About Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

It is thought that the first humans came to the southern end of the peninsula 14,000 years ago. When the first Europeans arrived, nomadic groups of Pericú survived on a subsistence diet based on gathering of fruit, seeds, roots, and shellfish, as well as hunting and fishing. They lived a Neolithic lifestyle, without metals.

The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. The Gulf of California came into being as tectonic forces rifted the Baja California Peninsula off the North American Plate.

Baja California was first explored by western civilization in 1532 by the Spanish under the direction of Hernán Cortés. For almost five hundred years, Baja California remained a little known remote region visited by the hardiest of adventurers, or those with the means to travel here by private yacht or airplane. The peninsula is almost 800 miles long extending from Tijuana and Ensenada in the north to the southernmost tip, Cabo San Lucas, BCS. Cabo San Lucas is now the premier vacation destination on the Pacific coast of Mexico, and home to amazing water sport activities, miles of white sand beaches and world class resorts.

The narrow sea is home to a unique and rich ecosystem. In addition to a wide range of endemic creatures, it hosts many migratory species, such as the Humpback Whale, California Gray Whale, Manta Ray and Leatherback Sea Turtle. This region has historically been a magnet for world class sport fishing activities (Bisbee's), with a rich history of sporting world records. The Sea of Cortez, sustains a large number of marine mammals, many of which are rare and endangered.

El Arco de Cabo San Lucas or Lands End, Cabo San Lucas is a distinctive rock formation at the southern tip of Cabo San Lucas, which is itself the extreme southern end of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. Many claim that it looks like a Triceratops taking a drink of water.