Huatulco, Oaxaca

Huatulco comprises an area of great ecological diversity. The 35 km stretch of Pacific coastline encompasses jungled hillsides and ravines, white-sanded beaches, mangrove-laden lowlands and the mouths of 3 rivers, the Coyula, San Agustin and Copalita.

Serviced principally by the municipal seat of Santa Maria Huatulco and the town of Santa Cruz (La Crucecita), the nine bays of Huatulco, with some 36 separate beaches, form a perfect getaway for a wonderful communion with nature. Small animal life in this semi-tropical region is abundant and one can often see white-tailed deer, armadillos, iguanas, squirrels, coatamundi and an incredible variety of bird life. The sea is the haven of the sea turtle, oysters, lobster and other crustaceans, shellfish and large game fish.

Huatulco's climate is excellent year-round, with an average annual daytime temperature of 82º F (28º C). The water temperature, too, is balmy year in and year out. Rainy season runs from approximately June through the middle of October, when storms off the Pacific can bring heavy rainfall but usually not over long periods of time without the sun breaking gloriously through. The lowest winter temperatures do not go below about 57º and the highest temperatures seldom reach 100º.

The development along the bays of Huatulco is one of the Mexican government's latest tourist mega-developments, begun in 1983 after the completion of the Puerto Escondido-Salina Cruz Highway along the coast (Federal Highway 200) and the Oaxaca City-Pochutla highway (Highway 175) which crosses the Sierra Madre Occidental between the central plateau and the coast.

Huatulco is serviced by air by a small but modern international airport only 19 km from the principal hotel zone; in addition, some 50 to 60 cruise ships visit the area annually, stopping to disembark day passengers at the Playa Santa Cruz cruise ship dock.

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