2. Cabo San Lucas commonly called Cabo, is a city at
the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in
the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Cabo San
Lucas together with San José Del Cabo is known as
Los Cabos.
3. Cabo has been rated as one of Mexico's top 5
tourist destinations it is known for its
beaches, scuba diving locations, balnearios,
the sea arch El Arco de Cabo San Lucas, and
marine life. The Los Cabos Corridor has
become a heavily-trafficked holiday
destination for tourists, with numerous
resorts and timeshares along the coast
between Cabo San Lucas and San José del
Cabo.
4. HISTORY.
• According to the narrative of Hatsutaro, a
Japanese castaway, in the book Kaigai Ibun
(written by Maekawa, Junzo and Bunzo Sakai
and narrated by Jatsutaro), when he arrived at
Cabo San Lucas in May 1842 there were only
two houses and about twenty inhabitants.
However, American authors such as Henry
Edwards and John Ross Browne claim that
Cabo San Lucas's founder was an Englishman
named Thomas "Old Tom" Ritchie.
5. TOURISM.
• According to the narrative of Hatsutaro, a
Japanese castaway, in the book Kaigai Ibun
(written by Maekawa, Junzo and Bunzo Sakai
and narrated by Jatsutaro), when he arrived at
Cabo San Lucas in May 1842 there were only
two houses and about twenty inhabitants.
However, American authors such as Henry
Edwards and John Ross Browne claim that
Cabo San Lucas's founder was an Englishman
named Thomas "Old Tom" Ritchie.
6. DEVELOPMENT.
• The beaches, surfing, and sport fish opportunities in
Cabo San Lucas have attracted a great number of
Mexican natives and foreigners to spend their
vacations in large-scale tourist developments there.
The development of Cabo's tourism industry was
prompted by the Mexican government's development
of infrastructure to turn Cabo San Lucas into a major
center for tourism in Mexico, beginning in 1974. Upon
completion of the Transpeninsular Highway, also
known as the Mexican Federal Highway 1, tourist
developments in Los Cabos often proceeded relatively
unchecked.
8. SEA TEMPERATURE.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70 °F
20 °C
70 °F
19 °C
71 °F
19 °C
72 °F
19 °C
72 °F
20 °C
74 °F
21 °C
75 °F
24 °C
80 °F
26 °C
80 °F
26 °C
80 °F
26 °C
75 °F
24 °C
72 °F
22 °C
9. POPULATION.
• As of the 2010, the population was 68,463 and
has experienced very rapid growth and
development.
