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 …
The Storm That Nearly Knocked Cabo San Lucas Off The Map Read More »
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?” …
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 …
Baja Snapshots: Life in Los Cabos Before the Golden Age of Tourism Read More »
What’s the true story behind iconic Baja creations like the fish taco, margarita and Caesar salad? The origin stories of all three are shrouded in so much mystery and legend, rumor and innuendo, that’s it hard to make definitive statements about any of them. We’ve done our best, however, to sort through the various backstories and uncover …
Born in Baja: The True Stories Behind Some of the Peninsula’s Most Famous Inventions Read More »