Cabo San Lucas and San
José del Cabo enjoy equal access to the great beaches along the corridor
between the two towns, but because the Cabo San Lucas harbor provides
shelter for a large sport-fishing and recreational fleet, the majority of
the Los Cabos visitors center themselves in Cabo San Lucas and the Resort
Corridor rather than in San José del Cabo.
In spite of all the
tourists, Cabo San Lucas manages to retain something of a small town feel.
Besides the full service marina, Cabo San Lucas's main attractions include
an underwater nature preserve only a few minutes' boat ride from the
harbor and the striking Land's End rock formations at one end of the bay,
with a pristine beach right around the corner. Without the tenacity of a
few of the town's original residents who demanded that this land be
preserved, hotels and condos would probably fill the town's entire
perimeter. Cabo San Lucas is the only coastal resort in Mexico with a
nature preserve within its city limits. MORE...
Outside this area
however, hotel, condo and golf developments march ahead. The Pedregal is a
fashionable hillside district to the west of the marina, and Playa El
Medano to the east are the center of the tourist attractions offering a
wide variety of hotels, resorts, condos and villas.
While Cabo nightlife
is not on par with Cancun, the town attracts a young, energetic crowd that
creates a more vibrant ambiance than is found at the relatively laid back
city of San Jose to the north. All in all, Los Cabos offers something for
everyone in a natural wonderland where the desert collides with the
confluence of the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez.
