Where to Celebrate the Fourth of July in Los Cabos
The Fourth of July isn’t part of Mexico’s holiday calendar, but in Los Cabos it’s become an annual fixture. Thousands of American visitors are in town through the summer, and hotels, restaurants, and bars across the Corridor and Cabo San Lucas plan around it, some with beachfront barbecues, others with chef-driven dinners or late nights […]
A Universal Studios Hotel Is Coming to Cabo San Lucas
Universal Studios is reportedly heading to Los Cabos through a new hotel and entertainment project planned for the Cabo San Lucas Marina. The news comes from developer Eduardo Sanchez Navarro, who recently shared plans for a Universal Studios-led hotel as part of The Place at Cabo, a mixed-use development overlooking the marina. While many details […]
Paralelo 26: The Sportfishing Corridor in Baja Connecting Two Seas
Paralelo 26 traces a route across central Baja California Sur, linking fisheries on both the Sea of Cortez and Pacific coasts. The destinations along the route differ significantly in geography, target species, and fishing traditions. The corridor follows the latitude that crosses Loreto before continuing west toward Bahia Magdalena and Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, taking […]
Stars & Stripes Returns to Los Cabos for Its 29th Edition
Photo Courtesy of The Stars & Stripes Tournament The Stars & Stripes Tournament will return to Los Cabos from June 25 to 28, 2026, for its 29th edition. Based at the Hilton Los Cabos, the event is organized by the Stars & Stripes Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 that supports youth-focused charities […]
Orca Tourism Is Moving Faster Than Science and Regulation
As of 2026, La Ventana is one of only two locations worldwide where people can legally swim with orcas. The regulations have already been set in place, but research into the impacts of orca tourism on wild populations continues as scientists work to catch up. The Science Behind the Boom in Baja California Sur Afelandra […]
La Paz Prepares for Its First Women’s Shore Fishing Tournament
The announcement of Marea Violeta, La Paz’s first women’s shore fishing tournament set for June 6th, is a reminder that some of the most serious fishing on the peninsula happens on foot, from shore. Shore fishing in Baja California Sur has long been practiced along beaches, rocky points, estuaries, and shallow shoreline areas where fish […]
The Family Behind the Super Bowl of Sport Fishing
From left to right: Jordyn Bisbee, Blake Bisbee, and Wayne Bisbee of Bisbee’s Offshore Tournaments We recently had the chance to sit down with Jordyn Bisbee, third generation, and talk about forty-five years of tournaments in Los Cabos and what comes next. Read on to get the inside perspective. The Origins, and Forty-Five Years in […]
Blue Economy in Baja California Sur: How Coastal Industries Are Adapting to Environmental Limits
The term “Blue Economy” emerged in the early 2010s through international sustainability discussions led by the United Nations, as a framework to address the stress shown by coastal regions, proposing that economic use of the ocean should be planned with long-term environmental limits in mind. In Baja California Sur, this idea is directly tied to […]
The Case for Restraint: Baja Wild Encounters and the Ethics of Orca Tourism
Orcas have never been a guaranteed attraction in Baja. Their presence is intermittent, tied to prey movement and offshore productivity rather than any predictable schedule. Sightings tend to concentrate between May and June, when mobula rays gather in large numbers and feeding activity increases. Encounters happen across a wide range: the Pacific side, the southern […]
The Classic Yellowtail Tournament Turns Ten
Loreto’s yellowtail run peaks in late April. The Classic Yellowtail Tournament holds its tenth edition April 24–26, with morning starts from the espigón and weigh-ins at Hotel La Misión. The timing is deliberate because yellowtail move through the Sea of Cortez on a cycle set by water temperature and bait. They push into range as […]