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Unusual Plant and Animal Species in Baja

Only Here — 9 Unusual Plant and Animal Species Endemic to Baja California Sur

Leave a Comment / Default, History of Los Cabos / By Chris Sands

Baja California Sur is like no place else on earth, a fact reflected in the state’s distinctive and often unique flora and fauna. Much of the fascinating diversity in the area is due to what is called island endemism, a process by which plants and animals develop independently in specific isolated environments. The unique island …

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The Storm That Nearly Knocked Cabo San Lucas Off The Map

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Remembering “La Inundación de 1939” When the Capes Region first began to be developed as a tourist destination in the 1950s and 60s, warm year-long temperatures were a big part of the attraction. Brochures touted, accurately, the approximately 300 days of cloudless sunshine the region enjoys annually, many during the long cold winters when snowstorms …

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Paradise Regained – The Reopening of Los Cabos

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The most defining characteristic of 2020 thus far has been a wide-ranging uncertainty, as we’ve witnessed an unprecedented global pandemic create a host of unexpected challenges and pose a great many difficult questions for the future. For instance, the question at the forefront of everyone’s mind right now: “When can we get back to normal?” …

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Baja Snapshots: Life in Los Cabos Before the Golden Age of Tourism

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All photos by Howard E. Gulick, from the Baja California Collection of the University of California San Diego. In the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution, cape communities San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas settled into a period of relative calm and stability for the next half-century. Although the region would continue to experience …

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