Huatulco, Mexico

We took different tours in Huatulco. Susan's tour was titled Eco-walk and Birding Adventure. The two mile guided walk was along the Copalita River and wetlands. The surrounding jungle is home to several precious woods including cedar, mahogany, ficus, mocambo and almond trees. Over 227 species of birds inhabit the area, including orioles, woodpeckers, egrets, falcons, kestrels, parrots and over 20 species of hummingbirds.
This is a termite colony. I always thought they lived on the ground. Maybe it's too wet here during the rainy season for them to survive.

These are the plants that tequila and mescal are made from.

These people might have picked a better tour on this particular day as it was over 95 degrees outside with 90% humidity.

I went on the Rural Communities and Traditions tour to get a feel for how the locals live and work. Our tour bus stopped at three different homes where we listened to the farmer discuss his particular crop or crops. Most places had samples available, especially of the more exotic fruits.

This particular farmer grew an amazing variety of cactus plants.

Cotton

At one house we watch a brick making demonstration. I do hope they use a different method of making bricks used for public buildings.

At my favorite stop on the tour, we got to enter a traditional kitchen where we watched tamales and tortilla being made over a wood fire. We got to sample these too, and they were very tasty. These people lead very simple lives but work extremely hard.

Largely due to the fact that Huatulco has 18 miles of coastline, forming nine beautiful bays, the Mexican government, inspired by the success of Cancun, is developing Huatulco into a major tourist destination. Resort hotels and restaurants are currently springing up along the sun-soaked shores. Americans are just beginning to discover Huatulco, while it has been popular with European tourists for years.