Huatulco (pronounce [waˈtulko] wah-TOOL-coe) ("Bahías de Huatulco"), centered around the town of La Crucecita, is a tourist development in Mexico. It is located on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca. Huatulco's tourism industry is centered around its nine bays. Huatulco has a wide variety of accommodations from rooms for rent, small economy hotels, vacation condominiums, bed and breakfasts, along with several luxury resorts standing on the shores of Tangolunda Bay. The Camino Real, Las Brisas, Gala and Barceló are examples of the most popular larger resorts in the area.