Los Cabos Green Fest Will Promote Environmental Awareness With Live Music, Healthy Activities
Although there wasn’t a lot of Irish pride on display locally during Monday’s St. Patrick’s Day observances, a certain verdant color still figures to garner a lot of attention this month courtesy of the inaugural Los Cabos Green Fest, which will take place March 27–29 in Cabo San Lucas. The three-day event is intented to promote sustainability, wellness, and environmental awareness, and it will include live musical performances by DJ Laura Low, Lafa Taylor, and Marv Ellis at Nikki Beach in the ME Cabo resort on Médano Beach....
read moreTropical Mixology: The Best Cocktails in Los Cabos
Although cocktail consciousness in Los Cabos too rarely extends beyond the ubiquitous margaritas—they be found in any bar, restaurant, or beachfront cantina—the area is also home to some outstanding examples of the mixologist’s art. The best of these signature cocktails are undeniably artful and every bit as representative of local culture as the delicious regional dishes produced by top chefs in Cabo San Lucas ands San José del Cabo. But unlike a memorable dinner entrée, which may only be enjoyed once per day (and realistically, once...
read moreAll That Jazz: San José del Cabo to Host 2nd Annual Jazz Weekend Concert Series
This weekend promises two days of heaven for aficionados of improvisation and syncopated rhythms, as well as those seeking romantic food, drink, and activities options for Valentine’s Day, as San José del Cabo kicks off its second annual Jazz Weekend with a series of jazz concerts at the Plaza del Pescador February 14–15, 2014. Plaza del Pescador, the site of the concert series, has quickly become one of the city’s hottest gathering spots. Not only is the plaza within easing walking distance from more than 4,500 hotel rooms but...
read moreWhat’s in a Name? The Story of Cabo San Lucas’s Least Publicized Beach
Los Cabos is home to many beautiful beaches, a few of which, like Lover’s and Médano, are endlessly extolled by travel and guidebook writers. But there is one beach that never seems to be mentioned, despite the fact that its location is so central to Cabo San Lucas that it borders the entrance to the Cabo San Lucas Marina, and it is mere steps from the building that housed the town’s primary commercial enterprise prior to widespread, government-sponsored tourism. It has always seemed rather curious to me that a beach of such...
read moreAnnual Book Fair Promotes Reading, Celebration of Cabo Culture
Given the Los Cabos area’s dearth of bookstores, any book sale or reading-based program can be considered cause for celebration. The celebratory metaphor seemed particularly apt, however, at the annual Colegio Papalotl organized book fair, held last Thursday evening, January 30, at the Pabellón Cultural de La República in Cabo San Lucas. Not only did the school-sponsored event offer a variety of affordable books in English and Spanish to the hundreds of locals who attended but there was also an entertaining presentation for parents...
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