Let it not be said that the age of great church building is dead. Crucecita鈥檚 pale-orange colonial-style ecclesial dame dates from 鈥 ahem 鈥 2000, but, what it lacks in history it makes up for in neck-tilting beauty. A huge 20m-long painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe is etched on the ceiling. Complementing Mexico鈥檚 patron saint are a couple of colorful side chapels filled with mosaics and other murals.
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Zipolite's beach is huge, running for a good 1.5km and dispatching massive waves. It's famous for its nudity; you'll see people randomly swimming,鈥
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Halfway between the western edge of Parque Nacional Huatulco and Puerto 脕ngel awaits some of the most precious coastline in Oaxaca. The water can be鈥
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This rocky cape, jutting out from the west end of Mazunte beach, is the southernmost point in the state of Oaxaca and a fabulous place to hike at sunset鈥
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This long, sandy beach, 14km west of Santa Cruz Huatulco, is backed by a fishing village, and in contrast to Huatulco's other settlements, there's鈥
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The coast east of Puerto 脕ngel is dotted with small hidden beaches, none of them very busy on weekdays. Playa La Boquilla, on a gentle bay about 7.5km鈥
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The oddly named 'rabbit bay,' 3km east of Tangolunda, has a long main beach divided by a small rocky outcrop into the western Playa Arenas and the eastern鈥
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Cacaluta is a 1km-long slice of paradise that's protected by an island, backed by dunes and usually deliciously deserted. The Mexican road-trip movie Y T煤鈥
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Three kilometers west of Santa Cruz and easily walkable along a roadside pavement, Maguey鈥檚 fine 400m beach curves around a calm bay between forested鈥
Nearby Bah铆as de Huatulco attractions
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One of Huatulco's more recent developments is a wide terraced walkway that leads from Crucecita to the Santa Cruz harbor. The path then carries on west鈥
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Santa Cruz Huatulco's small beach is easily accessible but often crowded, and its looks are marred by the cruise-ship pier 鈥 especially when one of the鈥
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The beach here, 1km east of Santa Cruz Huatulco, is wide with soft sand, but offers little in the way of shade, plus the surf can be surprisingly strong鈥
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La Entrega lies toward the outer edge of Bah铆a de Santa Cruz, a five-minute motorboat trip or 2.5km walk/drive along a bendy road from Santa Cruz. This鈥
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Just east of Bah铆a Maguey, this lush 250m beach has calm waters good for snorkeling, and no crowds because there's no vehicle access and no restaurants鈥
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Three kilometers west of Santa Cruz and easily walkable along a roadside pavement, Maguey鈥檚 fine 400m beach curves around a calm bay between forested鈥
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Tangolunda, 5km east of Santa Cruz Huatulco, is the site of most of the major top-end hotel developments. The long, wide, spotlessly clean beach is鈥
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Cacaluta is a 1km-long slice of paradise that's protected by an island, backed by dunes and usually deliciously deserted. The Mexican road-trip movie Y T煤鈥