 SAN
JOSÉ DEL CABO, 33km east of Cabo San Lucas, is
the older and altogether more traditional of the two
resorts. Few traces remain of its earliest years, however,
with the most of the older buildings dating from the
1880s and onward, 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,
prices are medium/high. Visitors, 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. 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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