / shoulder / low rates applyseason
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- check availabilityand propose date/s
- to make this inquiry and receive our schedule of fees, message us .
ARTISTS
Performing arts residencies
Offering performance artists a residency for rest is as valuable as offering space for work. We recognize that rest can be the basis for quality art. Hyperbolic production has been normalized. Exhaustion is currency. We want to contradict this by making it possible to give lodging to emptiness. We want to give artists time and space to restore themselves, a regenerative period. We see artist's ceaseless cultivation of answers that bring dynamism, complexity, and enrichment to reality. Inspiration to create may emerge; it is not a condition of the residency.
Who may apply
Performing artists by any Acting, anti-disciplinary art, bouffon, busking, circus, clowning, conceptual art, dance, film, improv, juggling, movement language, multidisciplinary art, music, opera, performance, sketch comedy, sound collage, spoken word, theatre, videography, ...
definition- no-cost shared lodging for up to month or more (self-catering)
- awardees may reserve studio and theatre time for non-remunerative work at no cost
- material for our catalog: high resolution images, videos, recordings, or examples of your preceding work
- supply a short retrospective report for our catalog
- you may be invited to join our rotating artist-selection committee
- access to communal kitchen, refrigerators, utensils, cookware, and some staple foods
- studios with stage lighting, sound systems, 100㎡
- soundtight experimental theatre with air conditioning, stage lighting, sound system, screen, and projector, 80㎡A black box theater allows a variety of configurations of stage and audience interaction. Considered by many to be a place where more 'pure' theatre can be explored, with the most human and least technical elements in focus.black box
–Wikipedia - walls for revolving mural arts (we pay for your materials)
- travel and subsistence costs are the awardee's responsibility
- sobriety is expected of awardees
- we don’t answer questions : see
,GUIDE
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,GUESTS![]()
, etc. sections of this website for answers to your questions or if unfound, include your questions within your applicationPRODUCERS![]()
- awards are one month and occur during .low and shoulder seasons
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Limited
for non-remunerative research are also available to artists.
There
is no lodging component with a studio grant. The application process is the same.
Application
Awardees may reserve studio and theatre time at no cost.
studio grantsWe prefer applications to be
emailed
or via a web-based file sharing system such as Dropbox,
etc.- details about you including any web presence and social media link/s that you wish to share
- maximum of 5 items that exemplify your oeuvre
- brief artist’s statement (max 500 words)
- CV
- choose residency or studio grant
- your preferred start / end dates
- only complete applications will be considered
ABOUT
A point of centripety
At a southernmost ![]()
promontory
on
Mexico's ' last coast,' Original People considered ![]()
'... of Nahuatl origin, Cipolite or Zipolite [sē·pō·lē·te] means "where snails abound."'Zipolite, 7 March 1970
total solar eclipse , Zipolite emerged as a point of
for new culture.
Mission
'... of Nahuatl origin, Cipolite or Zipolite [sē·pō·lē·te] means "where snails abound."'A gyral force
toward a fixed point of attraction (from Latin centrum, 'centre' and petus,
'seeking').
centripetyCentro de Arte, Movimiento y Paz
Center for Art, Movement, and Peace
CAMPCenter for Art, Movement, and Peace
Architecture creates the framework of our lives, it can either open or hinder possibilities, encounters, and
connections. The organizing thought, or parti , of CAMP prioritised the use of ![]()
'Social architecture is the design of an environment that encourages a desired range of
social behaviors leading towards some goal or set of goals.'
social
architecture
to support amongness.
Regeneration
'Social architecture is the design of an environment that encourages a desired range of
social behaviors leading towards some goal or set of goals.'Inspired by vernacular structures of coastal Oaxaca, CAMP construction integrates clay, stone, bamboo, palm,
and fast-growing sustained-yield ![]()
'The Guanacaste
Tree - A Role Model for Sustainable Wood Design in Mexico?'parotas.org guanacaste
timber. More
than 20 trees were locally
for each tree harvested to construct the centre. CAMP is water and energy efficient, with systems and
devices to conserve both; and five-stage aerobic digesters that convert wastewater for irrigation and indirect
potable water reuse. Twilight lumination reduces CAMP's contribution to ![]()
'Light
pollution is the easiest of all environmental problems to solve ... with little cost: light shades,
downward-facing light sources low to the ground, and dim lighting can reduce the total amount of light, as
well as the artificial light scattered in the atmosphere ... "The light of reason makes
searchlights and lighthouses; the love of darkness asks us to adjust our eyes and egos sufficiently to see
as owls do. Seek light in the morning; accept the night when it comes. Then call it a day."'
Cocreation
'The Guanacaste
Tree - A Role Model for Sustainable Wood Design in Mexico?''Deforestation is responsible for about 11% of climate change.'
reforested
'Light
pollution is the easiest of all environmental problems to solve ... with little cost: light shades,
downward-facing light sources low to the ground, and dim lighting can reduce the total amount of light, as
well as the artificial light scattered in the atmosphere ... "The light of reason makes
searchlights and lighthouses; the love of darkness asks us to adjust our eyes and egos sufficiently to see
as owls do. Seek light in the morning; accept the night when it comes. Then call it a day."'Founders ![]()
Anthony , architect,
anchored in wholeness; coleading and learning with culture architects who drive social change and
define new models and perspectives in response to this world.
Collaboration
Maybel
, transdisciplinary artist, and 
Daniel
, doctor, are sourcing a body of knowledge to design 
A realistic opposite to dystopia. It is a state that is better than today, if only by a
small amount – a direction, not a destiny.
protopia
Realised with master builder ![]()
Marcelino Almarez Matias
and his ![]()
team
• architectural collaboration: ![]()
Félix Pernot , ![]()
@caozipolite
Blanca Novelo
• drafting: ![]()
Osiris Córdova
• web development: ![]()
Linda Barsa , ![]()
@soulpic.mx
Roberto Martínez
• personal assistance: ![]()
@undercoastbeats
Adán Nigó , ![]()
Michelle Garcia
• calligraphy: ![]()
@maxlongevo
Max Longo
• chef: ![]()
Alice Loagn
• network technology: ![]()
Abelardo Lucas Aquino
• counsel: ![]()
Iraís Rivera
• managers: ![]()
@senemabcd
Senem Porduğan , ![]()
Rita Agape , ![]()
Sabien Sparda ,
![]()
Nahana Rud ,
![]()
Britney Aguilar , ![]()
@comuna.music
Manuel Mata .
Coline Marguin
• project management: 
Nicolas Chapelain
, 
Nate Ferrero
• web UX design: 
Alex Pooler
• web and graphic design: 
Sarthak Kathuria
• editors: 
Ernesto Cortés
,
Halo Starling
• frames: 
Ernesto Cortés
, 
GALLERY
CAMP
EXPERIENCES
ZIPOLITE
ARTISTS
GUIDE
Things to know and how to be in CAMP
I S C A M P F O R M E ?
Informed expectations
Centro de Arte, Movimiento y Paz
Center for Art, Movement, and Peace
CAMPCenter for Art, Movement, and Peace
In the so-called
'dry season' of November-May, the air usually feels a little dryer and therefore cooler than in the
green season. After the first rains in June, you can witness the fluorescence of nature to lush surroundings.
Many people prefer the green season that is typically sunny with cooling showers every few evenings or days. It's a good season to visit Zipolite for a week or more to experience the variation.
tropicalMany people prefer the green season that is typically sunny with cooling showers every few evenings or days. It's a good season to visit Zipolite for a week or more to experience the variation.
Inclusion
CAMP, and Zipolite, is a
setting for persons of
Committed to creating and maintaining respect for diversity, dignity, inclusion, and equality;
we reserve the right to assess and manage circumstances and situations in the best interest of our vision
towards sustaining safe(r) spaces.
safe(r)any
identity and expression.
Nudity
Nudity is common on the beach, anywhere in CAMP, and only requested of adults in the pool and sauna. If your cycle or gender expression might mean keeping your bottoms on, please do whatever suits your needs. When nude, sit on your towel please.
Differentiating nudity and sexuality
An absence of sexual pressure is fundamental to the clothing optional experience.
and common
sense define a clear difference between
and sexual behavior. An ethic
of confining sexuality to consenting adults in private helps defuse erotic tension, as does a
policy. Coercive conduct is rare and grounds for . Gawkers may be asked to leave and not return.
Besides being personally liberating, experiencing social nudity is
humanising and equalising. Without clothing's adjectives, people tend to accept one another as the special,
sometimes fragile being each truly is. Mutual vulnerability promotes mutual respect, honesty, and trust.
Civilised behaviour and open communications seem only natural within such a disarming context.
Naturist
values• Nudity quickly becomes unremarkable when generally
practiced.
• Coercion, harassment, and predation in any form is prohibited by guest agreements so that no one is likely to witness a discomforting situation.
• Guests have lessened cause for apprehension that they will become objects of unwelcome pursuit just because they are nude.
• CAMP shares parents' concern for the inviolability of children.
• Guests who fear embarrassing arousal upon disrobing almost universally discover no basis for their worry.
nudity• Coercion, harassment, and predation in any form is prohibited by guest agreements so that no one is likely to witness a discomforting situation.
• Guests have lessened cause for apprehension that they will become objects of unwelcome pursuit just because they are nude.
• CAMP shares parents' concern for the inviolability of children.
• Guests who fear embarrassing arousal upon disrobing almost universally discover no basis for their worry.
Unwelcome communications:
Persistent attempts to engage another person in a clearly undesired conversation; unsolicited comments about someone's body; unwanted advances, remarks, suggestions, propositions, jokes of a suggestive nature (especially if directed toward obviously unwilling or underage persons).
Unacceptable behaviour:
Persistent staring, stalking, or following; voyeuristic positioning; crowding of personal space; unauthorised photography, public eroticism; indirectly or overtly offensive acts or comments; threatening body language.
non-harassmentPersistent attempts to engage another person in a clearly undesired conversation; unsolicited comments about someone's body; unwanted advances, remarks, suggestions, propositions, jokes of a suggestive nature (especially if directed toward obviously unwilling or underage persons).
Unacceptable behaviour:
Persistent staring, stalking, or following; voyeuristic positioning; crowding of personal space; unauthorised photography, public eroticism; indirectly or overtly offensive acts or comments; threatening body language.
Harassment will result in expulsion and if warranted, criminal prosecution.
Guests are encouraged to help us maintain a relaxing family ambience by immediately reporting any situation which feels like harassment.
expulsionGuests are encouraged to help us maintain a relaxing family ambience by immediately reporting any situation which feels like harassment.
Families
Parent/s with children over 6 years old are welcome. Children accompanied by an adult may enter the pool and sauna until 17:00 (5:00pm).
Good? Make a reservation
Online reservations are available via
Airbnb
.
E S S E N T I A L I N F O
Find CAMP
Outside
of HUX airport are buses that connect to Pochutla where there are easy-to-find camionetas
(passenger trucks) to Zipolite. From there, it's a short walk to CAMP.Outside
of PXM airport, next to the road, there is a taxi and bus stop. Take the camioneta that says
'Bajos de Chila' and get off at the gas station (https://goo.gl/maps/Ez94ohtJQdTNkZj16 — a 5-min drive, MX$20).
From there, walk to the Benito Juárez statue (https://goo.gl/maps/Ln36iabnv3eHbkwt9 — a 10-minute walk) and a
few steps ahead you'll find the minibuses that go to Pochutla. Ask the driver to drop you at the 'crucero de San
Antonio' (https://goo.gl/maps/nEVNjYULh2pA2ubD6 — a little more than 1 hour, MX$60). Outside of the OXXO store,
take the camioneta that goes to Zipolite and get off at the last stop (25-30 minutes, MX$30). From there, it's a
short walk to CAMP.Parking
Car parking is prohibited (our camino is too narrow). The nearest parking is ![]()
It's ok to park inside the entrance to this public lane if you do not block others already parked
deeper.
Calle
Bugambillias
behind CAMP, or park in Zipolite where you see other parked cars (a 5-10 minute walk). Motorcycles may
only park along CAMP's walls—no motorcycle parking in front of neighbors properties. To avoid towing,
immediately relocate misparked vehicles.
Arrival
There is no arrival desk. To enter CAMP, do not ring the deliveries-only doorbell, instead operate the entrance with the code sent to you.
Use this ![]()
plan
of CAMP to locate your quarters or bed. Bedding is provided, though you will need to make your bed upon arrival.
Your accommodations will be ready at or before 14:00 (2:00pm) on the day your stay begins (you may arrive
earlier and store your things by the lockers).
Lockers
Dormitory beds have assigned lockers. In your reservation message, you'll receive your locker's ![]()
name
and
combination. While your belongings are quite safe in quarters or in lockers, CAMP is not responsible for your
items.
Kitchen
Community care
Respect those around you. Use earbuds for phone and laptop calls. Soft hours are 23:00-07:00
(11:00pm-7:00am). CAMP is perfume-free: refrain from using perfume, cologne, scented candles, synthetic
incense. Overnight pets are prohibited.
Bring a towel
If you need one, we have extra sauna towels (and extra pillows), let us know in advance please.
Don't bring soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc.
CAMP furnishes bio-digestible ![]()
shampoo-wash
that is kind to our aerobic digesters. CAMP is perfume-free, please.
WiFi
familiaCAMP
Join our 'digital campfire' (mx.camp/chat) where you'll learn about emerging things to know, our happenings, classes, workshops, network status, outages, you can ask questions, etc. This can be a place of interaction between past and current guests, and it is our virtual reception desk. If something needs staff attention, familiaCAMP is where to report it.
Drinking water
Any faucet's water is safe to drink; our well's water is tested and potable. Showers and faucets are water-saving. Waste-water is processed and repurposed for irrigation (so only use our supplied bio-digestible shampoo & wash that is kind to the aerobic digesters).
Wild pool
Sand bottom, warmed, filtered, UV-sterilised, rich in ionic minerals, tested daily. Large inflatables are prohibited.
Sauna
Touch the ![]()
button
and return in less than 1 hour when the temperature is over 40°C/105°F. Use brush to
gently apply
only drops
of ![]()
For safety, take care to not
apply too much water on the stones. Any more than a few drops to sizzle on the surface of the stones can
disable the electric heater below.water
on the stones for vapour. Excess water will short the electric elements. Adding essential oils makes a sauna
even more pleasant.
Sauna
's start 
For safety, take care to not
apply too much water on the stones. Any more than a few drops to sizzle on the surface of the stones can
disable the electric heater below.Alcohol
You may bring your own and consume responsibly and discreetly.
Smoking
Burning anything in your quarters is prohibited. Vapes are ok. Please smoke on the corner patio behind the pool.
Body painting
Please, no.
Your behaviour is your passport
Unwelcome communications:
Persistent attempts to engage another person in a clearly undesired conversation; unsolicited comments about someone's body; unwanted advances, remarks, suggestions, propositions, jokes of a suggestive nature (especially if directed toward obviously unwilling or underage persons).
Unacceptable behaviour:
Persistent staring, stalking, or following; voyeuristic positioning; crowding of personal space; unauthorised photography, public eroticism; indirectly or overtly offensive acts or comments; threatening body language.
BehaviourPersistent attempts to engage another person in a clearly undesired conversation; unsolicited comments about someone's body; unwanted advances, remarks, suggestions, propositions, jokes of a suggestive nature (especially if directed toward obviously unwilling or underage persons).
Unacceptable behaviour:
Persistent staring, stalking, or following; voyeuristic positioning; crowding of personal space; unauthorised photography, public eroticism; indirectly or overtly offensive acts or comments; threatening body language.
Harassment will result in expulsion and if warranted,
criminal prosecution.
Guests are encouraged to help us maintain a relaxing, family ambience by immediately reporting any situation which feels like harassment.
expulsion
Guests are encouraged to help us maintain a relaxing, family ambience by immediately reporting any situation which feels like harassment.
La playa de los muertos
Red and black
banners
on the beach signal the
ocean in its angriest moods.
U S E F U L I N F O
Laundry
Must be done off-property.
Lavandería
de Posada Navidad is a good, economical nearby wash/fold service. Edith accepts small or large quantities
and will ready your laundry next day.
Lost and found
Under the lockers. CAMP is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
Creatures
Mosquitos may be present after a rain or for a couple of hours at dusk and dawn. Take care to keep insect nets
closed tightly at all times of the day. Mexico's
Mexico's natural diversity ...
Cash
Zipolite ATMs
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Santander
ATM. Few restaurants and shops accept cards.
Local transportation
In its entirety, Zipolite is about 2km long, so there is no need for a car, ![]()
(WhatsApp español):
Carlos +52 958 106 7644,
Raul +52 958 115 3179, or
Akileo +52 958 119 5247
To preserve CAMP's local goodwill, as is customary within local villages, please favor only these Arroyo Tres taxis (vs taxis from Zipolite and other jurisdictions) and meet your taxi driver on time. Be ready and waiting at the entrance at the arranged time, thanks.taxis are abundant. Camionetas on the highway are MX$30 to/from Mazunte, La Ventanilla, San
Agustinillo, San Antonio westward, and eastward to Puerto Ángel, and the city of Pochutla, until 19:00 (7:00pm).
Shuttles :
(WhatsApp español):Carlos +52 958 106 7644,
Raul +52 958 115 3179, or
Akileo +52 958 119 5247
To preserve CAMP's local goodwill, as is customary within local villages, please favor only these Arroyo Tres taxis (vs taxis from Zipolite and other jurisdictions) and meet your taxi driver on time. Be ready and waiting at the entrance at the arranged time, thanks.
Eclipse
. Comfortable overnight 
ADO
buses to/from Oaxaca City and CDMX.
Eat
Nearby restaurants we highly recommend include :
Café Órale
, , , , 
La Fenice
, 
Entropía
, and 
Lupita's
.
Sleep
Favourite neighbouring accommodations include :
Luna de Piedra $$
, , 
Casa Flor de Mar $$
, 
Las Casitas $$
, 
Lo Cósmico $
, 
Noga $$$
.
Do
For local events, follow ![]()
(WhatsApp español):
Carlos +52 958 106 7644,
Raul +52 958 115 3179, or
Akileo +52 958 119 5247
To preserve CAMP's local goodwill, please meet your taxi driver on time. Be ready and waiting at the entrance at the arranged time, thanks.taxi
or camioneta).
@caoz_zipolite
, 
@zeta
, 
@zircolite_circo
, 
@175
, 
@cocolectivo
, 
@piñapalmera
, 
@zipolitecamp
... and explore nearby experiences in San Agustinillo, Mazunte, and La Ventanilla (10+ minute 
(WhatsApp español):Carlos +52 958 106 7644,
Raul +52 958 115 3179, or
Akileo +52 958 119 5247
To preserve CAMP's local goodwill, please meet your taxi driver on time. Be ready and waiting at the entrance at the arranged time, thanks.
Events
CAMP curates classes, workshops, performances, and experiences—many with English translation. Most happenings
end before 22:00 (10:00pm). For schedule and more information, see
EVENTS
and contact the promoter directly, check the familiaCAMP Telegram group chat, or speak
to a resident manager.
La Sala
To help with the challenge of shared sleeping spaces, an air conditioned and sound-tight private room for couples to use has comfy tatami mattresses and stocked with a supply of safe(r) sex items, and clean sheets. Please respect the space by keeping it tidy and sanitary. If you use sheets dispose of them in the laundry niche outside the room. Do not nap or overnight in La Sala—yes, it is comfortable, but doing so prevents others from accessing it.
D E P A R T U R E
11:00
On your departure day, we ask that you remove all belongings from your space before 11:00. If there is no group
arrival scheduled, you are welcome to store your things near the lockers and remain on the property until
23:00-07:00
(11:00pm-7:00am)
soft hours
begin.
(11:00pm-7:00am)
Airports
A 1-hour ![]()
(WhatsApp español):
Carlos +52 958 106 7644,
Raul +52 958 115 3179, or
Akileo +52 958 119 5247
To preserve CAMP's local goodwill, please meet your taxi driver on time. Be ready and waiting at the entrance at the arranged time, thanks.taxi to HUX Huatulco Airport (~MX$900); PXM Puerto Escondido is a little farther. Frequent and
low-cost bus and connecting camioneta/colectivo services are available. If you have a CDMX Airport
layover that's too long to nap at the gate, but not long enough to engage wonderful Mexico City, you can
reserve a clean and affordable ![]()
(WhatsApp español):Carlos +52 958 106 7644,
Raul +52 958 115 3179, or
Akileo +52 958 119 5247
To preserve CAMP's local goodwill, please meet your taxi driver on time. Be ready and waiting at the entrance at the arranged time, thanks.
CONTEXT
Zipolite, and why we love it
On Mexico's ' last coast,' ![]()
When asked why we love Zipolite, we think of its allowing : anyone is welcome here. The clothing-optional beach scene simply represents the town's values—an expression of the place, not a mass tourism attraction. Because of the relative isolation, social nudity, deadly rip currents, less developed infrastructure, and few indulgent luxuries; independent travellers favour Zipolite more than mass tourists.
We love the rustic sophistication; chickens on the road and beloved street dogs coexisting with the urbanity of hissing espresso machines and sublime baguettes. The vegetation, geology, the weather, and how nature changes, is paradisiacal.
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3000 BCE — culturally complex Original People have existed in southern coastal Mexico for over 5,000 years.
1000 BCE — Zipolite was part of the Zapotec civilization that flourished for 3,000 years in what is now called
1521 — Spanish conquest. Original civilizations in territories now making up the country of Mexico were interrupted by practices of genocide and colonization. Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations more advanced than parallel European cultures flourished for nearly 5,000 years before the first contact with Europeans.
1821 — Mexican independence.
1955 — one family is believed to have occupied Zipolite. Rugged mountains to the north and rivers to the east and west had the local descendants of Original People largely isolated from the rest of Mexico. The surroundings remained underpopulated and uncensused for two more decades until coastal and inland roads were constructed. A persistent Zapotec culture had archeologists find some early C20 pottery identical to Preceramic period artefacts—carbon-dating was necessary to make distinctions.
1957 — a Oaxaca curandera,
del Pacifico
and 
de Jiménez
—two Oaxaca psilocybin mushroom destinations that in the 1960s were visited by Timothy Leary, Ram Dass,
Aldous Huxley, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, and Walt Disney.
1970 — Zipolite landfall of a rare
1974 — national and foreign backpackers continued to pilgrim to budding 'hammock places' in Zipolite including Felipa, Lourdes, Pancho, and Arco de Noé (Shambhala).
1976 — the coastal road was completed, better-connecting the region to the rest of Mexico. Electricity arrived to Zipolite.
1979 — Zipolite land, which almost a decade before had been corruptly deeded to private interests, was restored to ejido propiedad (communal property) and distributed to approximately three dozen local comuneros (coastal land in Oaxaca then, and now, may not be privately deeded).
1982 — previously a 5km walking path, a new car-navigable dirt road linked Zipolite to Puerto Ángel and the coastal road. A Oaxaca-Pochutla inland highway was completed. The purple snail, an inhabitant of the Mexican Pacific (Zipolite means 'where snails abound'), was almost
'Its color is unmatched and for centuries it has given the purest violet dye. Special inhabitant of the cliffs of Huatulco, in Oaxaca, the purple snail is today a protected species, a status that it achieved thanks to the social protest of the locals, who denounced the exploitation by Japanese textile entrepreneurs.'
exterminated1989 — the
Piña Palmera
Centre for Children With Disabilities was established.
1994 — Completion of Zipolite's first (albeit undeployed for almost a decade more) police station. The road to Puerto Ángel was paved. Mexico enacted sea turtle protections, opening the
Centro Mexicano
de la Tortuga
nearby, and creating an ecological reserve protected from mass-tourist development.
1995 — the
lifeguard team
was founded and trained by Joaquín Venado, and local charity Piña Palmera. In 1996, drownings at this
beach were cut in half. And since 2005, reduced to virtually zero.
1997 — complete destruction of Zipolite by direct-hit hurricane , and a month after, direct-hit hurricane .
2000 — the legendary (and fictitious) beach 'Boca del Cielo' in Alfonso Cuarón's film Y Tu Mama Tambien is nearby
Bahía de Cacalut
, not (as some popularly believe), Zipolite.
2001 — a fire destroyed much of Zipolite. Recovery prompted radical change to the physical appearance of Zipolite's built environment, replacing traditional post, bamboo, and palm with less vernacular construction.
2006 — Zipolite population reached 800. Puerto Escondido and Huatulco airports opened.
2010 — Zipolite tops 'gay Mexico' search queries.
2016 — the municipality declared beach nudity (unofficially tolerated since 1970) legal, making Zipolite the country's first and only legal clothing-optional beach.
2019 — the 4th annual Festival Naturismo Zipolite headlined Grammy-winner
Lila Downs
and drew more than 5,000. The following Festival Naturismo Zipolite attracted 8,000—larger by
tenfold than any naturist gathering in world history.
2020 —
Centro de Cultura, Arte, Movimiento y Participación para la Paz
Center for Culture, Art, Movement, and Participation for Peace
CAMPCenter for Culture, Art, Movement, and Participation for Peace
2021 —
Shambhala
visionary, dies at 81.
2022 — substantial destruction of Zipolite by direct-hit hurricane . CAMP was unharmed, so hosted a full-house of volunteers who assisted with local recovery. Zipolite was largely restored eight months after the hurricane.
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Sources:
Zipolite historiography derives from oral accounts. If you have an adjustment or addition to contribute, please
