Results containing 'Todos Santos'
News Article
Date: 8/30/2013
Todos Santos is a small artist, fishing and agricultural village about 40 minutes north of Cabo San Lucas via Federal Highway 19. Todos Santos was named one of Mexico’s Pueblos Mágicos (Magical Towns) in 2006. A new mega project called “Playa Santos” has been proposed just south of Todos Santos. The project is presented by a Mexican real estate development corporation called MIRA, a subsidiary of the Colorado-based real estate investment firm Black Creek Group.
The land acquired by MIRA and Black Creek Group totals 414 hectares (1,025 acres) and spans both the west side of Highway 19 to the coastline, including...
News Article
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...
News Article
Date: 5/13/2013
We all love having a beer or a margarita right on the beach while having a fun social time. So here are some great beach bars in Cabo and it’s surrounding areas.
Cerritos Beach, Pescadero
One of the only Beach Bars in Cabo that is furthest from Los Cabos, is located in the small farming town of Pescadero, Baja California Sur; en-route towards Todos Santos. The Cerritos Beach Club and Restaurant is open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Equipped for a seating capacity of approximately 150 people, the Cerritos Beach Club offers a menu with prices that...
News Article
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...
News Article
Date: 4/8/2013
The second annual Todos Santos Horse Festival (Festival del Caballo) will take place this year on Sunday, April 28, 2013. The free event is a cavalcade of dancing horses, rodeo events, trick roping, barrel races, and begins with a colorful parade through town, beginning at Puente La Muela to the Todos Santos baseball stadium. ''I remember going last year and it was great!'' exclaimed Nedra Dreyer, with much enthusiasm, as she recollected the growing family-friendly festivities of a year ago, which begin at 9:30 a.m.
''Anyone who wants to can ride in the Cabalgata,'' said organizers Arturo Geraldo and Kaia Thomson; referring...
News Article
Date: 3/1/2013
Sometimes we get reminded the hard way that paradise can also have the occassional tragedy.
Nobody was hurt or injured thankfully, however there was a serious fire in Todos Santos on Thursday February 28th which damaged some homes and businesses.
The fire started at midday in the zone known as “La Cañada del Diablo (Devil’s Glen)” and travelled quickly on the strong winds.
Local police and firemen from La Paz, San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas on scene as quickly as possible and fought the advance of the flames for more than 4 hours.The fire destroyed around 20 hectares of land, some...
News Article
Date: 2/28/2013
When it comes to anyone having to forecast Cabo or even predict the new year for Cabo, 2013, we can be certain of a few simple things. One, it's going to be warm and sunny at least 340 days of the year. It might rain anywhere from 3-4 days in 2013, and with added flights scheduled to Los Cabos and the San Jose del Cabo airport, there will undoubtedly be more tourists and guests arriving by air.
Access to Cabo made simpler: While there will unfortunately be less visitors to this vacation paradise getting here by sea; as cruise ships have dwindled...
News Article
Date: 2/21/2013
Although the legendary and timeless, Land's End Arch is what symbolizes Cabo San Lucas. It is Medano Beach, which brings people back, year after year. While Los Cabos has a tremendous amount of unique and wonderful beaches along the corridor, in San Jose del Cabo and as far away as Cabo Pulmo, Todos Santos or La Paz, it is Medano Beach that is the most frequented and Southern Baja California's regions, undoubted treasure.
''This is why we come back every year, '' said Steve Berry, a retired American from the Northern California bay area, who waved his hand towards Medano Beach from...
News Article
Date: 2/15/2013
The 10th annual Todos Santos Film Festival makes its return on Wednesday, February 20, celebrating a 10 year anniversary that began with humble, modest, beginnings in 2003. The event is spearheaded by community leaders who continue to promote their special city. Peter Buck of REM and founding member of the Todos Santos Music Fest, joins a very long list of local, affluent people, helping to bring the Film Festival back for another spectacular run.
The festival kicks off with the screening of the Mexican documentary, ''Leonardo, Querido'' (My Beloved Leonardo). All of the films entered in the festival are in Spanish with...
News Article
Date: 1/31/2013
Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston has been confirmed scouting wedding locations in Los Cabos this January for her upcoming nuptials to fiance, Justin Theroux. It so happens, celebrities are not the only ones choosing Cabo San Lucas for their paradise wedding bliss. Couples from all over the world arrive in Cabo to exchange wedding vows on either this area's wonderful beaches or within the luxurious hotel resorts that dot Southern Baja California.
''They are first legally married in the USA, and then choose from the many different venues to pick from,'' said Cabo wedding planner expert, Sandra Scandiber. ''How and where they choose...