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Benito Juárez

Oaxaca, Mexico · North America

About Benito Juárez

Benito Juárez sits on the route: 10 minutes from La Erradura, 35km from Mazunte.

Benito Juárez is a town located in Oaxaca, Mexico. With a population of 1,305, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Benito Juárez sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Benito Juárez to your route.

About Benito Juárez

Huatulco (Spanish pronunciation: [wa'tulko]; wah-TOOL-coh), formally Bahías de Huatulco, centered on the town of La Crucecita, is a tourist development in Mexico. It is located on the Pacific coast in the state of Oaxaca. Huatulco's tourism industry is centered on its nine bays, thus the name Bahías de Huatulco, but

Read more has since been unofficially shortened to simply Huatulco. Huatulco has a wide variety of accommodation from rooms for rent, small economy hotels, luxury villas, vacation condominia, bed and breakfasts, as well as several luxury resorts standing on or near the shores of Tangolunda Bay. The Camino Real Zaashila (formerly the Omni Zaashila), Quinta Real Huatulco, Las Brisas (formerly a Club Med), Dreams Resort & Spa (formerly the Royal Maeva then the Gala hotel), and the Barceló (formerly the Sheraton hotel) are examples of the most popular larger resorts in the area. Huatulco is located where the foothills of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains meet the Pacific Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Acapulco, Guerrero. The population is 50,000.

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Where is Benito Juárez located?

Benito Juárez is located in Oaxaca, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 15.8818 latitude, -96.3240 longitude.

What is the population of Benito Juárez?

Benito Juárez has a population of approximately 1,305 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,305
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Oaxaca
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
15.8818, -96.3240

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Benito Juárez

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

beach

Mazunte

A small Oaxacan Pacific village with the national turtle centre on the sand and the Punta Cometa headland alongside: the southernmost point of Oaxaca and the coast's best sunset viewpoint.

35 km · about 40 min drive

photogenic

Punta Cometa

A rocky headland jutting into the Pacific at Mazunte, reached by a 20-minute walk through scrub: the southernmost tip of Oaxaca and a near-360° platform for sunset, whale and dolphin spotting.

35 km · about 40 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Benito Juárez.

La Erradura

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 1,077

Santa María Huatulco

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 7,409

Cuapinolito (Azulillo)

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 1,259

San Isidro Apango

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 1,030

Pluma Hidalgo

🇲🇽 Mexico

11 km awayPop. 587

San Mateo Piñas

🇲🇽 Mexico

13 km awayPop. 297

San Miguel Figueroa

🇲🇽 Mexico

14 km awayPop. 1,137

San José Chacalapa

🇲🇽 Mexico

16 km awayPop. 2,041

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