Long time travel writer and photographer, I live in Europe for part of the year, and Mexico for the rest. Since early retirement my husband and I spend more and more time in Huatulco, painting, walking, swimming and discovering the wealth of beauty in Oaxaca state. We've travelled throughout the country and love lots of places - but return to Huatulco as we find it comfortable, clean and ... safe.
Just another point: I paint and draw here in Mexico and - being an artist - hang different pictures on the walls in the condo. I'm forever changing them around so you might find a Oaxacan lady on the wall one week, a still life of veggies, or a Guatemalan market scene the next.