Los Cabos took a near direct hit from Hurricane Norma over the weekend, hitting nearby Pozo de Cota west-northwest of the area as a category one hurricane. The general region was hit hard by the storm, with a disaster declaration made by the State of Baja California Sur governor. However, the silver lining is that …
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When taking a vacation, it’s only natural that travelers are concerned about safety. While no destination can make the claim that it is 100% safe, the media depictions of Mexico can easily cause anxiety in some travelers. With that in mind, the continually improving security situation in Los Cabos means there’s no secret why it …
Los Cabos has been affected by three different hurricanes this year, and hurricane season isn’t quite over yet, with a little over a month to go. During this most reason storm, Hurricane Norma, there were about 40,000 tourists in Los Cabos at the time. For those who are visiting when a hurricane affects Los Cabos, …
At more than 6,500 feet in elevation, Sierra de la Laguna is an awe-inspiring mountain located near Los Cabos. Travelers from all over the world take to the mountain during an adventure vacation getaway to the area to test their skills and enjoy the amazing views of Baja California Sur from the top of the …
The peak tourist season is right around the corner in Los Cabos, and local resorts and hotels are projecting strong occupancy of at least 80 percent. While that sounds like great news for the beach resort community, the truth is there is a lot of concern among resort and hotel properties in Los Cabos. No, …
The police in Los Cabos are getting tough on careless drivers with the announcement of an extensive new traffic fine system. Driving here has a reputation among travelers as being best described as “a bit dicey”, with no shortage of first-hand accounts across the web from shocked visitors. While some of that could be described …
While the Pacific hurricane season ends in just over a month, it seems that Los Cabos is not out of the woods yet. The vacation destination is rarely in the path of a direct hit and seldom receives significant damage from passing storms, but it has dealt with effects from two storms already this year. …
In Mexico, there are two programs that distinguish certain cities and neighborhoods as being significant in some way. They call these Magic Towns, or Pueblo Magicos, and Magical Neighborhoods, or Barrios Magicos. The Magical Neighborhoods program was launched in 2022 and currently includes neighborhoods in multiple cities throughout Mexico. Now, San Jose del Cabo could …
There are many different travel trends around the world. Along with ecotourism, which is very popular throughout Mexico, agrotourism is very popular, especially in Europe. While the dry desert scrub of Los Cabos does not normally lend itself to thoughts of agrotourism, there is a boutique market developing towards attracting more international tourists to try …
Gusty winds are leading to some dangerous swimming conditions for tourists enjoying the beach resort destination of Los Cabos. Because of this, local officials have posted yellow and red warning flags on some of the popular tourist coastlines to protect visitors to the area from being stuck in hazardous situations. Windy Week in Los Cabos …