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Cabo San Lucas is a small city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula at 22.88° N 109.90° W, in the municipality of Los Cabos in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. As of 2003, the population was some 40,000 people.
Cabo San Lucas is rapidly becoming a high-end holiday destination with a number of resorts and timeshare clubs appearing along the coast between San Lucas and San José del Cabo.
It is thought the first humans came to the southern end of the peninsula 14,000 years ago. When the first Europeans arrived, nomadic groups of Pericú, survived on a subsistence diet based on the gathering of fruit, seeds, roots, and shellfish, as well as hunting and fishing. They lived a Neolithic lifestyle, without metals.
The warmth of the waters at Cabo San Lucas, the beauty of its beaches, the abundance of sport fish, and other qualities, motivated a great number of both foreign and Mexican vacationers to spend their vacations in large-scale tourist developments there, starting from 1974 when the Mexican government created the infrastructure to turn Cabo San Lucas into one of the most attractive centers for tourism in Mexico.
Cabo San Lucas raucous party atmosphere and San Jose’s laid-back colonial style are bridged by a golf course- and resort-studded Tourist Corridor that stretches between the twin towns in 20 miles of pristine white sand beaches and craggy coves.
Exclusive hotels and gated residential communities attracting a wide clientele of rich and famous weave seamlessly amid this wonderous landscape and comprise this region known as “the Corridor”. The corridor is a popular tourist destination due to its many beach resorts, golf courses, and sport fishing. Many of these properties (including the Dreams Resort Los Cabos), which are considered some of Latin America’s top resorts, have become havens to Hollywood stars, Fortune 500 C.E.O.s and even the U.S. president during the 2002 Asian Pacific Economic Conference (APEC).
San José del Cabo is a city located in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the seat of the municipality of Los Cabos, at the south end of the Baja California peninsula. Together with neighboring Cabo San Lucas, it forms a major tourist destination for travelers, particularly vacationers from the United States and Canada, this two cities are served by Los Cabos International Airport.
In 1730, Nicolás Tamaral, a Jesuit missionary, founded Mission San José del Cabo in an attempt to convert indigenous Pericu people and thus end frequent uprisings. The nearby Río San José was useful to the Spanish as a source of fresh water for galleons traveling to and from the Philippines.
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Geographic features:
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* The Sierra San Pedro Mártir is a major mountain range in the northern part of the state. The highest point is Cerro de la Encantada, 3096 m. It is connected to the Californian Peninsular Ranges by the lower Sierra Juárez.
* At the south end of Baja California Sur, the Sierra de la Laguna forms an isolated mountain range rising to 2406 m.
* The Bahía de los Ángeles is a bay located on the east side of the peninsula, which faces the Gulf of California.
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Gulf of California:
Also known as the Sea of Cortez. or Mar de Cortés, is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland.
The narrow sea is home to a unique and rich ecosystem. In addition to a wide range of endemic creatures, it hosts many migratory species, such as the humpback whale, California Gray Whale, manta ray and Leatherback Sea Turtle. This region has historically been a magnet for world class sport fishing activities, with a rich history of sporting world records.
The region also has a rich history as a commercial fishery. Some authors have reported witnessing tuna schools more than 100 miles (160 km) long in this region. Some argue that this region is one of the few in the world that still have potential to open new commercial fisheries, because the statistics show that the fishing resource is stable. But the data are wildly variable across species, and the Gulf's ability to recuperate after years of over fishing remains uncertain. More, changes in terrestrial ecology, such as vastly reduced Colorado River flow into the Gulf, have negatively affected fisheries, particularly in the northern region.
Efforts by the Mexican government to create conservation zones have been hampered by a lack of enforcement resources and a lack of political consensus. The thousands of miles of coastline are remote and difficult to police, and the politically powerful commercial fishing industry has been slow to embrace strict conservation measures. Conservation of the Gulf's fisheries and coastlines is also complicated by a long history of over-capitalization in the sector, and the direct, often negative impacts that conservation measures have on the livelihoods of Mexico's coastal inhabitants. At present, the Mexican government and business interests have promoted a macro-level, tourist development vision for the Gulf, whose impacts on ecology and society there are uncertain.
Sea of Cortés communities that are highly reliant on the sport fishing industry include San Carlos, Sonora, Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Loreto, Guaymas, and Mulegé. Ensenada, on Baja California's Pacific Ocean coast, and Mazatlán, on the Mexican mainland's Pacific coast, depend on the sagging commercial fishery.
Golfing:
Querencia Golf Course
Mayan Palace Golf Los Cabos
Palmilla Golf Club
El Dorado Golf & Beach
Cabo Real Golf Club
Cabo del Sol Golf Club
Raven Golf Club at Cabo San Lucas
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