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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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