| About Cabo San Lucas

About Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas is a city in Mexico located at the southern tip of the Baja peninsula. It is often referred to as the country’s ‘Gold Coast’ and is simply called ‘Cabo’ or ‘Los Cabos.’ Cabo has a population of almost 60,000, and because of its pristine beaches and recreational activities, it has become Mexico’s premier holiday destination for tourists around the world.

Cabo has become an important attraction because of its beautiful beaches and various recreational activities for tourists and guests. The place also has its landmark named ‘El Arco’ which also attracts sightseers and tourists.

However, it is more popular due to its excellent marine life that can be found in its beaches and more particularly due to the great sports fishing it allows sports anglers to have. It has the biggest marlin tournament in the world. Los Cabos is not called the World Marlin Capital for nothing.

Peso is the city’s national currency. If you are a tourist visiting Cabo San Lucas, it will delight you to know that the city provides ATM machines that accept foreign credit or debit cards. It also dispenses dollar or peso depending on your need.

There are also a lot of money exchange booths scattered in the area for those who may not have their needed currency. Some banks may not exchange dollars so ask before falling in line. The U.S. dollars are accepted in most establishments but your change will be in pesos. Credit cards are widely accepted but not all restaurants accept it so better ask before ordering. Tourist may also make use of traveler’s checks.

Business hours in Cabo starts from 9:00 a.m. and usually closes at 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. If you are bringing along your laptops and other electronic gadgets, you don’t actually need adaptors in Cabo because they operate at 110 volts like in the U.S.

You may already have seen Cabo San Lucas. This is the place where the Laguna Beach stars had their spring break in the show and some scenes in the movie Troy were taken in the beaches of Cabo.

Some of the famous celebrities who had their vacation in Cabo San Lucas are Leonardo DiCaprio, Britney Spears, Jeniffer Aniston, Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson. Reese Witherspoon and many others.

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