Huatulco, Mexico

April 6, 2023

It’s quite a long pier at Huatulco, Mexico.

There is a public beach with immediate access to the left at the end of the pier.

Hoping for tips, a group of dancers was waiting to greet guests as they debarked.

View of the beach near the end of the pier:

Huatulco’s port area has the typical jewelry and souvenir shops, but also has an open-air church.

The beach area has several restaurants, and since it was the Easter holidays many families were enjoying swimming, water sports, and coming to the port to take pictures of the cruise ship.

The Mexicans are much smarter than the tourists. Most of them swam in long sleeves and long shorts. They know better than to let this tropical sun cook their skin.

We did not swim, although I heard that the snorkeling in the Huatulco area was amazing, and a client of mine told me that he looks forward to having a land vacation here one day for that very reason. Our guide said the best snorkeling is done by hiring a boat to take you to the good snorkeling areas.

We chose to take a taxi tour of the area. The price quoted was $20 per person with four in the cab. The taxis are small cars. We attempted to squeeze three of us in the back seat, but it was just a little too much togetherness. The four of us opted to use two taxis instead at $40 per person. We might could have bartered a lower price, but a similar ship scenic tour would have been $59 per person in a motor coach with lots of people. So this seemed fair. As it turned out, our friends had the better English-speaker, but we had the better air conditioning. Rodolfo spoke excellent English and served as our tour guide at every stop. Christian spoke very little English. I asked if I could take their picture and Rodolfo said, “Yes, Now we can’t be bandits!”

I saw a YouTube video once that recommended taking pictures of Mexican taxi license plates and drivers for security purposes. I was not concerned about these two drivers, especially since they are dressed in uniforms and hired at the official taxi stand at the port.

We stopped at scenic viewpoints

Along the route, we noticed street sweepers. They worked hard to keep the area clean. The weather was extremely warm and humid and all the workers wore long sleeves, hats, and long pants. It is near the end of the dry season, so there is a lot of dust and brown vegetation because it has not rained since November, but very soon, they will enter the rainy season and everything will green up again.

Another stop for a public beach:

There was a section with a shallow pool great this time of year for children.

Our guide told us that Secrets Resort (adults only) is in the distance. It and the Breezes resort (family resort) are the only areas in Huatulco with a private beach.