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Cabo San Lucas lies at the southernmost tip of the Baja peninsula
and about 20 miles west of San José Del Cabo.
The bay of Cabo San Lucas was once a base for pirate ships waiting
to pounce on Spanish treasure ships. Even fifteen years ago, it was
little more than a fishing and canning village occasionally visited by
adventurous sports fishermen with the means to sail in or fly down.
Quickly it earned a reputation for the marlin that could be caught here,
and the once-quiet Cabo San Lucas found itself inundated with fishermen
in search of El Marlin Azul and home to sleek, radar-equipped fishing
yachts.
Today Cabo offers some fine restaurants, sophisticated shopping, a
slick 300-slip marina, an active nightlife and is tops with fisherman,
and divers. Though prices are higher than in neighboring San José,
there's more of a party atmosphere, with a younger crowd and is one of
the most popular spots in Baja.
Around the marina, down the nearby streets and along the Playa
Médano , the town's closest safe beach, hawkers constantly tout trips in
glass-bottomed boats, fishing, waterskiing, paragliding or bungee
jumping, and will rent anything from horses to off-road quad bikes to
jet skis and underwater gear. Competition is fierce, prices change and
places come and go, so shop around. |
