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EXPLORING OAXACA

Huatulco Guide

MEXICO FORUM

Huatulco is one of Mexico's newst resorts and is located on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast.

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The town has beautiful beaches and bays, many of which are accessible via motorboat (lancha).


Huatulco is known for its nine bays, powdery white sand beaches and surrounding mountains. Adventurous travelers head to the whitewater rapids in Río Copalito.

ORIGINS

The name Huatulco comes from the Náhuatl 'cuaúhtolco,' meaning 'the place where the wood is adored,' as legend suggests that Quetzalcóatl left the inhabitants of the bay and port of Santa Cruz a wooden cross.

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

FONATUR, Mexico's tourist development agency, planned and funded the first phase of the Huatulco resort area development in 1983. Construction began that year and the resort was officially inaugurated in 1988.

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VISITING?

LOCATION -- Huatulco is located west of Oaxaca City.

Travel!

TRANSPORTATION -- The Bahias de Huatulco International Airport (HUX) has international flights, including direct service to Houston via Continental.

There is also frequent bus service to and from Oaxaca City and Puerto Escondido and suburban van service to Pluma Hidalgo.


AUTHOR

Ron Mader is the Latin America correspondent for Transitions Abroad and host of the award-winning Planeta.com website.


REFERENCES

g Oaxaca's Pacific Coast
g Mexico Cities
g Huatulco: Lines in the Sand - Wendy Call
g Ecotourism and Community Participation - Loretta Ishida
b Todo Huatulco
b Huatulco - Tomzap
b Toledo y Da Jandra rechazan entrega del Parque Huatulco - Noticias
b Fonatur detonará proyecto en Huatulco - Noticias
b Musica por la tierra
b Programa de Manejo Parque Nacional Huatulco - INE
b Negoció Fonatur reserva ecológica - La Jornada
b Rebirth of Huatulco - Presidencia
b Why doesn't anyone visit Huatulco? - Austin American Statesman

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g Huatulco
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WIKI

b Huatulco
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