Article posted: 3/23/2013 5:00 AM

Laid-back beach part of Zipolite’s charm

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Visitors relax at beachfront tables at the Posada Mexico restaurant in Zipolite, Mexico. A sleepy town with one main street and no ATMs, Zipolite is one many tiny coastal pueblos that dot the Pacific in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca.

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Child guitar prodigy Cainn Cruz, left, performs at the Posada Mexico restaurant in Zipolite, Mexico. The oceanfront restaurant offers a variety of live entertainment.

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Visitors bath in the surf along the beach in Zipolite.

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Visitors enjoy the surf along the beach in the sleepy town of Zipolite, Mexico.

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A lone swimmer wades into the surf during sunset in Zipolite, Mexico. Watching the brilliant sunsets from the beach is a nightly tradition for visitors in this tiny coastal town.

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A sleepy town with one main street and no ATMs, Zipolite is one of many tiny coastal pueblos that dot the Pacific in Mexico's Southern state of Oaxaca. Stretching from Puerto Escondido to Huatulco, the region is sometimes called the Oaxaca Riviera. The hippie crowd discovered Zipolite in the 1960s and since then it has slowly evolved into an offbeat tourist spot popular with a certain type of visitor.