In the markets in and around Huatulco, the treasure of medicinal plants can alleviate all ailments. Huatulco has its own local markets as well as the organic market held on Sundays in Santa Cruz. Pochutla also has a large market on Mondays with vendors visiting the town from the mountains. You can seek out one […]
Oaxaca is the slow food destination of choice. From elaborate moles to “simple” barbeques, this state leads the rest in variety of local ingredients and diversity of dishes. Here is our “top-7” list of the dishes to try on your next trip. Ceviche: Fresh mahi mahi or shrimp cooked by lime juice and garnished with […]
By Julie Etra for The Eye Magazine Salt content of the seas and oceans varies as do the types of salts they contain. The simple definition of a salt is any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, or cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negatively charged ions), to produce […]
Be Inspired by a Side of Huatulco You Haven’t Seen Yet Although Huatulco and Mexico in general are considered as sunny, winter time destinations, there are plenty of reasons to travel down during the summer also. Huatulco is a gem for a summer family vacation as well. But isn’t that the rainy season? Well, yes […]
How to Learn a Language So you are considering making the big move. You want to move to Mexico and the only thing holding you back is your lack of Spanish? As a preface, Huatulco has a friendly expat community and lots of locals speak some English. It is usually not difficult to find professionals […]
By Brooke Gazer for The Eye Magazine Huatulco’s twenty-first annual fishing tournament held in May 2019 gets bigger and better each year. A mere 80 fishermen entered the inaugural event in 1992; in 2018, 600 anglers cast their lines eight miles beyond Huatulco’s sparkling shores. One reason this tournament is so popular is that it […]
Personally, I can’t imagine a world without chocolate, but before Cortez conquered Mexico it did not exist in Europe. In fact, it was centuries later before the confection that we know today came into being. In Mexico, where chocolate originated, it was not a sweet treat, but a bitter tasting beverage, mixed with chile and […]
Discovering Huatulco. Many people set out on a spiritual journey to free themselves from preoccupation with material possessions. At the beginning of 2001, we turned this venture upside down.
A colorful series of blooming trees announces the South Pacific Mexican spring. The jacaranda trees bloom with brilliant purple flowers. The primavera trees (Tabebuia) blossom with pink or yellow showy flowers. Bats pollinate the trees. Bees and several species of hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers. The shaving brush tree (bombax ellipticum) blooms early spring with […]
Humpback Whale _Megaptera novaeangliae_ Photo_ NOAA Whales can be seen off the coast of Huatulco generally from mid-December through March. The majority of whales that can be observed are humpbacks although blue whales, gray whales and orcas can also more rarely be seen. Humpback Whale _Megaptera novaeangliae_ Credit_ Danielle Cholewiak_ NOAA NEFSC The humpback is […]
