229:. It has a marina for large and small yachts along with three principal beaches; ChahuĂ©, Esperanza and TejĂłn. Even though these are wide beaches, their moderate surf makes them less-visited than those in Santa Cruz. Three km east of ChahuĂ© is BahĂa Tangolunda, which has five beaches; Ventura, Manzanillo, Tornillo, Tangolunda and RincĂłn Sabroso. Here the water varies between cobalt blue and emerald green. Most of the larger hotels are located on this bay. 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. The mouth of the RĂo (River) Copalita is slightly east of BahĂa Conejos and it has a long zone of beaches. To the east of RĂo Copalita are beaches stretching all the way to the
77:. Huatulco's tourism industry is centered on its nine bays, thus the name BahĂas de Huatulco, but has since been unofficially shortened to simply Huatulco. Huatulco has a wide variety of accommodation from rooms for rent, small economy hotels, luxury villas, vacation condominia, bed and breakfasts, as well as several luxury resorts standing on or near the shores of Tangolunda Bay. 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 BarcelĂł (formerly the Sheraton hotel) are examples of the most popular larger resorts in the area.
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long and is accessible by car. Both these bays have fine, white sand and waters of various colors of blue and green. BahĂa
Cacaluta and BahĂa Chachacual are only accessible by boat, and there are absolutely no human constructions of any kind. BahĂa San AgustĂn is the furthest west and the largest of all the bays. It has 1 km of beaches between 20 and 80 meters wide. There are also small islets inside the bay itself. Large portions of the Bahias de Huatulco resort area are located within an "ecological zone"; much of the area is protected from future development, and the area is serviced by modern water and
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and tourist activities, with a large pier where cruise ships dock. Many resort offerings can be found here such as hotels, craft shops, discothĂšques, bars, restaurants, excursion agencies, sailboat excursions as well as scuba diving, snorkeling and jet skis for rent. The
Capilla de Santa Cruz is where many weddings and baptisms are celebrated next to the sea. Playa Santa Cruz is the best known of the beaches here. It is 250 meters long, with soft white sand and turquoise blue water.
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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 BahĂa de Santa Cruz, which is just south of the town of La Crucecita. It is also the center of commercial
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414:. Every day flights arrive from Mexico City, bringing tourists to the local beaches. This airport and new road construction projects have made Oaxaca's Pacific Coast an increasingly popular destination for Mexican and international tourists.
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coral communities of the Mexican Pacific. 723 species of animals live in the park as well as a number of species of colorful fish, and it is open to scuba diving, bird-watching and hiking. In 2005, Huatulco was awarded the
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surrounded by waterfalls and ravines. Finca La Gloria is known for the butterfly sanctuary "Mariposorio Dain Biguid", where dozens of species of butterflies can be seen and the "Llano Grande Falls". The
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