Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca: 13 Places to Visit

13 places with their own page in the municipality of Santa María Huatulco, in the state of Oaxaca.

Map of Santa María Huatulco

La Crucecita · Town
Huatulco's everyday town: a shady central plaza, cafés and shops, and a church with a 20-metre Virgin of Guadalupe painted on its ceiling.
Santa María Huatulco · Town
The old inland seat of Huatulco, founded in 1539, with a colonial church, a plaza and a mural of local history in the town hall.

Bahía de Cacaluta · Beach
A wild, 1 km beach in Huatulco National Park, sheltered by an island and backed by dunes; reached on a forest trail or by boat.
Bahía de Chahué · Beach
A wide sandy bay between Santa Cruz and Tangolunda, below La Crucecita, with a small marina, beach clubs and Blue Flag status.
Bahía de Santa Cruz · Beach
Huatulco's harbour bay: a town beach, the cruise pier and marina where bay tours leave, and the open-air Capilla de la Santa Cruz.
Bahía de Tangolunda · Beach
Huatulco's resort bay: a long sandy beach lined with large hotels, the Tangolunda golf course and calm water for swimming and snorkelling.
Playa La Entrega · Beach
A calm 300 m cove at the mouth of Santa Cruz bay with a roped-off coral reef for snorkelling, where Vicente Guerrero was handed over in 1831.
Bahía El Maguey · Beach
A calm, sheltered bay in Huatulco National Park with a row of palapa seafood restaurants and snorkelling off the rocks.
Bahía El Órgano · Beach
A small, undeveloped bay next to Maguey in Huatulco National Park, reached by a short forest trail or by boat; no services.

Parque Eco-Arqueológico Copalita · Archaeological site
A pre-Hispanic ceremonial centre with a ball court and acropolis above the mouth of the Copalita river, with a site museum and sea views.

Parque Nacional Huatulco · Nature reserve
A national park since 1998 protecting dry forest, reefs and five of Huatulco's bays, including Cacaluta, Chachacual and San Agustín.
Río Copalita · Nature reserve
The main river of the Huatulco coast, running from the Sierra Sur to La Bocana, with rafting from family floats to class IV rapids.
Bahías de Huatulco · Nature reserve
A national park of quiet bays, coral and dry tropical forest, toured by boat from the marina at Santa Cruz.