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Huatulco Bays

Huatulco is located where the Sierra Madre - the largest montain chain of the region - meets the waves of Mexico's Pacific.

Developed with an eye toward ecological preservation, Huatulco is a truly unique tourist destination combining modern resort infrastructure within a large undeveloped natural area. The littoral alternates between long sandy beaches, small intimate coves and fresh water lagoons, many home to unique species of birds and fishes. Its 40,000 acres of land have been conserved and regenerated to maintain the ecological balance, and coral reefs as long as two football fields are part of a marine park project to protect its clear waters.

One Village...

The marina of La Crucecita is the best place to start your cruise

Huatulco encompasses the small town of La Crucecita, its center point of development, and nine secluded bays, each with distinctive personalities and none of which can be seen from the others.

La Crucecita has been built specifically to host the local workers and their family, many of them relocated from areas where touristic infrastructure were built. The city is organized around a central square with its ubiquitus french-style kiosk, and facing an imposing church with domed 31-meter high ceilings, sporting a gigantic painting for Our Lady of Guadalupe on its ceiling.

Eight Beautiful Bays

The Tangolunda bay hosts most of the high-end tourist infrastructure, including a magnificent golf course, quite unexpected in an arrid tropical region. Actually, some visitors never venture beyond this bay. By law, no buildings may rise higher than six stories and all rooftops must be of red Mexican tile.

The Bay of Santa Cruz is the closest to La Crucecita town, and has a lovely Marina where many visitors rent boats to visit the litoral. Chahue Bay is just starting the be developped.

Mexican ambience on the beach

Much less developped are the three southern bays of Maguey, Entrega and San Agustin. They host many submerged rock formations and coral reefs, perfect for snorkeling and diving. Its beaches are unspoiled and its sand amazingly white. This is also where the heros of the Mexican movie Y Tu Mama Tambien ended up.

The last three bays - Cacaluta, Organo and Conejos - are still totally undevelopped and only accessible by boat or dirt road.

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