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Date: 8/12/2013
Famed ocean explorer, film-maker and conservationist Jacques Cousteau called the Sea of Cortez the “World’s Aquarium.” Iconic novelist John Steinbeck described it as “ferocious with life”. The Sea of Cortez, year-round home to an incredible variety of marine life, also plays host to migratory species such as whales, sea turtles and Manta rays. Tourists flock to Cabo San Lucas in the winter months to watch our most famous marine visitors, the Humpback and Gray whales, frolic and play with their newborn calves in the vibrant waters of the Mar de Cortez.
And now, possibly in as little as two years, there will...
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Date: 8/6/2013
“What?! You’re going to Mexico?!” If you share with friends and neighbors that you’re planning a trip to Cabo, you may well hear these words. They’re overreacting, aren’t they? But if you watch enough nightly news you too might start wondering about safety in Cabo. It is Mexico after all, and they say it isn’t safe, right? Who wants to put their loved ones in danger?
I moved from New Jersey to Cabo a decade ago to work in tourism, and in the past few years, I’ve heard it a million times. It’s understandable to be nervous. With all the media attention...
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Date: 8/2/2013
Mexico's war of Independence to end nearly 300 years of Spanish rule, began with a Catholic priest's ringing of the church bell in the town of Dolores, Guanajuato on September 16, 1810. A historic event, that called upon people of mixed ancestry in Mexico, to take up their arms and fight for their most basic political and civil rights; as well as a redistribution of land and a demand for racial equality.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's ''Grito de Dolores'' (Cry of Dolores) led to the country's life changing revolts, which were forged even after the Catholic priest was captured and executed by...
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Date: 7/22/2013
The ABC Medical Center is a private, non-profit institution dedicated to healthcare excellence, which is opening a brand new hospital currently under construction along the four lane highway corridor between San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, near the One and Only Palmilla Resorts.
In the past few years, Los Cabos has fast become a popular destination for medical tourism as American and Canadian visitors are travelling south of the border for less expensive medical procedures than they would normally pay in their country of origin.
Procedures such as plastic surgery, and orthopedic surgery which are performed with personalized service by skilled...
Date: 5/20/2013
For anyone unfamiliar with Spearfishing in Cabo, or Spearfishing in general; it is best summarized as underwater hunting. Some men and women, will make dives and simply hold their breaths, which is classified in sport as a free dive. Others will submerge with scuba diving tanks, affording them more time to...
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Date: 5/19/2013
A meteorite has impacted near La Paz, Mexico, Saturday evening, May 18 at about 4:06 p.m, with an impact so fierce when it fell, that it shook several houses in the vicinity and led some La Paz residents to believe an earthquake had taken place. The strong explosion, caused fire and emergency vehicles to be dispatched to the area almost immediately as residents took to their cell phones and internet to announce the falling catastrophe from space.
Local La Paz citizens informed arriving media about the brilliant ball they witnessed zoom across the sky whose descent into their neighbor hood, caused...
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Date: 5/17/2013
This Sunday May 19th will be the Latinamerican Premier of the movie “Fast and Furious 6” in Cabo San Lucas.
Ruben Reachi Lugo, the Estate Secretary of Toursim, said that it’s a great pleasure to have this sort of events in Los Cabos because it gives us international projection and this time we owe this privilege to Universal Pictures International that made this event possible.
Vin Diesel y Michelle Rodríguez will be present for the event in Cinemex Los Cabos,...
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Date: 5/14/2013
The 36th Anniversary of San Jose del Cabo Municpal Market will take place on Friday May 17 from 10:00 a.m until 10:00 p.m at an area a few blocks behind the Catholic Church of the downtown plaza. Event organizers indicated that this local art and gastronomic extravaganza would kick off the every Wednesday night happening of locals and tourists mingling together in the friendly vibe of San Jose del Cabo; looking at art and sampling delicious morsels of home-made Mexican food.
The comedy of ''Los Huizapoles'' will be the featured...
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Date: 5/9/2013
Hecho En Los Cabos (Made In Los Cabos) is a government agency that is helping citizens of the Baja California Sur Region become a part of this nation's growing economy by guiding them into becoming small business owners. Armida Castro Guzman and Alfredo Tejeda Rojas provide Mexicans who generally hawk their wares at locations that vary from family to family within the many cities that dominate this area; San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo, La Paz, Los Barriles and Todos Santos.
As director of the city's municipal business link, Armida Castro Guzman, makes home visits to families and artisans and encourages them...
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Date: 5/6/2013
Mother's Day is a national holiday in Mexico and is honored and celebrated at the many Cabo San Lucas resorts and restaurants. While it is always celebrated in the United States as the second Sunday of each May, Mexico officially always recognizes the special occasion and national holiday on
May 10.
And while older Mexican's bestow store bought cards, and flowers that play a prominent part of the traditional gifts American children present to their mamas; Mexican youngsters however, are taught to create custom, simple, humble gifts that sons and daughters construct themselves at school with loving care in the day or two...