Los Cabos Looms Large in Latest GOLF Magazine Rankings: Two Local Courses Among World’s 100 Best
When you consider the portfolio of courses from big-name designers, and the fact that the oldest of them is scarcely 20 years old, it quickly becomes apparent that Los Cabos is unprecedented as a golfing destination. In no other region of the world have so many world-class courses sprung up so recently. This fact is underlined by the latest GOLF Magazine rankings (featured in the publication’s October issue), which place two Los Cabos courses – Diamante’s Dunes Course and Cabo del Sol’s Ocean Course – among the “Top 100 Courses in the World.”...
read moreComedy Fest Leaves Los Cabos Laughing; More Entertainment Events to Follow
After taking a year off due to Hurricane Odile, the Cabo Comedy Festival returned for its long awaited second edition last weekend, with over 75 stand-up comedians performing at Desperados and La Divina nightclubs in downtown Cabo San Lucas. The 5-day festival was produced by the L.A.-based Zaring Group and Wind Entertainment, and sponsored by the Los Cabos Tourism Board, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting DIF Los Cabos, a charitable organization which supports children and families in need. In addition to performances, parties at...
read moreWhere the Land Ends and the Laughs Begin: 2nd Cabo Comedy Festival in Full Swing
After an opening night kick-off fiesta and two full days of shows, the second Cabo Comedy Festival in three years–the 2014 event was cancelled in the wake of Hurricane Odile–is in full swing, with top stand-up comedians performing in English and Spanish at nightclub venues around Cabo San Lucas. After a slow start on Thursday, Friday was standing room only, with locals and visitors packed into downtown nightclubs La Divina and Desperados. Macario Brujo and Alan Saldaña led a star-studded lineup at La Divina, while Desperados’ slate was...
read moreA Brief History of Los Cabos, Part III: The Age of Jesuit Mission Building
Although Hernan Cortés had landed in La Paz by 1535, and present-day San José del Cabo was a frequent stopping point along the world’s most lucrative trade route by the latter part of the 16th century, the first permanent settlement on the Baja Peninsula—then known simply as California—was not established until 1697. This delay of some 150 years was not for lack of effort. The Spanish were desirous of land support for their galleon trade, which was beset by attacks from English and Dutch pirates, and the pearl beds of La Paz exerted a...
read morePlus One: A Year After Hurricane Odile, Los Cabos’ Tourism Outlook is Sunny
No one who met Odile is ever likely to forget her. One of the strongest storms ever to hit the Baja California peninsula–and the strongest ever measured in the satellite era–Hurricane Odile made landfall in Los Cabos on the evening of September 14, 2014, with winds howling at sustained speeds of up to 200 mph. When she left the next morning, September 15, cape cities Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, and indeed much of Baja California Sur, were devastated: a disaster zone. Walking through Cabo San Lucas that morning was like walking...
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