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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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
Oaxaca, Mexico · North America
Santa María Tonameca is worth a stop: 15 minutes from San Pedro Pochutla, 9km from Mazunte.
Santa María Tonameca is a town located in Oaxaca, Mexico. With a population of 1,850, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Santa María Tonameca 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 Santa María Tonameca to your route.
Santa María Tonameca is a town and municipality located on the southern coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, about 268 km from the capital city of Oaxaca.
It is part of the Pochutla District in the east of the Costa Region.
It is a very rural area, which is best known for the beach communities of Mazunte, San Agustinillo and LaRead more
Ventanilla. The National Turtle Center, a research center and aquarium is located in Mazunte, along with conservation centers for butterflies and iguanas. The town itself is the site of the largest annual festival in the area, celebrating the rescue of a cedar image of the Virgin Mary from the rubble of the town church after an earthquake on 11 May 1870.
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Santa María Tonameca is located in Oaxaca, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 15.7468 latitude, -96.5459 longitude.
Santa María Tonameca has a population of approximately 1,850 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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beach
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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
photogenic
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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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