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Huatulco History |
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 Huatulco's history begins with its name, which comes from a legend that says long before the Spaniards arrived, a bearded white man, wrapped in a white gown, disembarked at the place known today as Huatulco. Shortly after the Indians identified the man as Quetzalcoatl. The Indians were converted to Christians when the white man nailed a wooden cross on the beach to be worshiped.
When the Aztecs invaded the regions they named the place Cuauhtolco, meaning the site where the timber is worshiped. Eventualy that name gave way to the current one of Huatulco.
In 1983, when the Puerto Escondido-Salina Cruz and Oaxaca-Pochutla highways concluded, FONATUR started the construction of the Tourist complex of Huatulco, which consists of nine natural bays. At that time, Santa Cruz bay was the most important human settlement of the place, whose inhabitants based their activities on agriculture and fishing to make their living. In 1969, the Mexican government decided to give a strong support to tourism industry, especially those whose attraction were the beaches. It was the time when the exploration of the national territory was carried out, looking for adequate places for the development of tourist projects. While flying over the pacific zone, the beautiful and fascinating bays of Huatulco were discovered, and their characteristics resulted appropriate for the place to be taken into consideration as part of the National Project. Its lovely and peaceful beaches with a fine and white sand covered by the smooth waves of the sea were the attention that attracted the most about them. |
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