Date: 10/26/2013
DAY THREE
The flare guns went off at 8 AM signaling the start of the final day of the world's richest fishing tournament. Today’s daily jackpots totaled more than $600,000. Yesterday’s winners didn’t enter the mega-jackpots, so more than $1.1 million dollars were still at stake. If a team that entered all...
Date: 10/19/2013
Over the years, enclaves of multi-million dollar homes have sprung up all along our breathtaking coastline, from San Jose to Cabo San Lucas and beyond. The gated communities of Puerto Los Cabos, Querencia, Palmilla, El Dorado, Cabo del Sol, Punta Ballena and Pedregal are just a few.
Designing a custom estate in...
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Date: 10/17/2013
Do they have Halloween in Mexico? Are Day of the Dead and Halloween the same thing? These are two commonly asked questions this time of year. Tourists traveling to Cabo for the first time may wonder if they should bring a costume or if they will be able to take their kids trick or treating.
First things first: Halloween and Day of the Dead are not the same thing. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican cultural tradition commemorating the lives of relatives and ancestors that have passed on. Noche de Brujas (Halloween) is a North American tradition...
Date: 10/14/2013
Dorado, or mahi-mahi, are prized by sport anglers because of their acrobatics and the high quality of their flesh.
But they're also amazingly colorful; they typically flash brilliant hues of gold, green and yellow.
Occasionally, though infrequently, they'll turn blue, and Dave Maynard (pictured above) recently caught a handful of dorado that looked...
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Date: 10/11/2013
Los Cabos may have long ago cemented its reputation for luxury resorts and plush spas, championship golf courses and world class sportfishing, but its reputation as a culinary destination has grown tremendously over the past decade as well. Cabo does still offer one of the most popular eating experiences – grabbing a table at one of the beach restaurants for a bucket of beers and some chips, salsa and guacamole – but Cabo is a lot more than chips and salsa. As it has grown up, some of the most talented chefs from all over Mexico have been drawn to this...
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Date: 10/10/2013
Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that became a public health concern to residents in Los Cabos, which was hit with 155 reported cases this September, due to the rains and humidity brought forth by tropical storms. Nazario Betancourt, of the local health department emphasized the need to have preventive actions in place to help stop the spread of this disease. City officials have issued small packets of chemicals in the past to sanitize the water containers known as ''tinacos'' as a form of protecting local citizens from the spread of this now internationally known infection. Antibiotics are ineffective against Dengue and...
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Date: 9/28/2013
Looking for something different for dinner? How about crab empanadas or octopus in garlic sauce? Are you up for a sea conch ceviche or aguachiles (raw shrimp and cucumbers in a spicy lime salsa)? Maybe you're interested in something simpler, like a fresh fish fillet or coconut shrimp with a mango dipping sauce? Will you be adventurous, or are you more likely to order the pescado del día (catch of the day)? Whatever you're craving, you're in the right place.
Los Cabos is known for its mariscos (seafood). Located on the Sea of Cortez - so rich in sea life that...
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Date: 9/6/2013
In the past three years, every Tropical Storm or Hurricane warning that has come near Los Cabos, generally has meant a lot of rain, and flash floods; weather conditions that are not what the sunny, warm, wonderful days of Cabo are most famous for.
In the past 24 hours, according to Graphical Weather Outlook of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, Tropical Storm Lorena has been looming and inching its way towards Southern Baja California and Land's End. For much of Thursday September 5, 2013, the center of Tropical Storm Lorena was not well defined and was difficult for expert weather...
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Date: 9/2/2013
Historically, international medical travel has meant that a patient leaves from a less developed country and travels to a highly developed country for services unavailable in their home country. The United States has often been the recipient of money spent on such medical travel. However, as medical care in the U.S. has become more complicated, more costly and less personal in recent years many Americans have joined the ranks of those searching for a better option. Medical tourism, or travel from a highly developed country to another area of the world for medical treatment, is becoming more popular for many reasons,...
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Date: 8/27/2013
For a yacht enthusiast, yacht spotting can be an addictive hobby. Enthusiasts track and plot routes. They photograph and blog about it. Entire websites are devoted to it. However it doesn’t take a yacht expert to be blown away by the sighting of a luxury mega yacht the size of an NFL football field. Just ask anyone who wanders the Cabo San Lucas marina.
Cabo San Lucas attracts some of the most impressive yachts in North America. Some come for a just a few days while others stay a month or more. Some dock in the marina, stern to stern with other...