Los Cabos Corridor

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The Los Cabos Corridor (Corredor Turistico) in Mexico, is an area on the southern coast of the Baja California Peninsula, facing the Gulf of California on the Transpeninsular Highway between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. It stretches about 30 kilometers along the highway and addresses within this area are usually specified in terms of distances from the start of highway 1. The corridor is a popular tourist destination due to its many beach resorts, golf courses, and sport fishing.

Contents 1 Area landmarks 2 Corridor Beaches 3 Cabo San Lucas Beaches 4 Pacific Coast Beaches 5 San José del Cabo Beach Resorts 6 Corridor Beach Resorts 6.1 Playa Costa Azul 6.2 Playa Acapulquito 6.3 Punta Palmilla 6.4 Bahía El Biedito 6.5 Bahía Chileno 6.6 Bahía Santa Maria 6.7 Punta Cabeza De Ballena 6.8 Playa el Médano 7 Corridor Inland Resorts 8 Pacific Coast Beach Resorts 8.1 Playa Solmar 8.2 Sunset Beach 9 Golfing 10 Notes 11 Trivia

[edit] Area landmarks

• 23°09′23.41″N, 109°43′21.41″W Los Cabos International Airport (SJD)
• 23°01′29.89″N, 109°42′55.71″W El Mirador
• 23°00′23.60″N, 109°42′46.49″W Punta Palmilla
• 22°57′54.44″N, 109°47′55.31″W Transpeninsular Monument
• 22°54′13.75″N, 109°50′33.35″W Punta Cabeza de Ballena
• 22°54′14.23″N, 109°52′57.74″W Los Cabos Costco
• 22°53′11.74″N, 109°54′33.57″W Puerto Paraíso Mall
• 22°52′52.63″N, 109°54′34.76″W Cabo San Lucas Marina
• 22°52′50.44″N, 109°54′30.73″W Cruise Ship Tender Point
• 22°52′33.70″N, 109°53′41.02″W El Arco
• 22°52′40.66″N, 109°57′38.85″W El Faro Viejo

[edit] Corridor Beaches

• Playa Costa Azul (km 29)
• Playa Acapulquito (km 27)
• Playa Arroyo Seco (km 26)
• Playa Punta Bella (km 24)
• Playa Buenos Aires (km 22)
• Playa El Mirador (km 20)
• Playa San Carlos (km 19)
• Playa El Zalate (km 17)
• Playa Costa Brava (km 17)
• Playa Cantamar (km 16)
• Playa Del Tule (km 15)
• Playa Punta Chileno (km 14)
• Playa Santa Maria (km 12)
• Playa Twin Dolphin Las Viudas (km 11-12)
• Shipwreck Beach Playa Barco Varado (km 9-10)
• Playa Cabo Bello (km 6)
• Playa Cemetario (km 4)

[edit] Cabo San Lucas Beaches

• 22°53′13.16″N, 109°54′17.84″W Playa el Médano
• 22°52′46.50″N, 109°54′17.36″W El Balconcito
• 22°52′35.58″N, 109°53′47.10″W Lover's Beach

[edit] Pacific Coast Beaches

Note: swimming at the beaches on the Pacific side is dangerous due to swift sea currents and powerful waves.

• 22°52′30.53″N, 109°53′52.03″W Divorce Beach (Pacific side of Lover's Beach)
• 22°52′28.10″N, 109°54′26.03″W Playa Solmar
• 22°52′20.86″N, 109°55′16.02″W Playa Pedregal
• 22°52′21.37″N, 109°56′12.22″W Sunset Beach
• 22°53′03.23″N, 109°59′03.73″W Playa El Faro Viejo (used in Troy 2004)

[edit] San José del Cabo Beach Resorts

• 23°02′52.06″N, 109°41′22.06″W Hotel Presidente Intercontinental Los Cabos
• 23°02′42.49″N, 109°41′44.09″W Hotel Royal Solaris Los Cabos
• 23°02′38.85″N, 109°41′47.56″W Crown Plaza Los Cabos Beach Resort
• 23°02′34.22″N, 109°41′55.33″W Hotel Posada Real Los Cabos
• 23°02′29.96″N, 109°42′05.33″W Grand Baja Resort & Spa Los Cabos
• 23°02′26.46″N, 109°42′08.52″W Hotel Fiesta Inn

[edit] Corridor Beach Resorts

[edit] Playa Costa Azul

• 23°02′02.18″N, 109°42′41.39″W La Jolla de Los Cabos (km 29)
• 23°01′55.72″N, 109°42′49.61″W Mykonos Bay Resort (km 29)

[edit] Playa Acapulquito

• 23°01′26.13″N, 109°42′59.38″W Cabo Surf Hotel (km 28)

[edit] Punta Palmilla

• 23°00′25.03″N, 109°42′55.44″W One & Only Palmilla Resort (km 27.5)

[edit] Bahía El Biedito

• 22°59′27.39″N, 109°44′07.67″W Westin Regina Resort Los Cabos (km 22.5)
• 22°59′07.55″N, 109°45′27.47″W Marquis Los Cabos (km 21.5)
• 22°58′51.80″N, 109°45′52.13″W Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort (km 19.5)
• 22°58′49.43″N, 109°45′59.36″W Meliá Cabo Real Beach & Golf Resort (km 19.5)
• 22°58′38.69″N, 109°46′09.31″W Las Ventanas Al Paraíso Rosewood Hotels (km 19.5)
• 22°58′35.45″N, 109°46′16.18″W Casa Del Mar Golf Resort & Spa (km 19.5)
• 22°58′30.26″N, 109°46′36.75″W Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa (km 18.5)
• 22°58′05.28″N, 109°47′26.14″W Marbella Suites de la Playa (km 17)

[edit] Bahía Chileno

• 22°57′13.35″N, 109°48.09.95′W″ Chileno Bay Club (km 14.5) (under construction)

[edit] Bahía Santa Maria

• 22°55′35.55″N, 109°49′07.18″W Hotel Twin Dolphin (km 11.5)
• 22°55′13.72″N, 109°49′40.21″W Fiesta Americana Grand Los Cabos (km 10.3)
• 22°54′56.45″N, 109°50′11.39″W Sheraton Hacienda del Mar (km 10)

[edit] Punta Cabeza De Ballena

• 22°54′07.50″N, 109°51′13.56″W Punta Ballena Esperanza Resort & Spa (km 7)
• 22°53′53.54″N, 109°51′59.89″W Misiones Hotel & Beach Resort (km 5.5)
• 22°53′57.94″N, 109°51′50.44″W Hotel Calinda Beach (km 4.5)
• 22°53′47.93″N, 109°53′26.92″W RIU Palace Cabo San Lucas (km 3.5)

[edit] Playa el Médano

• 22°53′39.72″N, 109°53′49.19″W Villa del Palmar
• 22°53′38.73″N, 109°53′53.06″W Villa la Estancia
• 22°53′34.74″N, 109°53′56.07″W Villa de Arco (under construction)
• 22°53′28.46″N, 109°54′08.17″W Club Cascadas de Baja
• 22°53′27.10″N, 109°54′11.13″W Pueblo Bonito Rosé
• 22°53′22.35″N, 109°54′11.56″W Pueblo Bonito Los Cabos
• 22°53′20.16″N, 109°54′14.74″W Meliá San Lucas
• 22°53′17.00″N, 109°54′17.73″W Casa Dorada at Médano Beach (under construction)
• 22°53′04.98″N, 109°54′26.68″W Hacienda Beach Resort

[edit] Corridor Inland Resorts

• Las Gardenias Condominiums (km 20)
• Desert Park (km 19)
• Vista Real Condos
• Los Patios Hotel
• Marbella Suites
• Mañana Condos
• 22°54′10.35″N, 109°53′25.93″W Vistazul Suites & Spa (km 3.5)

[edit] Pacific Coast Beach Resorts

[edit] Playa Solmar

• 22°52′34.04″N, 109°54′15.08″W Solmar Suites Hotel
• 22°52′33.55″N, 109°54′23.84″W Terrasol Beach Resort
• 22°52′32.72″N, 109°54′30.60″W Playa Grande Resort
• 22°52′37.61″N, 109°54′39.10″W Hotel Finisterra

[edit] Sunset Beach

• 22°52′27.22″N, 109°55′51.17″W Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Resort
• 22°52′22.18″N, 109°56′02.17″W Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Holistic Retreat & Spa
• 22°52′26.36″N, 109°56′19.97″W (under construction)

[edit] Golfing

• 23°02′45.19″N, 109°41′59.49″W Mayan Palace Golf Los Cabos (km 30)
• 23°01′20.15″N, 109°43′23.81″W Querencia Golf Course (km 28.5)
• 23°01′13.33″N, 109°44′20.22″W Palmilla Golf Club (km 27)
• 22°59′22.71″N, 109°44′43.53″W El Dorado Golf & Beach Club (km 21)
• 22°58′43.38″N, 109°46′04.53″W Cabo Real Golf Club (km 19.5)
• 22°54′56.15″N, 109°50′32.09″W Cabo del Sol Golf Club (km 10.3)
• 22°54′41.20″N, 109°54′41.20″W Raven Golf Club at Cabo San Lucas (km 3)

[edit] Notes

• Google Earth has high resolution photographs of the corridor, Cabo San Lucas and parts of San José del Cabo.
• The former Meliá Los Cabos is now called Dreams Los Cabos.
• Hotel Cabo San Lucas closed in December 2004, it is being renovated and will reopen as the Chileno Bay Club.
• Hurricane Marty made landfall at San José del Cabo on September 22, 2003.

[edit] Trivia

• The Sheraton Hacienda del Mar was the host of the 14th annual meeting of APEC, held in October of 2002.
• Part of the movie Troy (2004) was filmed at Playa El Faro Viejo.
• The Westin Regina has no water supply. Instead, it has its own desalination plant.
• Lover's Beach is unusual in that it opens to two seas ... the Pacific side is known as "Divorce beach".[1]