La Crucecita, Oaxaca Explained

Official Name:La Crucecita
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oaxaca
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Santa María Huatulco
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Founded
Population Total:13,044
Population Blank1 Title:Municipality
Population Blank2 Title:Demonym
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:15.7753°N -96.1425°W
Elevation M:15
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:70989
Footnotes:[1]

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 4km (02miles) from Federal Highway 200. It has grown along with the development of tourism in the area.[3] The town is within the Santa María Huatulco municipality, which is part of the Pochutla District in the Costa Region of Oaxaca, Mexico.The town church, Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y de la Santa Cruz, is in front of the park in the center of town. In the cupola of the church is a 20m (70feet) tall painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe, which is the largest in the world.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: pueblosamerica.com Crucecita. 2008-02-19 .
  2. Web site: Tom Zap’s Oaxaca La Crucecita, Oaxaca . 2008-02-19 .
  3. Quintanar Hinojosa . Beatriz . August 2007 . Huatulco . Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca . 137 . 50 .