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La Crucecita, along with Tangolunda and Santa Cruz, comprise the resort area known as Huatulco, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. [2] It is the community closest to the bays but it is only 4 km (2.5 mi) from Federal Highway 200 .
Location of Huatulco in Oaxaca. Huatulco (Spanish pronunciation:; wah-TOOL-coh), formally Bahías de Huatulco, centered on the town of La Crucecita, is a tourist development in Mexico. It is located on the Pacific coast in the state of Oaxaca. Huatulco's tourism industry is centered on its nine bays, thus the name Bahías de Huatulco, but has ...
Oaxaca was considered a department after the Mexican War of Independence, but after the fall of emperor Agustín de Iturbide, it became a state in 1824 with José Murguia as its first governor. During the 19th century, Oaxaca was split between liberal and conservative factions. The political and military struggles between the factions resulted ...
Santa María Huatulco is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Pochutla District in the east of the Costa Region . The meaning of Huatulco, or Guatulco Coatulco is, "where they worship the tree", referring to an ancient legend.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the earthquake was located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) south-southwest of Santa María Zapotitlán, Oaxaca, between La Crucecita in the Bahías de Huatulco tourist resort to the southwest and the port of Salina Cruz to the northeast.
The Marquessate of the Valley of Oaxaca (Spanish: Marquesado del Valle de Oaxaca) is a hereditary marquessal title in the Spanish nobility and a former seignorial estate in New Spain. It was granted to Don Hernán Cortés , conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire , by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in 1529.
Cities and towns in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. According to the Municipal Law of the State of Oaxaca, the state classifies its settlements as follows: Ciudad (city): at least 20,000 inhabitants. Villa (town): at least 18,000 inhabitants. Pueblo (village): at least 15,000 inhabitants. Ranchería (hamlet): at least 10,000 inhabitants.
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