Cape Crusaders, Part II: 10 Key Figures in Los Cabos History
Any survey of the most important figures in the history of cape cities Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo necessarily starts in the Spanish colonial period–there were no records before then–but ultimately reaches its zenith during the region’s “golden age of tourism,” when luxury hotels and world-class fishing and golf courses transformed Los Cabos into one of the world’s great resort destinations. Some of these figures were heroic, while others were pioneers or promoters. But all played a huge part in making Los Cabos the place that it is...
read moreCape Crusaders: 10 Key Figures in Los Cabos History
Los Cabos has a long history, and has been inhabited, loosely speaking, for more than 10,000 years. For the vast majority of that time it was the territory of hunter gatherers called the Pericú. Very few names of Pericúes are known to us now, and those that are–Chicorí, Botón and Gerónimo, por ejemplo–are primarily remembered for plotting against and killing colonizing Spaniards. Given this lack of reliable information for so much of the human history of the area, it will come as no surprise that a survey of the most important figures in...
read more4th Annual Wine and Cheese Festival Benefits Los Cabos Children’s Foundation
Wine and cheese lovers showed up en masse at the Hacienda del Mar on Saturday evening, when the upscale Los Cabos based resort hosted its 4th annual Wine & Cheese Festival, with proceeds benefitting the Los Cabos Children’s Foundation. The scene was one of rustic elegance. Wine barrels and straw covered tile floors framed the entrance to the enormous Salon Hacienda ballroom, where long wooden tables with picnic style benches were arranged around a central food station that resembled a country market. Musicians strummed Spanish style...
read moreSea Cabo Activities Showcases Trio of High-Flying Adventures
Each day, the sun-bronzed crowds that throng Cabo San Lucas’ playa principal, Médano Beach, are treated to some rather strange and remarkable sights: bikini- and board shorts-clad men and women rising slowly from the Sea of Cortés, jets of water erupting from strange equipment as they hurtle across the bay toward the half-mile-long Land’s End promontory—twisting, turning, somersaulting, occasionally plunging into the sea like predatory diving birds…only to rise once more, like sea gods or superheroes. These acrobatic adventurers, it soon...
read moreRomantic Valentine’s Day Dinners in Los Cabos
Romance is something of a specialty in Los Cabos, particularly at local hotels and restaurants, where wedding and renewal of vows services are considered essential amenities. In fact, it’s de rigeur for the best restaurants in cape cities Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo to complement their delicious food and wine with everything from balladeers and beachfront tables in the sand to Champagne terraces and candlelit views of the Sea of Cortés. This regional commitment to romance reaches its zenith on Valentine’s Day, when area restaurants...
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