Discover an amazing location Cabo San Lucas


 

Cabo San Lucas overview

It is thought the first humans came to thevariety of sites of interest, and timeshares
southern end of the peninsula 14,000 yearsthat have been built on the coast between San
ago. When the first Europeans arrived,Lucas  and  San  José  del  Cabo.
nomadic groups of Pericú survived on a
subsistence diet based on the gathering ofCabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo are
fruit, seeds, roots, and shellfish, as wellserved  by  Los  Cabos International Airport.
as hunting and fishing. They lived a
Neolithic  lifestyle,  without  metals.Cabo San Lucas has the largest Marlin
tournament in the world, with a $1,000,000
The  first  Europeansjackpot.  [1]
Hernán Cortés, in 1535, and JuanCabo San Lucas is a popular port of call for
Rodríguez Cabrillo, in 1542, were themany  cruise  ships.
first Europeans to reach the coasts of Cabo
San  Lucas.In the winter, pods of whales can be observed
in the ocean. They bear their calves in the
In March 1602 the Viceroy Count of Monterrey,warm  waters  there.
Gaspar Zuniga y Acevedo, appointed General
Sebastián Vizcaíno to lead theThe distinctive El Arco de Cabo San Lucas is
exploration of coastal California in searcha  local  landmark.
of ports of refuge for the galleons of
Manila.The kids on the hit MTV show Laguna Beach:
The Real Orange County took their spring
From May 5 of that year to February 21, 1603,break  here  twice.
Vizcaíno guided three ships, named the San
Diego, the Santo Tomás, and the TresSmall sections of the motion picture, Troy
Reyes. They sailed from the port of Acapulcowere filmed on some of the beaches near Cabo
north to the cape at Mendocino, California,San  Lucas.
in the company of the cosmographers
Gerónimo Martí Palacios and theThe  Golden  Corridor
Carmelite monk Antonio de la Ascensión,
who during the voyage named the placesCabo San Lucas raucous party atmosphere and
visited, made maps and prepared courses andSan Jose’s laid-back colonial style
journals describing the coast that would beare bridged by a golf course- and
used for the navigation of those places untilresort-studded Tourist Corridor that
the  end  of  the  18th  century.stretches between the twin towns in 20 miles
of pristine white sand beaches and craggy
Their maps of the California coastline arecoves.
admirable for their precision and exacting
detail; it was on that exploratory voyageExclusive hotels and gated residential
that Cabo San Lucas was given its presentcommunities attracting a wide clientele of
name,  dedicating  it  to  Saint  Luke.rich and famous weave seamlessly amid this
wonderous landscape and comprise this region
The  town's  foundingknown as “the Corridor”. Many of
these properties, which are considered some
Although humans have lived on the southernof Latin America’s top resorts, have
portion of the Baja California peninsula forbecome havens to Hollywood stars, Fortune 500
thousands of years, including the region ofC.E.O.s and even the U.S. president during
Cabo San Lucas, it was not until thethe 2002 Asian Pacific Economic Conference
beginning of the 20th century that a fishing(APEC).
village began to develop in that area. In
1917, an American company built a floatingToday, sportsmen continue to flock to Los
platform to catch tuna, and ten years laterCabos for world-famous fishing, outstanding
founded the Companía de Productos Marinos,diving, and game bird hunting. However, the
S.A.,  which  gave  rise  to  the  village.area now also draws families, beach lovers,
honeymooners, and golfers. Huge investments
The  development  boomin golf courses have been made in the 30
kilometer "Corridor" between Cabo San Lucas
The warmth of the waters at Cabo San Lucas,and Jose Del Cabo. 108 holes are already
the beauty of its beaches, the abundance ofopen, with a master plan calling for an
sport fish, and other qualities, motivated aeventual 207 holes. Dramatic course layouts
great number of both foreign and Mexicanbuilt by some of golf's premier designers
vacationers to spend their vacations intake full advantage of the region's striking
large-scale tourist developments there,landscape.
starting from 1974 when the Mexican
government created the infrastructure to turnCabo San Lucas boasts dozens of fine
Cabo San Lucas into one of the mostrestaurant, shopping, a marina, and active
attractive  centers  for  tourism  in Mexico.nightlife. Accommodations are first-class and
feature some of Mexico's finest properties.
TourismWith miles of pristine beaches, beautiful
scenery, and almost perfect weather, it's no
Cabo San Lucas has become an importantwonder that Los Cabos is fast becoming the
vacation and spa destination, with a greatultimate resort destination.



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