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In the News (Sun 3 Jun 12)

  
  HUATULCO GENERAL INFORMATION
Huatulco is located on the southern Mexico Pacific Coast and is approximately 425 miles SE of Acapulco or 115 miles SE of Puerto Escondido in the state of Oaxaca.
The Huatulco infrastructure is impressive and the project was officially inaugurated in 1988 with several 5 star hotels in the Tangolunda area.
Huatulco averages 340 days a year of summer and this is certainly one of its attractions.
www.huatulco-condos.com /abouthuatulco.htm   (889 words)

  
 Huatulco | Planeta
Huatulco is one of Mexico's newst resorts and is located on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast.
Huatulco is known for its nine bays, powdery white sand beaches and surrounding mountains.
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.
www.planeta.com /ecotravel/mexico/oaxaca/huatulco.html   (274 words)

  
 Huatulco Mexico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The centerpiece of Huatulco's appeal is a series of nine bays, encompassing 36 beaches and numerous inlets and coves, each with its own unique setting and ecology.
Huatulco is also an excellent gateway for exploring the villages of Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel, two of Oaxaca's more rustic coastal gems.
Huatulco offers some of the clearest water on Mexico's Pacific coast, and there are some great snorkeling spots.
www.advantagemexico.com /huatulco/index.html   (867 words)

  
 Bahias de Huatulco : Introduction | Frommers.com
Huatulco has the same unspoiled nature and laid-back attitude as its neighbors to the north, Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, but with a difference.
Huatulco is for those who want to enjoy the beauty of nature during the day, then retreat to well-appointed comfort by night.
FONATUR development of the Bahías de Huatulco is an ambitious project that aims to cover 21,000 hectares (52,000 acres) of land, with over 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) to remain ecological preserves.
www.frommers.com /destinations/bahiasdehuatulco/0922010001.html   (434 words)

  
 Bahias de Huatulco - 'VISTAS DE OAXACA' BY SHERRY MCLEOD de CASTRILLON - IN MEXICO CONNECT
Bahias de Huatulco (pronounced Wa-tool-co) located on the coast of Oaxaca, (map) about six hours from Oaxaca City by car, and approximately three hundred miles south of Acapulco, is the latest development of Fonatur, Mexico's tourist promotion board.
Huatulco is comprised of the small town of La Crucecita, which is the center point of the development, and nine bays: Conejos, Tangolunda, Chahue, Sta.
Huatulco also has a bus line which runs from the town of La Crucecita to the Bay of Santa Cruz and then on to Tangoluna.
www.mexconnect.com /mex_/travel/smcleod/smclhuatulco1.html   (1424 words)

  
 NGO-Community Collaboration for Ecotourism | Planeta
HUATULCO, OAXACA -- In 1984, a mega-resort, designed to attract beach tourism to international hotels, was initiated on the south Pacific coast of Mexico in the state of Oaxaca.
Known as the Bahias de Huatulco, the spectacular setting, in a previously isolated region, is home to about 50,000 people from four different indigenous groups living in some 150 subsistence communities widely dispersed over 700,000 hectares in the surrounding highlands and a number of small fishing villages.
Two-thirds of this destruction is due to the "walking milpa" (the system of slash and burn cultivation that encroaches on the forest for the short term planting of corn and associated crops) and agrochemicals.
www.planeta.com /planeta/99/0499huatulco.html   (3148 words)

  
 About Huatulco
Huatulco (wha - TOOL -co) is Mexico’s premier eco-resort with nine bays and 37 pristine beaches spread over about 20 miles of jagged coastline.
Huatulco is FONATUR`s newest development and the government has invested heavily in the infrastructure.
None of Huatulco`s sewage water is pumped out to sea, which means that all nine bays have crystal clear water.
www.bbforsalemexico.com /abuot_huatulco.htm   (359 words)

  
 The Bays of Huatulco are one of the largest ecosystems in the Mexican Republic
Huatulco is a mixtec name which means "place where the wood is adored", hosting nine wonderful bays and 34 calm-water beaches, aswell as spectacular views of the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains.
In the colonial era, Huatulco was considered the best port on the Pacific coast because Tehuantepec was decaying and Acapulco was less accessible.
Bahias de Huatulco is made up of nine bays and located on Oaxaca's Coast, at the end of the Southern Sierra Madre.
www.las-brisas-huatulco.com /theland.htm   (623 words)

  
 All about Huatulco
Huatulco was the 5th and latest development by the Mexican Federal Government through the National Tourism Fund, and it encompasses about 9 square miles of territory and includes 22 miles of the Mexican Pacific coastline between the Coyula and Copalita rivers.
Huatulco is also rich in marine fauna, such as oyster, lobster, shrimp, dolphin, turtle, red snapper, marlin, clam, snail and occasionally whales.
Long before Columbus, the Huatulco area was well-known to the Zapotecs and their predecessors.
www.gala-resort-huatulco.com /huatulco.htm   (672 words)

  
 Mexico: Mexico Expo - Huatulco, Mexico
Bahias de Huatulco is the most recent tourist destination to be developed by the Mexican Government, and it is truly the jewel of this spectacular coast.
One of the southern of the 9 bays of Huatulco.
One of the northern of the 9 bays of Huatulco.
www.mexicoexpo.com /pages/p_huatul.html   (6403 words)

  
 Huatulco
Las Bahias de Huatulco is its full name - "The Bays of Huatulco" - there are nine in total - and between them they are host to 36 stunningly attractive beaches - featuring soft sands and crystal clear blue waters off the Pacific.
Situated about 270 miles south of Acapulco on Mexico's Pacific coast, Huatulco is a new resort area and is set to become one of Mexico's key beach attractions for people in search of a well preserved natural surroundings and eco-centers coupled with highly appointed accommodation and good facilities to retire to in the evening.
Huatulco is being carefully managed to cater for those people who are looking for a higher quality resort with less of a "manufactured" feel, without driving customers to the ultra-exclusive end of the market.
www.uapt.com /Huatulco/huatulco.html   (400 words)

  
 Huatulco, Huatulco Vacations - www.bestday.com
Huatulco offers natural sceneries that invite you to practice activities related to ecotourism and extreme sports.
Huatulco meets with a high level urban infrastructure that follows international standards of quality and environmental protection, as well as great respect for the regional architecture and its natural surroundings.
Your Huatulco vacations will allow you to be in direct contact with the purtest nature thanks to the natural sceneries invite to participate in alternative, extreme, and ecological tourism activities.
www.bestday.com /Huatulco   (279 words)

  
 Huatulco:
Huatulco was an almost unheard of Mexican paradise when we first visited it three years ago.
The Bays of Huatulco are the only Mexican resort area where the treated waters are not released into the nearby ocean or rivers after use.
Huatulco as a tourist destination began in 1989 when the Mexican government decided to bring employment to Oaxaca, a poor, mountainous state.
www.travellady.com /articles/article-huatulco.html   (1321 words)

  
 Information about Huatulco, Mexico
Huatulco has an average temperature of 28ºC (82ºF) and clear days nearly all year round, the nine bays have fine white sand and an unusual landscape that creates privacy and gives each one a distinct personality.
Huatulco covers an area of 35 km by 7 km of spectacular landscape that allow you to commune with nature, particularly in the virtually unspoiled beaches of Chachacual, Cacaluta, El Organo and Conejos.
Bicycling in Huatulco is an unforgettable activity for the proximity to the flora and fauna on the trek.
www.go2mexico.com /hotels/destination-info/information-huatulco.htm   (932 words)

  
 Huatulco, Puerto Angel, Zipolite, Mazunte&Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
When I was here in the 80's, Huatulco itself was nothing more than a series of natural, largely uninhabited coves and bays with roadwork just beginning to be started for the new project.
Huatulco now boasts of a marina, large commercial areas, a golf course, and many first-rate hotels, all spread out along its kilometers of bays and interspersed with pods of nature.
Inland from the area of tourist development is the town of La Crucecita(Santa Cruz de Huatulco), with its typical square and church hosting what we were told it reputed to be the largest image of the Virgin of Guadalupe in existence.
www.surf-mexico.com /mexfiles/html/huatulco_etc.html   (862 words)

  
 Huatulco Bed and Breakfast, a wonderful Mexican resort loacation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Huatulco is the newest and most modern of all of Mexico’s World Class Resorts.
Huatulco boasts an International Airport (HUX), Two new hospitals, 70% of the land is set aside for Ecological Parks.
Huatulco is not Cancun, not Cozumel, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, nor Puerto Vallarta.
www.huatulcobedandbreakfast.com /H_info.htm   (344 words)

  
 Fishing Mexico - HUATULCO
Huatulco (pronounced "wah-toolco") is located 250 miles southeast of Acapulco and about the same distance northwest of Guatemala.
Huatulco is not a single city, but a series of nine bays stretching for 22 miles which have been touristically developed in harmony with the environment and traditional Mexican culture.
Just southeast of Huatulco in the direction of Guatemala, Rio Copalita and Bahia de Conejos form the confluence of a river and a bay which attracts large blue and fl marlin and a good bunch of inshore species such as roosterfish and snook.
www.fishinginternational.com /location/zmexihuat.htm   (467 words)

  
 CLIA - Cruise Line International Association
Bahías de Huatulco is located on the gorgeous coast of Oaxaca in Mexico.
Huatulco's popularity is increasing, but some tourists remain hesitant to visit because of the unfinished appearance of the area.
The crystal clear waters of Huatulco are perfect for swimming, and a wide array of water sports is at your disposal.
www.cruising.org /planyourcruise/wwdest/overview.cfm?recordID=173   (295 words)

  
 Ambassadair Travel Club - Huatulco, Mexico
Huatulco (wah-TOOL-co), and its Mexican state of Oaxaca (wa-HAH-ka), are not only hard for most Americans to pronounce, but also still relatively unknown as vacation destinations.
Huatulco is another seedling of the nurturing forces of the Mexican government's tourist development agency, FONATUR.
Huatulco's development is set to occur in stages, but leaves more than 40,000 acres as ecological reserves.
www.ambassadair.com /vacations/dest_info/huatulco   (3097 words)

  
 Huatulco Hotels Mexico - Discount hotel rates and travel guide (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Huatulco is located right where the Sierra Madre Mountains meet the beautiful Pacific Ocean, a true charming place full of colorful sceneries and clean bays.
Huatulco is situated on the state of Oaxaca, on the southeast part of Mexico.
Huatulco offers great hotel infrastructure through its luxury hotels and all inclusive resorts, while small hotels are preferred by others as well.
www.huatulcomexicohotels.com.cob-web.org:8888   (311 words)

  
 Visite México
Huatulco is a coastal paradise with crystalline waters and various types of sand.
Because it is on the Pacific coast and has lowland jungle vegetation, the climate is hot and semi-humid, with an average temperature of 28º C (82º F) and sunny days throughout most of the year.
What?s more, Huatulco offers excellent tourist services and you?ll find the people there very hospitable, allowing you to discover this destination?s great culture, art, cuisine and natural wonders.
www.visitmexico.com /wb/Visitmexico/Visi_Huatulco   (206 words)

  
 Travel Huatulco Mexico Map Huatulco Travel and Vacation Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Huatulco Mexico is still a developing resort area in Mexico.
The name Huatulco comes from the Náhuatl word cuaúhtolco, meaning “the place where the wood is adored,” since legend has it that the great civilizing god Quetzalcóatl left the inhabitants of the bay and port of Santa Cruz a wooden cross.
Huatulco offers activities for every taste and age, from family packages at the Club Mediterrannée to the majestic Golf Club and discotheques in Tangolunda Bay.
www.mexico.us /huatulco.htm   (584 words)

  
 Huatulco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Huatulco ("Bahías de Huatulco", centred around the town of Santa Cruz Huatulco) is a tourist destination in Mexico.
Huatulco is NOT well visited by foreign tourists because it does not have easy access by several airlines in spite of its own international airport just 20 minutes or so from the main resorts located on just one or two of its bays.
Huatulco, Santa Cruz, and La Crucecita, are located in an "ecological zone" which means much of the area is protected from future development, and the area is serviced by modern water and sewage systems so that nothing goes into the pristine bays.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huatulco   (437 words)

  
 Huatulco All Inclusive Vacations at Meicer Hotels & Resorts - Meicer Binniguenda Huatulco Vacation Packages (via ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Hotel Meicer Biniguenda Huatulco, with his classic Mexican Architecture and named after the Zapoteca myth of a magical entity in the form of a bird, it's an open invitation to a true unforgettable all inclusive vacation.
The Binniguenda Huatulco have a total of 165 guess rooms with private balcony, tastefully decorated with colonial Mexican furniture all are air conditioned, direct telephone lines, private bathroom with shower and purified water, TV cable.
At the Meicer Binniguenda Huatulco, on Bahias de Huatulco, you'll discover all the fun, sun and excitement that have made Huatulco the hidden jewel of the Mexican Pacific Coast.
www.meicerhotels.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Home_Binniguenda_huatulco_ev.htm   (233 words)

  
 Huatulco General Information, Huatulco Mexico - go2huatulcobays.com
Many years ago, the Bays of Huatulco were a refuge for pirates and voyagers, as well as a rest stop for exhausted galleon crews coming from the Far East.
Huatulco offers the opportunity to live a sailing experience where you are moved along by the breezes of the Pacific alone.
Huatulco is very close to two important ports on the Oaxaca coastal corridor: Puerto Angel [52 km] and Puerto Escondido [109 km]
www.go2huatulcobays.com /general_information.php   (904 words)

  
 Huatulco Mexico
L.A. Huatulco is a resort destination with an intimate, quiet ambiance and unspoiled tropical beauty.
Huatulco boasts over 30 golden sand beaches of which some are only accessible by boat.
heraton Huatulco Beachfront Resort, situated at the head of Tangolunda Bay, is built in a contemporary Mexican style that is reflected in the guestrooms and public areas.
www.2gobaja.com /huatulco.html   (550 words)

  
 Cruise to Huatulco, Mexico with Mexico Cruise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Huatulco was first inhabited by the Tututepec tribe and soon became an important trade route of the region for Aztec, Zapotec and Mixtec merchants.
The primitive coastline of Huatulco boasts 9 bays with 36 golden sand beaches, some of which are so unspoiled they are only accessible by boat.
Huatulco is also known for its excellent deep sea fishing and reef diving.
www.cruising2mexico.com /mexico_ports/cruise_huatulco.html   (215 words)

  
 huatulco, oaxaca general information
Bahias De Huatulco is a unique tourism development based on eco-tourism The name Huatulco comes from the Mixtecan word meaning "where they worship the wood".
Huatulco is rich in sea life with many species of fish, oysters, lobster, clams, shrimp, and snails.
If you are fond of seafood, Huatulco is the right place to enjoy delicious shrimp, lobster, squid and many other varieties of seafood.
www.huatulco-oaxaca-tours.com /generalInformation.htm   (451 words)

  
 Huatulco Nightlife, Huatulco Nightclubs - www.bestday.com
Huatulco nightlife offers different options to have fun when the sun sets, such as bars, coffee shop and discotheques.
Some of the best Huatulco nightclubs are located in the areas of Santa Cruz, Chaque and La Crucecita.
This is a different style of bar where you can delight in the best national and international drinks while enjoying a fun table game with your friends.
www.bestday.com /Huatulco/Nightlife/?asoc=simex   (312 words)

  
 Guide to Huatulco
In Huatulco, the resorts are not a high rise commercial cousin to Cancun.
Huatulco is the place you come to relax, unwind and start to recover from the stresses of everyday life.
Huatulco is a great place to go if you're looking for an authentic adventure tour.
www.mexperience.com /guide/beaches/huatulco.htm   (1673 words)

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