More about Huatulco, Mexico Points of Interest

• Bahia de Huatulco -

  Located at the southern tip of the Southern Sierra Madre mountains, the beautiful Bay of Huatulco is Mexico's largest ecological reserve and home to many unspoiled sandy beaches.

• Santa Cruz Bay -

  This stunning bay is famed for it's 'sleeping man' rock formation and 'blowhole', an ocean-side rock formation that foams like a geyser.

• La Crucecita -

  A traditional artisanal Oaxacan town that features a charming plaza, and peaceful white-washed church that houses the largest painting of the Virgin de Guadalupe, in Mexico.

• Tangolunda Bay -

  Along with Chahue and Organo Bays, Tangolunda is famed for its panoramic views of Huatulco's coastline, fabulous resort hotels and golden-sandy beaches.

• Piedra de Moros -

  A community kitchen in La Crucecita where local chefs demonstrate how to make regional foods, including delicious tortillas and tamales.

• Copalita River -

  This amazing river, four miles north-east of the Tangolunda bay, is home to precious trees including cedar, mahogany and almond, and also 227 species of birds such as egrets and falcons.

• Copalita Point Eco-Archaeological Center -

  Under excavation since 1997, the ruins of a significant pre-Columbian civilization, the Mixtec, include pyramids, burial grounds and a ball court dating to 500B.C. A modern museum displays additional artifacts from Mesoamerican cultures.

• Las Brisas Resort -

  The rustic and relaxing Las Brisas beach resort in Huatulco, sits perched above the beautiful Tangolunda coastline and is almost hidden by 50 acres of wild lush terrain.