Playa Zipolite

Zipolite's beach is vast, stretching for 1.5 kilometers and delivering big waves. It's famed for nudity; you'll find people naked swimming, sunbathing, or joyfully wandering through the wet sand at any time of day, but it's more popular in a few of coves near the western end of the beach and in the small bay known as Playa del Amor.

Zipolite is a laid-back village with palapas, beach shacks, and purposefully rustic boutique hotels. It's the largest of three beach communities that line the coast west of Puerto Angel, and it's well renowned for surfing, an unabashed 'do nothing' attitude, and a touch of bohemian enchantment.

Zipolite's essence and magnificence is that organized activity is sparse. This is a place to hang around and do as little or as much as you want. But you'll need to eat, so go to La Providencia, a modern Mexican treat with a wonderful open-air lounge.