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Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

Why visit Baja California

Baja, the earth’s second-longest peninsula, offers over 1200km of the mystical, ethereal, majestic and untamed. Those lucky enough to make the full Tijuana to Los Cabos trip will find that the Carretera Transpeninsular (Hwy 1) offers stunning vistas at every turn. The middle of nowhere is more beautiful than you ever imagined, and people are friendly, relaxed and helpful – even in the border towns. Side roads pass through tiny villages and wind drunkenly along the sides of mountains. Condors carve circles into an unblemished blue sky. Some people simply sip drinks, eat fish tacos and watch the sun disappear into the Pacific. Some choose to feel the rush of adrenaline as they surf that perfect wave. Others walk through sherbet-colored canyons or stare up at the night’s canopy of scattered-diamond stars. Whichever way you choose to take it, you’ll discover some of Baja’s many joys.

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Best Things to Do

With dry desert landscapes, wildly rich marine life, charming villages and verdant vineyards, Baja California packs a lot into its narrow length.


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Things to Know

From Saturday, the Mexican state of Baja California Sur will start charging a tourist tax.


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