Playa Santa Cruz, Oaxaca

Playa Santa Cruz is the best known of the beaches in the most centrally located bay in Bahias de Huatulco, Bahía de Santa Cruz. It is also the center of commercial and tourist activities, with a large pier where cruise ships dock. Many resort offerings can be found here such as hotels, craft shops, discothèques, bars, restaurants, excursion agencies, sailboat excursions as well as scuba diving, snorkeling and jet skis for rent. The Capilla de Santa Cruz is where many weddings and baptisms are celebrated next to the sea. ©istock.com/tose