Cuauhtolco

Cuauhtolco, later called Huatulco, lies on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca among a series of sheltered bays. In the sixteenth century it served as a trading port, linking the coast with ships travelling across the Pacific. Its prosperity also attracted attacks: the English navigator Thomas Cavendish raided the port in 1587. A wooden cross near the harbour became the subject of traditions remembered long after the raid.