La Crucecita, Oaxaca
La Crucecita | |
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![]() La Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y de la Santa Cruz Church | |
Coordinates: 15°46′31″N 96°8′33″W / 15.77528°N 96.14250°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Oaxaca |
Municipality | Santa María Huatulco |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,044 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code | 70989 |
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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 4 km (2.5 mi) 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.
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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 20-metre (66 ft) tall painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe, which is the largest in the world.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "pueblosamerica.com Crucecita". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ "Tom Zap's Oaxaca La Crucecita, Oaxaca". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ a b Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz (August 2007). "Huatulco". Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca. 137: 50.