| The first humans most likely came to the area at | | | | The area is served by the Los Cabos International |
| the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula of Mexico | | | | Airport, and is a popular stopping port for Cruise |
| some 14,000 years ago. The isolated area | | | | Ships plying the Pacific coast. The population of |
| surrounded by the desert and the ocean was | | | | the area is only 40,000 and Cabo San Lucas still |
| inhabited by a tribe of Indians known as Pericu | | | | retains that curious mixture of a small remote |
| when the first Europeans arrived. The area was | | | | Mexican town and one often seems like the |
| known as a hangout for pirates as well. There | | | | World's largest amusement park. |
| was no permanent settlement of the area until | | | | Cabo San Lucas Vacation Rentals are among the |
| the beginning of the 20th century. In 1917 an | | | | most popular in Mexico. Cabo San Lucas villas are |
| American company built a fishing platform off | | | | the vacation home of many famous Americans |
| Cabo San Lucas to catch tuna fish. Shortly | | | | from the film industry. The town offers a wide |
| thereafter the Compania de Productos Marinos, | | | | variety of activities in addition to its miles of |
| S.A. was formed and the town was founded | | | | sandy beaches. The area is known as the Marlin |
| around this business. It remained nothing more | | | | Capital of the World, and is home to the world's |
| than a sleepy fishing village until 1974 when the | | | | richest Marlin tournament. The jackpot in this |
| Mexican government made improvements in the | | | | tournament is one million dollars. Sport fishing is |
| roads and other infrastructure of the area that | | | | one of the major activities, but there is also |
| led to its development as one of the most | | | | plenty to do off the water as well. Golf and |
| popular ocean front resorts in Mexico. | | | | horseback riding are just two of the activities |
| In 1990, American Rock Singer, Sammy Hagar of | | | | available, and the area seems to be made for |
| the band, Van Halen, opened the Cabo Wabo | | | | romance. The wedding industry is one of the |
| Cantina which remains one of the most popular | | | | mainstays of the area and many well known |
| attractions of the area. It the latter part of the | | | | couples from the United States have chosen the |
| century, the area grew into one of the most | | | | town as the place to tie the knot. |
| upscale Latin vacation destinations in the World. | | | | |