I have not been to Cabo in years but it remains as a very popular vacation spot mostly becasue of it’s quiet fishing village aura and the fact that it sits on the edge of the beautiful Pacific Ocean at the tip of the Baja Peninisula. Maybe not so much for families you can usually find cheaper accomadations here than on the Carribean side of Mexico and you will still have a fantastic vacation.
The bay of Cabo San Lucas , at the southernmost tip of Baja, was once a base for pirate ships waiting to pounce on Spanish treasure ships. Even fifteen years ago, it was little more than a fishing and canning village occasionally visited by adventurous sports fishermen with the means to sail in or fly down, but it quickly earned a reputation for the marlin that could be caught here, and the once-quiet place found itself inundated with fishermen in search of El Marlin Azul, home to sleek, radar-equipped fishing yachts.
In recent years, it has rapidly become the focal point of Los Cabos: million-dollar condos have sprung up, palms have been transplanted, golf courses have been laid, water has been piped in from San José and everywhere is kept pristine. More like an enclave of the US than part of Mexico, preserving almost nothing that is not geared to tourism, it can be fun for a day or two, unless, of course, you want to fish or dive.
Though prices are higher than in neighbouring San José, there’s more of a party atmosphere, with a younger crowd. Currently there are some 3000 rooms for rent, and the local feeling is that 10,000 is the next feasible “goal” that would equate the town with the long-established resorts such as Mazatlán or Acapulco. Upcoming developments include an enormous mall that will comprise a convention centre, a theatre complex, a bowling alley, a huge parking outlet and condos, and there are even plans for an artificial island to sit in the bay, complete with restaurants and bars
The Town
With its great sands and fascinating marine life, Cabo San Lucas should be one of the most attractive spots in Baja. Above all there’s the huge rock arch at Finisterra – Land’s End, where the Sea of Cortés meets the Pacific – an extraordinary…
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