Introduction

Los Cabos, the area at the very tip of Baja (“cabo” means “cape”), has become a major resort destination thanks largely to its climate: dry year-round, with an average temperature of 75°F and about 300 days of sunshine annually.

The isolated fishing camps that once catered to a handful of visitors who came in their own private planes or yachts, are now among luxury hotels that dot the coast around two towns San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas and the 20-mile stretch of coastline that lies between them, known as “The Corridor.”

San Jose seems to play Yin to Cabo’s Yang. In the spirit of Taoist philosophy, each complements the other. San Jose is quaint, charming and serene. Cabo is brash, animated, lively. The heart of San Jose is a broad, tree-lined boulevard with canopied outdoor cafes and plant-filled patio restaurants housed in converted mansions. Cabo’s center of activity is a modern marina that bustles with yacht and fishing boat traffic by day, and teems with revelers at night. You can choose from the laid-back village or the definitive party town.

Los Cabos is clearly bent on retaining its reputation as Mexico’s premier luxury retreat, with new upscale residential-resort communities already underway or in the planning stages, including Quivira Los Cabos, a development on the Pacific coast that will feature a Ritz-Carlton and two Jack Nicklaus signature courses; Diamante Cabo San Lucas, a 1,500-acre development with state of the art golf facilities, as well as a tennis complex, spa, equestrian center and more; Chileno Bay Club, a project encompassing 2.5 miles of coastline, two championship golf courses, private marina, yacht club and the Inn at Chileno Bay; and the luxury yachting community Capella Pedregal.