Home Living in Mexico Why I Love Huatulco Why I Love Huatulco by Julie Etra June 12, 2018 by Julie Etra 2.4K It was 2007, Día de los Muertos in Oaxaca City. We left the Valley of Oaxaca and drove over the Sierra Madre to the Bahías of Huatulco for the first time. This area was suggested to us by a client of mine, an engineer who had visited this coast, and who also suggested we watch the Mexican movie ‘Y Tu Mama También’, which included gorgeous yet poignant scenes filmed on Cacaluta beach. We were fed up with Los Cabos and were looking around, for new experiences and opportunities, fewer people, more nature, and a swimmable sea. Mexico. We passed fields of agave (maguey) as we headed south to the Sierra Madre Sur. Up and over via the sinuous one-lane highway, crossing oak-pine woodlands, cloud forest with tree ferns, tropical perennial forest, selva seca (deciduous semi-tropical forest), and the gorgeous coast. The sea, the air, the flowers, the birds, the wildlife, the food, the people, the music. A day on the ocean, a Saturday night on the zócalo, La Bocana, Zimatan. Another day up to the Rio Magdalena, Hagia Sofia and on to Pluma, west to the Lagunas of Manialtepec and Chacahua. The diversity. That’s is what I love about Huatulco, the diversity, right here, and so close. 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail Julie Etra Julie Etra writes for The Eye magazine based in Huatulco. This article was originally published by The Eye, a regional English magazine that highlights beach, village & urban living in Oaxaca. previous post Oaxaca Attracts Canadian Investment for New Hospital in Huatulco next post Volaris Announces Three New Routes From Tijuana Airport You may also like How To Conserve Water in Your Home in... April 10, 2024 Why is Huatulco One of the Best Places... March 1, 2024 Holiday & Festival Dates in Oaxaca Throughout the... January 6, 2024 December’s posadas mix dancing, fireworks, drink and devotion December 16, 2023 How To Celebrate the Holiday Season in Mexico December 15, 2023 Oaxaca’s Zapotec Heritage: A Modern Ceremony at Villas... December 11, 2023 Get to Know 5 Exceptional Oaxacan Artists on... December 1, 2023 How to Experience Day of the Dead in... October 25, 2023 3 Things I Learned About Mexico While Traveling... October 4, 2023 10 Reasons Why Moving Your Family to the... September 27, 2023 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.