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Santa María Huatulco is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Pochutla District in the east of the Costa Region . The meaning of Huatulco, or Guatulco Coatulco is, "where they worship the tree", referring to an ancient legend.
Bahias de Huatulco is divided into four main districts. Tangolunda is the area where the large upscale resorts are located; Santa Cruz is a small town with the main marina and Santa Cruz beach; La Crucecita, is another small town just inland from the beach area which provides support services to the area, and Chahué is an area between Santa Cruz and Tangolunda.
Huatulco National Park, also known as Bahias de Huatulco National Park is a national park of Oaxaca, Mexico. It was initially declared a protected area and later decreed as a National Park on July 24, 1998. Located in the Municipality of Santa María Huatulco, to the west of Cruz Huatulco, it extends to an area of 11,890 ha (29,400 acres).
La Crucecita, along with Tangolunda and Santa Cruz, comprise the resort area known as Huatulco, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. [2] It is the community closest to the bays but it is only 4 km (2.5 mi) from Federal Highway 200. It has grown along with the development of tourism in the area. [3]
Huatulco Airport experienced rapid growth up to March 2022, becoming one of the fastest-growing airports in the country and offerting nonstop flights to many major cities in Mexico and seasonal flights to destinations in the United States and Canada. In 2023, the airport served 914,714 passengers, a 5.80% decrease from previous year.
Huatulco National Park, also known as Bahias de Huatulco National Park – Huatulco, was initially declared a protected area and later decreed as a National Park on July 24, 1998. [43] Located in the Santa Maria Huatulco town, to the west of Cruz Huatulco, it extends to an area of 11,890 hectares (29,400 acres).
Important towns or municipalities include: Pinotepa Nacional, Pochutla, Puerto Escondido, Puerto Ángel, Santa Catarina Juquila, Santa María Huatulco, Jamiltepec, Tututepec, Pinotepa de Don Luis, San Juan Cacahuatepec, San Pedro Jicayán, Santos Reyes Nopala, San Gabriel Mixtepec, San Agustín Loxicha, and Pluma Hidalgo. [3]
Santa María, Oaxaca may refer to: Santa María Alotepec; Santa María Apazco; Santa María Atzompa; Santa María Camotlán; Santa María Chachoapam; Santa María Chilchotla; Santa María Chimalapa; Santa María Colotepec; Santa María Cortijo; Santa María Coyotepec; Santa María del Rosario; Santa María del Tule; Santa María Ecatepec; Santa ...