History and culture

The Pericú, the Manila galleons, the pirates who waited at Land's End and the 1905 lighthouse on the dunes. The history of Cabo San Lucas, dated and checked, with the places you can still see from the water.

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A tall-masted sailboat passing in front of the Arch at Land's End in Cabo San Lucas

History and cultureCabo Pirates and the Manila Galleon: The Real StoryWhy the Manila galleons passed Cabo San Lucas, how Cavendish and Rogers captured two of them, and which pirate stories are only legend.7 min read

The old Cabo Falso lighthouse on the dunes above the granite cliffs of the Pacific coast

History and cultureCabo San Lucas History: From the Pericú to TodayA dated timeline of Cabo San Lucas: the Pericú, the galleons and privateers, the cannery village, and the highway and airport that built the resort.7 min read

Aerial view of a long sandy beach and clear blue water along the Baja California Sur coast

History and cultureThe Pericú People: Who Lived in Cabo Before the SpanishWho the Pericú were, how they lived from the sea, what happened after the missions arrived in the 1720s, and where their history is kept.7 min read

Colorful facades and bougainvillea on a street in downtown San José del Cabo

History and cultureSan José del Cabo Mission: History and What to SeeWhen the San José del Cabo mission was founded, why it moved, what happened in 1734, and what the church on Plaza Mijares shows now.7 min read

A desert shore with a tall cactus and red mountains across a deep blue bay in Baja California

History and cultureSea of Cortez Facts: Name, History and Where It BeginsThe Sea of Cortez and Gulf of California are one sea: its two names, the Cousteau quote, Steinbeck's voyage and where it ends.8 min read

The Arch at Land's End seen from the water, with waves at its base

History and cultureCabo San Lucas Name Meaning and 25 Facts About the CapeWhere the name Cabo San Lucas comes from, plus 25 short, checked facts about the Arch, Land's End, the two seas and the town.8 min read

Aerial view of the hotels along Médano Beach and the Cabo San Lucas marina

History and cultureHistory of Cabo Hotels: From Palmilla to the Resort BoomHow Los Cabos went from a fly-in hotel for 15 guests to a coast of resorts, year by year, with the founders and the dates behind each one.7 min read

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