Results containing 'race'
News Article
Date: 1/21/2014
I can recall a few competitive races in Cabo over the years. Every once in a rare while the local police would partially close the highway and a handful of number-clad racers would slow down traffic on the fourlane. It seems that happened once every couple of years, but if you weren’t out and about on the morning of the race, you likely never even noticed. Nowadays it seems that every few months there is another race, and these races attract more and more runners each time. Now not only is Cabo an attractive place to spend a week lounging on...
News Article
Date: 11/14/2013
Talking with the people behind the film opening the Baja International Film Festival 2013; “Metegol”, a Latin film by Juan Jose Campanella (director of the awarded film “El Secreto de Sus Ojos”).
Metegol is an animated film that has been a huge success in Argentina and is now ready to be played in Mexico, after the voices where dubbed for the Mexican audience by actors Poncho Herrera and Irene Azuela.
Campanella told the press yesterday that the film “Metegol” is based on a short story by a very famous writer in...
News Article
Date: 11/14/2013
The 2nd edition of the Baja International Film Festival 2013 started yesterday with the goal to create a bridge between Mexico, USA and Canada’s cinematography.
Through the long red carpet we saw several film celebrities as: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ana de la Reguera, José María de Tavira, Alfonso Herrera, Irene Azuela, Ludwika Paleta, Paula Núñez, Gerardo Taracena, Arcelia Ramírez, Hugo Stiglitz, Guillermo Arriaga, Jorge Michel Grau, Billy Rovzar, Yvonne Venegas, and many more.
After the formal inauguration of the festival the film Metegol was shown, presented by the director Juan José Campanella, as well as the actors Poncho Herrera and Irene Azuela who...
News Article
Date: 10/31/2013
In about a week, the Cabo San Lucas bay will suddenly be a lot more crowded than normal. Sailboat after sailboat will cruise past Land’s End, glide into the bay and gather just out from the golden sands of Medano Beach looking for a spot to drop anchor. Many boats will flock to the waters by the arroyo because of the ease of anchoring there, but there will be so many boats that they will line up all along the beach, in front of all the resorts from the arroyo to the beach restaurants. Then the sailors will make their way...
Date: 10/30/2013
The seductive geometry of the ceramics from Mata Ortiz –a small village in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico– represents the most intriguing creative phenomena in Mexican folk art. It burst into the cultural scene with a force that can only be attributed to its great beauty. But the recent development and...
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...
News Article
Date: 8/17/2013
The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament, and its winning purse of $750,000, will take place October 15-19, 2013 in San Lucas. What differentiates this sport fishing tournament, celebrating its 15th year, from the other major angler competitions in this area, is the scoring. In the Billfish Tourney, cash and prizes are given to the fishing teams that catch and release the most billfish during the three days out at sea.
Other categories of the Billfish contest are money awards for the biggest catches of marlin, tuna, wahoo and dorado. The four most popular fish in the Sea of Cortez and southern Baja California...
News Article
Date: 8/16/2013
Diverse, colorful and magical like the land that it inhibits, our artistic input is a product of the natural inclination of Mexicans, throughout the ages, to adorn life with art.
Folk art is one of the facets of Mexican culture that most serves to identify its people, a source of pride for the majority of Mexicans and something which we can be content to match against any good produced by other countries and cultures in the world.
Getting in contact with this theme implies touching one of the most sensitive nerves of Mexican idiosyncrasy. It is also, however, the basis for a serious...
News Article
Date: 8/13/2013
The 2014 Dakar Rally has already received over 450 applications from all over the world for the grueling 14 day off-road race that begins in Rosario, Argentina on January 5, 2014 and traverses through Bolivia and ends in Valparaiso, Chile on January the 18th. The amount of applicants is a figure closely hovering around the record set in 2012. ''Above and beyond the front of the race, which is reserved for professionals, the Dakar is essentially designed with enthusiasts in mind; those who thrive in open space and adventure, explained David Castera, event sporting director. ''It is nevertheless, essential to be...
News Article
Date: 4/26/2013
The second annual Stand Up Paddle Board series will take place May 16-18 at Medano Beach. The event is being advertised as ''Paddle to the End'' in reference to Land's End Arch, which is the worldwide symbol of Los Cabos. There will be three different races, which have an entry fee cost of $50 US Dollars each or $100 USD for all three. The $100 USD price includes dinner at La Bahia Hotel, who is serving as event host.
The Relay Race will only cost $40 and dinner can be purchased separately too at just $25 USD. Medano Beach and San...