Huatulco Travel Information - Bahias de Huatulco has a beautiful International Airport about 30 minutes from the hotel areas. There is a new first class bus station serving Huatulco. Bus service to Mexico City travels through Acapulco or Oaxaca City. Either route is about 14 hours. The bus ride through Oaxaca is very beautiful However, it is a very windy mountain road. You may want to take along your Dramamine for car sickness. Christmas and Easter is the only time you can expect waits due to lack of available seats.
One of Huatulco's destination advantage... is its climate. It is warm and semi-humid, with a year round average temperature of 82 degrees. Winter temperatures are never below 60 degrees and the late spring and summers maximum temperature is 100 degrees. The two coolest months are December.and January with April and May its hottest.
Huatulco averages 40 rainy days per year. This insures visitors will be able to spend their vacation enjoying the sunshine and warm weather The year is divided into two seasons, the wet season and the dry season. The rains start around the middle of May and stop by the end of September. It is green and plush during this time. It rains an average of 8 - 10 days out of the month.
Huatulco's forest is green six months and dry six months. During the dry season it becomes dry and brown, however, the beauty is still there. You will find many flowering trees and cactus standing out on the hillsides that were hidden behind the green vines earlier.
The Huatulco area vegetation is exuberant. There are many species of trees that include plantations of bananas and papaya, and coconuts. The jungle covered hillsides gently slop off into the beautiful seashore.
The animal life is typical of subtropical zones. Armadillos, jaguar, squirrel, fox, and white-tail deer can be found. There are a great variety of reptiles including the black and green iguana and several species of turtles. There are 227 registered bird species from which 11 are endemic of this area. Huatulco is rich in sea life with many species of fish, oysters, lobster, clams, shrimp, and snails. The black and white coral off the shores is home to many species of water life. |
