archive-title Category Archives: History


Old Cabo Pictures Los Cabos

Old Cabo, Los Cabos Pictures Photographs, Images, Videos and Pictures of old Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Old Cabo Pictures is a digital photo gallery of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico in the early years. Our goal is to create an archive of […]

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Viva La Plaza Cabo San Lucas!

Viva La Plaza Cabo! Downtown, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The public square known as Amelia Wilkes Plaza in downtown Cabo San Lucas with its picturesque gazebo and gardens, is under revitalization and is the site for weekly art and cultural events under the designation of “Viva la Plaza!” The municipal government, along […]

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Espíritu Santo and Isla Partida Island

Espíritu Santo and Isla Partida Island In the Sea of Cortez, 45 minutes by boat from the busy hub of La Paz, you will find the enchanting islands of Espíritu Santo and Isla Partida: a fascinating 80.763 km/31.183 square-mile rock formation whose origins can be explained by a series of cataclysmic earthquakes shaking its minerals […]

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A Brief History of Los Cabos, Part VII

A Brief History of Los Cabos, Part VII The Mexican–American War by Chris Sands, Travel Writer. The middle decades of the 19th century were a time of intense conflict in Baja California, not only with the United States government, whose army and navy invaded during the Mexican–American War, but also with many U.S. citizens, who […]

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A Brief History of Los Cabos, Pt. VIII: Filibusters, Freebooters, Rebels

A Brief History of Los Cabos, Pt. VIII: Filibusters, Freebooters and Rebels The period from 1850-1900 was a defining epoch for the Baja California peninsula. From the end of the Mexican-American War–when the territory was narrowly saved from inclusion in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo–to the end of the 19th century, Baja California was the […]

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CHILDREN’S DAY IN JAPAN

CHILDREN’S DAY IN JAPAN DAIKOKU CHILDRENS DAY IN JAPAN – In Japan we celebrate children’s day in two different days. One is in March 3rd, which is the day of girl’s festival called HINAMATSURI. And May 5th is the day of boy’s festival called KODOMONO JI. Around a month before girl’s festival we decorate the […]

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A Brief History of Los Cabos, Part I: The Mystery of the Pericúes

A Brief History of Los Cabos, Part I: The Mystery of the Pericúes Learn more about the history of Cabo San Lucas 
and the Los Cabos area of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The first human inhabitants of what is now Los Cabos were the Pericú, a hunting and gathering tribe whose territory not only included […]

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Natural History Museum Cabo San Lucas

Natural History Museum Cabo San Lucas The Natural History Museum of Cabo San Lucas is located in Plaza Amelia Wilkes Cesena, two blocks from Lazaro Cardenas across the street from the Saint Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church (Iglesia San Lucas Evangelista). The Natural History Museum sustained some damage during Hurricane Odile in 2014, but is […]

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