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Los Cabos
What exactly means “Los Cabos”, “Cabo” or “Cape” as you know is the end of something, “Los” is just an article, so “Los Cabos” means “The Capes”.
Los Cabos encompasses several little towns (Not that little now); San José del Cabo (Main municipality), Cabo San Lucas (Also known as “Cabo”), Cabo del Este (All the little villages on the east side), among others. That’s why the name is “The Capes” instead of just “The Cape”.
For this time we will omit the History, it is a long story to tell and we need to get straight to the point, I don’t want to hold you here when you are just probably looking for useful info for your vacation, so let get started with the real advises.
Most-do
The Arch
At Cabo San Lucas there is a famous rock formation called “The Arch”, this place is also well known as the land’s end, the last rocks of the Baja Peninsula, the furthest you can go from the border to the south in the Baja peninsula, 1200 miles away from San Diego and the place where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortes.
There are glass bottom boats to visit these formations, a very comfortable trip on the water. During the trip you will see the sea lion colony and the pelican rocks.
Marine & Coastal Fauna
For fishing, snorkeling or scuba diving lovers, as Jacques Costeau said ones, this is ''the richest sea in the world'', because of its abundance of marine and coastal fauna, for nothing this destination is know as “The marlin capital of the world”. Jacques Costeau made an awesome discovery, a cascading fall of sand on a wall dropping 1,200 feet, definitely a most do for divers.
Go Off-Road
There is no excuse to stay in the road in Los Cabos, there are several activities to do, ATV’s are the most common and popular here, but for those looking for more adrenaline, you should try the Baja Bora Tours or the WideOpen tours, can’t tell you more, you need to see it yourself.
Nature
From January to March (The only season) you can enjoy a whale watching tour at several boat options, visit the activities area for cruises. Also between July and November there are turtle release programs, a very satisfactory experience.
Dining
Hard to believe for some people but Los Cabos has a very high level of cuisine, you can find international or the traditional Mexican dishes, there were only 60 restaurants registered on the 2008 with the 5 diamonds award in the world, well Cabo has one of them, no need to tell you more except that you most give yourself some time for a dine around.
Some people often ask for those places where the locals go, for great fish or shrimp tacos visit “Tacos Rossy” in San José del Cabo, “El Ahorcado” in San José also for great traditional tacos (Not fish), be careful with the little creamy sauces, this little dishes contain a VERY spicy combination so please a few drops will be more than enough to make your tacos tasty. In Cabo San Lucas I know a little spot around the corner before the “Squid Roe” turn to the right and on the next block you will see a little place in the side with several Mexican dishes for Tacos and fresh fruits water, you can find fast food inside Puerto Paraiso mall in Cabo San Lucas, Mocambo is well known by locals for seafood in CSL and Mercado del Mar in San José near the Crown Plaza Hotel.
Shopping
If you are looking for souvenirs, in both SJC and CSL there are shoppng areas and artisans in downtown, if you are looking for fine jewerly, Inside the mall in CSL there are several stores offering fire opalks, diamonds, gold, silver, platinum etc. There are a few fine stores also in SJC downtown.
If you own a timeshare and whish to buy groceries, there are several convenience stores:
In San Jose del Cabo we recommend:
- MEGA
In Cabo San Lucas:
- Walmart
- Costco
- SAM'S Club
- City Club
If you require medicine, visit our Medican Services & Drug Stores section for some options.
Emergency Phones:
| |
Cabo San Lucas |
San Jose del Cabo |
| Emergency (Like 911) |
066 |
066 |
| Red Cross |
065 |
065 |
or |
1433300 |
1420316 |
| Hyperbaric Chamber |
1433666 |
1433666 |
| Police (Municipal) |
1433977 |
1420361 |
| Highway Patrol (Federal) |
1460573 |
1460573 |
| USA Consulate |
1433566 |
1433566 |
| Canada Consulate |
1424333 |
1424333 |
More information: About Los Cabos
