Bays of Huatulco

Started by the Mexican goverment in 1984 as a way to create jobs on the Oaxacan coast, Huatulco (pronounced wah-TOOL-co) is one of nine federal tourist destinations operated under FONATUR, Mexico´s board of Tourism. Comprised of 21,000 hectares, Huatulco is made up of nine bays and numerous small coves stretching along 35 kilometers of jagged coastline, including 36 white sandy beaches. Huatulco is located in the state of Oaxaca where the foothills of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains meet the Pacific Ocean.