Locations
Los Cabos sits at the very tip of the Baja Peninsula, where the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean collide. Once a pirates' hideout, then a quiet fishing village, then a celebrity escape, Cabo has always attracted people who know a good thing when they find it. Today it is one of Mexico's most visited destinations, and it still manages to feel worth the trip.
Cabo San Lucas is where the peninsula ends and the energy begins. The marina, Medano Beach, El Arco at Land's End, world-class sport fishing, championship golf, and a nightlife scene that runs well past midnight. It is not a place that slows down, and most visitors would not want it to.
San José del Cabo is the quieter, more considered side of Los Cabos. Cobblestone streets, a historic plaza, farm-to-table dining, and an art walk that runs year-round on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Closest to the airport, and a world away from the resort corridor.
Todos Santos is a designated Pueblo Mágico about an hour north of Cabo, and it earns the title. Hotel California, Pacific surf breaks, organic restaurants, galleries, and a morning fish market at Punta Lobos. The kind of place people visit for a day and start planning a return trip before they leave.
El Triunfo was once the most populated settlement in all of Baja, built on silver and gold. The mines closed, the population left, and what remained is one of the most atmospheric villages on the peninsula. A chimney designed by Gustave Eiffel still rises above the rooftops. El Minero restaurant is worth the two-hour drive from Los Cabos on its own.
La Fortuna is a reliable East Cape surf break that most Los Cabos visitors never find. Consistent waves, almost no crowds, and a stretch of Pacific coastline that has not changed much in decades. The nearby town of El Cardonal covers the basics, and Zai Sushi Surf Bar is worth a stop after a morning in the water.
Los Barriles is not a resort town. It is a fishing village on the East Cape with world-class kitesurfing winds, some of the best sport fishing in Baja, and a town center that runs on its own schedule. Happy hour on the beach, fresh fish tacos, and dinner built around whatever the boats brought in that morning.
Martin Buber
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