Huatulco

The Camino Real Zaashila (formerly the Omni Zaashila), Quinta Real Huatulco, Las Brisas (formerly a Club Med), Dreams Resort & Spa (formerly the Royal Maeva then the Gala hotel), and the Barceló (formerly the Sheraton hotel) are examples of the most popular larger resorts in the area.

Huatulco is located where the foothills of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains meet the Pacific Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Acapulco, Guerrero.

The latter half of the 16th Century saw Huatulco attacked by Francis Drake and Thomas Cavendish—both of whom left their prints on the region's history and legends that continue to this day.

The entire area has a small-town feel about it and is rarely crowded with tourists exception in the Christmas and Easter holiday periods.

Bahias de Huatulco has a small international airport just 20 minutes from the main resorts in Tangolunda Bay.

[2] The Bahias de Huatulco are a series of nine bays and numerous small coves stretching along 26 kilometers of jagged coastline, including 36 white sandy beaches.

The most centrally located bay is Bahía de Santa Cruz, which is just south of the town of La Crucecita.

Bahía Chahué is 2 km east of Santa Cruz and its name means "fertile or moist land" in Zapotec.

Residencial Conejos is 4 km east of Tangolunda and has some of the larger residential homes in the area, some of which are vacation rentals.

Playa El Mojon can, at certain times of the year, have some decent waves for surfing and is also a great location to explore.

To the west of Santa Cruz, the beaches are less developed; in fact most of this area belongs to the Parque Nacional (National Park) Huatulco.

Huatulco was the first sustainable tourist community in the Americas and the third worldwide, after Bali in Indonesia and Kaikōura in New Zealand, to receive this prestigious award because of its development programs for a culture environmentally friendly to conserve its natural resources.

In Huatulco there is a wide diversity of seafood along with traditional foods such as tlayuda, mole Oaxaqueño, cecina, and the exotic chapulines (edible insects).

The Bocana del Río Copalita is a 2,500-year-old archaeological site located about ten kilometers from the bays, which is open to the public.

Finca El Pacífico is known for the organic coffee it produces called "Pluma Hidalgo," and it is surrounded by waterfalls and ravines.

Driving from the state capital of Oaxaca city is not any easier because Federal Highway 175 is also full of speed bumps.

Federal Highway 190 has fewer speed bumps, but it is a much longer road with many curves due to the mountainous terrain.

This airport and new road construction projects have made Oaxaca's Pacific Coast an increasingly popular destination for Mexican and international tourists.