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WHY CABO? If you are looking for a winter destination for vacation, retirement or a second home, try Cabo. You ask yourself Why Cabo? This is why. Cabo San Lucas is considered, by many, to have the perfect climate. Plan a picnic most any day because Cabo
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REVOLUTION DAY November 20 th ~~~Revolution Day in Mexico This date is important in Mexican history because it marks the beginning of the war to overthrow the dictator Porfirio Diaz. General Porfirio Diaz, an important figure during the wars against the
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HURRICANE? CYCLONE? TYPHOON? They're all the same, officially tropical cyclones. But they just use distinctive terms for a storm in different parts of the world. Hurricane is used in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, central and northeast Pacific. They
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Retirees are still flocking to Mexico. Only it is not just retirees anymore. Younger people are making the choice to move to Mexico to take advantage of everything from lower cost of living to more stable climate. "Analysts say the influx of Americans
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Each year more people from the United States and Canada are discovering the joy of visiting Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for their vacation getaways. And each year a larger percentage of these happy campers decide to make Mexico their permanent home. Top of
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August is the start of turtle hatching season on the Baja, and for the next five months tourists won't be the only things on the sandy beaches of the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez. Five species of sea turtle nest on the peninsula, some crossing the
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History of Golf in Los Cabos The question is how was it that Los Cabos suddenly turned into a favorite destination for golf fans? Modern golf, as we know it today, was born in Scotland. For many centuries, golf has been popular until it reached global
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The history of pearl collecting in Mexico goes back a very long way. When Spanish explorers sailed into the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) in the early 1530s they encountered Pericú Indians wearing necklaces strung with red berries, shells
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NDEPENDENCE DAY IN MEXICO In the early hours of September 16th, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a priest in the small town of Dolores, Guanajuato, rang the church bell to gather the townspeople. He called for the people of Mexico to rise up against the
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Visitors to Cabo or those just surfing the web will hear about an area called the Tourist Corridor. Just what is this Corridor? The Tourist Corridor is a 20-mile (33 km) section of beautiful, expansive beaches, world-class golf courses and luxurious resorts
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Everybody is aware of where Cabo San Lucas is. Or do we? We understand it is in Mexico and it has been referred to as Land’s End. But Land’s End to what? Visitors arriving on cruise ships have mistaken Los Cabos for an island. Los Cabos is
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