baja california
Los Barriles: Baja Sur & The East Cape
Baja Sur is the
southern part of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Cabo San Lucas is located
on the southern tip approximately 1050 miles south of the San Diego boarder.
Access however is a simple two hour flight from LAX direct to the international
airport in Cabo San Lucas or La Paz. The peninsula is made up of a small
swath of land packed full of terrain diversity. Beautiful and tall (7,000
ft.) mountains divide the Pacific Ocean and the magical Sea of Cortez. This
drama drops like a curtain into the mysterious desert with over 100 different
species of cactus. Driving North from San Jose del Cabo provides a 45 minute
panorama of this wild and raw desert landscape. About 35 minutes into the
drive; you catch your first glimpse of the Sea of Cortez shimmering off
in the distance. Five miles more, you round the corner and see the villages
of Buena Vista and Los Barriles, these small villages are home to world
class big game fishing, wind surfing, snorkeling, diving and kayaking. The
town parallels the most beautiful white sand beaches you have ever seen.
The currents are safe for swimming and the warm water is a spectacular color,
turquoise water close to shore and clear deep blue where it is deeper. The
people are warm and friendly and happy you have come to share in their paradise.
There are about 4000 people in Los Barriles and Buena Vista with plenty
of resources including many good restaurants, several hotels from economical
to luxurious, a gym, an internet office connection, two grocery stores and
a good medical clinic. All of the resources of Cabo San Lucas and La Paz
are about an hour away.
Fishing
on the East Cape is outstanding. The area reportedly has the highest catch
rate in the world! Whether fishing for tuna, Dorado, marlin, sailfish, roosterfish,
wahoo or many of the abundant sportfish, the East Cape of Baja California
and the Sea of Cortez is sure to satisfy any anglers.This area is also renowned
for its world-class windsurfing and kite surfing and excellent
surf spots. Check out Punta Arenas, a remote and secluded area catering
to hard-core sports enthusiasts, beach campers, and those wanting a peaceful
desert-by-the-sea escape. Scuba Diving and snorkeling is
among the best in the world. Cabo Pulmo.Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park,
the place Jacques Cousteau baptized “Aquarium of the World.”
Is a short drive South of Los Barrilles.The shallow bay of Cabo Pulmo boasts
over 5 miles of secluded beaches, which stretch from Pulmo Point on the
north end to Los Frailes on the south. The only living coral reef on the
western shores of North America fans out in eight major reef fingers from
the beach in front of the Resort. Teeming with many species of tropical
fish, this reef and the waters south to the Bay of Los Frailes and north
to Las Barracas has been designated a National Marine Park by the government
of Mexico. Directly off the beach lies the wreck of El Vencedor, a tuna
boat that sank in 1981 and now forms an artificial reef. Diving in Cabo
Pulmo is known among professionals to be some of the best in the world for
the abundant sea life in this protected park. Starting in June through November,
visibility can be exceedingly clear - 100 feet plus. Cabo Pulmo Marine Park
is home to 10 major dive sites, starting near shore just south of the Cabo
Pulmo Beach Resort and running in a northeasterly direction. Broad rows
of coral heads continue, ending in about 70 feet of water - an astronomical
number of nooks, crannies, and cavelets formed by the reef are home to an
abundance of sea life & vegetation. The beauty of the East Cape does
not end in the water - long time visitors and residents have designed an
excellent series of mountain trails and shoreline rides for Mountain
Biking & Trailblazing. Morning and evening hikes & rides
provide breathtaking views of sunrises and moonrises over the Sea of Cortez,
with miles of bird and plant life.
Natural
Beauty of the East Cape, caught between the most gorgeous surfing
beaches in Cabo, close to the Tropic of Cancer, the East Cape is the last
untouched landscape in Baja. Watch the Desert Mountains disappear into the
sea - cactus merging with the surf. Enjoy the company of whales and dolphins
while you fish in clear blue water off Punta Perfecta. Hike to the Santiago
waterfalls and visit Mira Flores for its natural hot springs. Seclusion,
tucked away, far from the bustle of your active life, your vacation home
at the East Cape Los Cabos offers you privacy set between the desert and
the sea. Just north of Santa Rosa, toward the coast at Rancho La Vinorama
lies Cabo Pulmo. En route to Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park, three spectacular
photo vistas provide respites with endless views of white, sugar-sand beaches.
No better example exists of rugged, unspoiled land that leads to a sea full
of life - more than 800 species of marine plants and animals. History is
also a large part of the East Cape from the Mission Santiago de los Coras
– A colonial Mission established by Jesuits in 1724 to Ancient Rock
Paintings by the ancient culture of the Pericu tribes and in Las Casitas
even a fossil cemetery.