WHERE IN MEXICO?
WHERE
IN MEXICO?
Where
in Mexico can you drink tap water, eat fruits and veggies, not need Imodium and
feel really safe?
Easy
to understand why celebs like George Clooney, the late Frank Sinatra-led Rat
Pack and others, have regarded Cabo as their hideaway.
San Jose del Cabo? Los
Cabos? Cabo San Lucas? Baja California? What happened to Cabo and why the different names?
About
1,000 miles from the US-Mexico border, Los Cabos is in Baja California Sur.
With three distinct areas, Cabo San Lucas (on the west) where the Sea of
Cortez meets the Pacific, the Corridor and San Jose Del Cabo to the
east.
The
Corridor is a new highway about 20 miles between the two. San Jose del
Cabo is a more traditional town, founded by Jesuits in the 1700s. Cabo
San Lucas was a small fishing village. Original denizens were not Mayan
nor Aztec, but Pericu Indians (known as the Cora or Edues).
Initially
a collection of fishing villages and a few resorts, the area burgeons with
palatial homes dotting the shores with picturesque taquerias and local families
pulling in the daily catch. Tranquil town squares with historic
architecture share space with designer nightclubs. Celebrity sightings
really do happen.
San
Jose del Cabo lies about 30 km from Cabo San Lucas and a jaunt to Todos Santos,
about 60 minutes north, boasts a thriving community of artists, surfers and
North American expats. Galleries, cafes and the Hotel California make for
time well-spent.