 OVERVIEW
San Jose del Cabo is one of the two main communities of Los Cabos--the name
coined by the Mexican tourism for this particular resort development programme--along
with Cabo San Lucas. Together these two communities constitute the
vacationers' hot-spot in Baja California Sur, with the former being the richer
in cultural properties and the more mature in outlook and appearance than its
glitzy and raucous counterpart. On the other hand, San Jose del Cabo
attracts a large crowd of visitors for its wonderful historic sites, soporific
fishing village atmosphere, fantastic traditional cuisine and a breathtaking
natural beauty. Ultimately, this place offers a happy get-away-from-it-all
quality which is what many travellers so seek after in their vacation.
HISTORY IN BRIEF
While Cabo San Lucas was a tiny fishing village with very few farmhouses
until 20 years ago, San Jose del Cabo had for centuries been an outpost on the
tip of Baja California Sur for pirates and the Spanish galleons. Not until
the year 1730 when the Jesuit mission arrived here had San Jose del Cabo been
officially established as a municipality. Since then the city has thrived
as an important colonial city and from 1970s on the Mexican tourism has
succeeded in promoting San Jose del Cabo to become one of Mexico's most popular
tourist stop along with its neighbor Cabo San Lucas.
GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE
San Jose del Cabo is situated at the southern tip of Baja California
peninsula, the world's longest peninsula which dangles off the Pacific coast of
North America. The weather is generally hot in the deserts and cooler near
the beaches. Summer in San Jose del Cabo is not heavily packed with
humidity. Rains are rare outside the hurricane season (June through
September) while winter offers the most pleasant weather. The average
temperatures range from 15C-30C.
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