Los Cabos is one of the five municipalities of Baja California Sur, Mexico, and is located at the southern end of the state. The county seat is San Jose del Cabo and the most important city is Cabo San Lucas 32 km from the header. This area is one of the most important tourist destinations in Mexico.
It is located at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, 220 km south of La Paz. Its climate is semi-desert, hot in summer and warm in winter; with an average annual temperature of 26 ° C. although the rainfall is scarce, officially the rainy season extends from June and ends in October; however they tend to be concentrated rains during August and September.
In the winter you can witness one of the most beautiful natural phenomena that occur on the coasts of Mexico: courtship, mating and birth of gray whales in Magdalena Bay; during the summer you can go diving, kayaking, fishing or live the romance in some of its secluded beaches from where you can see El Arco rock formation sculpted by the sea, which is the characteristic symbol of this location, where they meet the waters of the Pacific ocean and the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), was recently declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is said to be 20 kilometers more you can find what is called the lonely island.
San Jose del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas, Tourist Corridor extends the length of 33 km, one of the most important tourist developments in the country. The Corridor is the place where hotels are world class sought by celebrities and personalities from the International Jet Set. Los Cabos has an exquisite gourmet cuisine in their restaurants recognized for its excellent professional golf courses (considered the best in the world), for its sport fishing; It is known as the World Capital of fishing for Marlin. Notably, its beaches provide all necessary services
In February it is when the whales end their journey from Alaska, back to their home to find the temperate and nutrient-rich waters of Los Cabos to mate and give birth to their calves.
The Arch is a natural monument and has different paths, one and the most common is by boat or boat, you can admire the colony of sea lions that live there. It is said, every four years at low tide enough sand to discover the power down to cross under the arch, but it is very risky because the tide can rise suddenly.
In the municipality, there are 4 delegations are listed according to the population of each:
* Los Cabos (Comprised of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas).
* La Ribera. It is a town that was founded many years ago on the shore of the Sea of Cortez, this town is famous for its agriculture, beautiful beaches, fishing, and quiet. This beautiful town celebrates its discovery in August, and to do activities to celebrate such as folk dances, rides, games of football, volley ball, fishing, coronation of the Queen of the People, Mass in the Church are made and of course people can not miss cockfighting. It is a small town where for many years its inhabitants lived the Revolution firsthand. Its tranquility invites us to stay surrounded by warm and friendly people. Quiet beaches where you can enjoy with your family. Very near La Ribera, we find Cabo Pulmo, famous for its reefs. Being in the municipality of Los Cabos, La Ribera is one hour and thirty minutes from San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas.
* Miraflores. It is located in the municipality of Los Cabos in Baja California Sur at the geographic coordinates latitude 23.369167 and longitude -109.776389 an average height of 220 meters above sea level, about 30 kilometers north of San Jose from the International Airport . Here is a quiet village surrounded by farms and organic farms located next to the Sierra Laguna. From the 18th Century, Miraflores, emerged as livestock and agricultural ranch. The flood waters that left on the bank of the river is tapped for planting vegetables, corn, beans, tomatoes, chiles, typical fruits, basil, etc. Sunday July 17, 2011, the "Fair Pitahaya" festivities which have their origin since 1991. During these days the community and tourists enjoy various sporting and cultural events as well as the traditional annual contest was held whit of Pitahaya and the coronation of the Queen of these celebrations
* Santiago. It is a small community in Baja California Sur, which is 45 kilometers north of San Jose del Cabo, in the municipality of Los Cabos. Like all, Santiago is almost directly above the Tropic of Cancer. It is also home to the only zoo in Baja California Sur. Human groups who settled in what is now known as the Santiago area were nomadic Pericú, in addition to the area where the population is covered part of the municipality of Los Cabos and San Jose Islands and Holy Spirit. This group was engaged in hunting and collecting seeds and fruits. In the Sierra de La Laguna are petroglyphs which show, among other objects left by the Pericúes over the centuries, where they show stronger evidence that inhabited the area.