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Looking out over Playa Panteon from the Casa de Huéspedes
"El Capy". El Capy is a beautiful budget hotel run by a very nice family
- a great value.
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Rich with Joe, the reincarnation of Ernest Hemingway.
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Rich playing with his dinner.
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Another view from El Capy.
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The balcony outside my room at El Capy.
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Dinner at El Capy.
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A little getaway cottage on the beach (Zipolite)
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Zipolite beach.
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Looking toward Shambhala, a spiritual retreat,
hotel, and restaurant, at the end of Zipolite beach.
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Zipolite.
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Rich Angell - musician, traveller, diet guru.
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The entrance to Shambhala.
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Walking up the steps at Shambhala.
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Looking back down on Zipolite beach from Shambhala.
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Zipolite is known as "the killer beach" because of the waves and currents...
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...and the rocks.
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Wall painting at Shambhala.
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Another view overlooking Zipolite from Shambhala.
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View from Meditation Hill, the highest point at Shambhala.
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The cove below Meditation Hill.
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The obligatory vacation snapshot. |
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Another cozy little spot to live.
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The other side of Meditation Hill.
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Another beautiful wall painting at Shambhala.
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Gloria, the founder of Shambhala.
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View from Gloria's balcony.
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Another shitty day in paradise.
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Bathing al fresco.
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Rock yoga.
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More of Zipolite.
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Reflecting on the glories of nature.
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This lady keeps watch over it all.
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Back in Puerto Angel, fisherman on Playa Panteon get their boat ready for
the next day.
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Construction is suspended on what was going to be a disco overlooking Playa
Panteon.
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Rich Z, Margaret, and Rich A. on Playa Panteon.
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Loading the nets into the boat.
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Pochutla, the nearest town of any size, with the only ATM for miles around.
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Houses in Pochutla.
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A carniceria (meat stall) in the big marketplace in Pochutla.
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Vegetable stands in the marketplace.
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More of the marketplace.
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Street scene in Pochutla.
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Street scene in Pochutla.
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The central church in Pochutla.
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This is the man I bought my hammock from. See him for all your hammock
needs, or if you want a coconut shell with birds on it.
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Toasting those who couldn't be with us to share the margaritas. They know
who they are.
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The side entrance to El Capy.
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Pablo Picasso is alive and well and living in Puerto Angel.
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Did you enjoy your vacation, Craig?
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Dinner at the restaurant at El Capy with Nancy,
writer for Lonely Planet.
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A little fisherman's chapel or shrine on Playa Principal in Puerto Angel.
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On Playa Principal.
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Rich, wondering if we're going fishing today.
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Rich and Marcielo.
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Headed over to Playa Panteon.
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Mine's bigger than yours.
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A makeshift shrine in a niche in the rocks, possibly for fishermen lost
at sea.
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Two gringos pose for a picture.
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On the path between Playa Panteon and Playa Principal, looking toward Panteon.
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The cove at Panteon.
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A fisherman in search of a boat.
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Craig in search of a cappucino.
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Found it! Now about that boat.
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Found that too. Arturo shows the first catch of the day while his father
Chicho captains.
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It's either them or us.
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They just kept jumping into the boat.
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Trolling for fish and some inner peace.
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A gringo in the boat.
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Chicho, our fearless captain.
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Captain Ahab of Puerto Angel.
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The fruits of our labor.
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...enjoyed by Rich, Rich, Margaret, Nancy, and Craig after he put the camera
down for once.
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Looking out of my hotel room at the hillside across the road.
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The path from Playa Panteon to Playa Principal.
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Mazunte beach, where Rich had to pull me from certain death at the hands
of merciless nature.
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Looking for a ride back from Mazunte.
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And Oleg comes by just in time!
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Back in Zipolite, at the restaurant El Hongo.
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Another building at Shambhala.
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Breakfast at Playa Panteon.
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Night visitors.
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Playa Estacahuite, just outside of Puerto Angel.
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Talking shop.
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Rich Angell at Stack-of-Wheaties. Hear his thoughts on the moment.
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Children at Playa Estacahuite.
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Children at Playa Estacahuite.
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Children at Playa Estacahuite.
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Nancy and Carlos, a local artist and restaurateur, at his restaurant on
Mazunte beach.
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Oleg, Nancy, and Carlos.
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Sunset at Playa Ventanilla.
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Day of the Iguana.
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Clearing the hillside in the scorching sun.
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Fisherman on Playa Panteon, taking the nets out of the boat.
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Schoolchildren at Playa Panteon.
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Schoolchildren at Playa Panteon.
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Rich Angell singing for his supper. "When it's fiesta time..."
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A little Nietzsche in the evening.
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Cheli, daughter of "Capy", the owner of El Capy.
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The Gonzalez family, proprietors of El Capy.
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Cheli's son.
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