Local authorities in Los Cabos have updated the city code to increase the amount of money that people can be fined over the wrongful disposal of garbage. Tourists or locals who are caught littering in Cabo could face a fine of over $3,000 dollars plus any potential charges that could be piled on to the …
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Police in Los Cabos have decided to set up checkpoints across random points throughout the region on a permanent basis. These checkpoints will be meant to check for potential drunk drivers that may be roaming the streets of Cabo. The police have not made the locations where they will be setting up public. In order …
Last Friday, a couple was detained at the Los Cabos airport after an altercation with security officers that were stationed there. According to the official report, Daniel, and Roma Alejandra, a couple that had presumably arrived in Los Cabos earlier in the day, got into a verbal altercation with security. Exactly what the couple and …
Civil protection authorities in Los Cabos have effectively banned the lighting of bonfires on Cabo beaches. At least until the end of Easter week. This has been done in an effort to avoid potential accidents that could put both tourists and buildings in the area at risk. Authorities mentioned that bonfire accidents had been registered …
The new law prohibiting smoking that was introduced in the first weeks of January continues to cause confusion and controversy amongst tourists heading to Los Cabos. This prompted a local organization that represents bars, nightclubs, and other Cabo establishments to meet with local authorities to work out a framework of how the new regulations are …
At least 20% more tourists have made their way to Los Cabos in 2022 compared to the number of travelers that arrived in the region in 2021. This has generated a surplus of over 100 million MXN (a bit over 5 million dollars) for the state government. The governor of the state of Baja California …
Whale-watching season is about to kick off in and near Cabo shores. The whale-watching industry in Mexico is actually highly regulated. At least for Mexico standards, where certain laws and regulations aren’t necessarily followed as thoroughly. The official “Diary of the Federation,” which is the publication in which all Mexican laws are published, recently published …