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SAN JOSE DEL CABO |
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SAN JOSÉ DEL CABO , 33km east of Cabo San Lucas, is the older and
altogether more traditional of the two resorts, founded in 1730 as a
mission and growing into an agricultural centre and small port. Few
traces remain of its earliest years, however, with the most of the older
buildings dating from the 1880s and onward, yet although fast being
swamped, the old plaza and the Paseo Mijares (which now leads to a
modern hotel zone about 1km seaward) are still more or less intact, and
there's a small local museum in the Casa de la Cultura. The numerous
shops and restaurants that line the streets and shady courtyards are
interesting enough, the latter offering a good variety of cuisines, but
prices are high. Visitors, however, tend to come for the aquatic flora
and fauna, and most of the hotels can help arrange tours, guides and
equipment, but you'd be wise to shop around.
To get to the beaches it's a considerable walk down Mijares to the hotel
zone, and on from there to find empty sand: they stretch for miles so
keep walking until you find a quiet spot. Some 2km east is the lesser-known
alternative Pueblo La Playa ( La Playita ), a hundred-year-old fishing
village that offers numerous options for sportfishing; try Gordo Banks
Pangas (tel 1/142-1147, www.gordobanks.com ). The waters at Gordo Banks
here house the highest concentrations of gamefish in the waters of Los
Cabos. The estuary just northeast of town is home to hundreds of birds
and makes for an interesting hour or two, reached by kayak or on foot.
The town celebrates it's annual festival the third week in March - as
good a time as any to visit.
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