Baja California Sur’s Racing Landscape: From Local Routes to Global Circuits
photo by SCORE International Off-road racing in Baja California Sur returns to the spotlight this week with the Dos Mares 500, taking place from May 1 to May 3. The race begins in La Paz, but it does not stay there for long. Within minutes, the course moves to the mainland, following existing routes across […]
Los Cabos Toll Road Increase Highlights How the Corridor Moves
A federal toll adjustment took effect across Mexico on April 13, 2026, introducing an average increase of 4.7 percent across the national highway system. The update was issued by CAPUFE, the federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining much of the country’s toll infrastructure. The revision follows a pattern of periodic adjustments tied to inflation […]
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 […]
Home, Car, and Health Insurance in Baja: A Guide for Foreign Residents
Hector Pérez moved from Mexico City to Los Barriles in 2008 to start a property management company, arriving just as the subprime crisis hit. For eight months, he had just one client, and the early years were lean. He stayed, built the business back up, and started noticing something across the homes he managed: cars, […]
Loreto Is Where Baja’s Serious Buyers Are Looking Next
From Cabo Loreto is six hours north through Todos Santos with the Pacific on your left, then inland toward La Paz, then across the peninsula again through Ciudad Constitucion, where the highway runs through the desert with nothing on either side. The drive tests your stamina, and then, about an hour further, the Sierra de […]
Uber, Taxis, and a New Arrangement in Mexico
After more than a decade of legal disputes and uneven enforcement, ride-hailing platforms and traditional taxi groups have entered into a form of cooperation. The arrangement allows concessioned taxis to be requested through digital platforms, while continuing to operate under their existing permits. The arrangement is a private-sector alignment built around access to demand, because […]
Moving to Baja: What You Need to Know Before You Pack
Every year, more people arrive in Baja California Sur with a truck full of furniture and a head full of assumptions. Somewhere between California and their new front door, they realize they could have planned this better. Daniela Hernández has watched it happen more times than she can count. As a moving specialist with Arnian […]
Inside the Fiestas Tradicionales of San Jose del Cabo
Every year in mid-March, San Jose del Cabo pauses its routine for a celebration that predates the modern tourism economy and reaches back to the town’s origins. The Fiestas Tradicionales de San Jose del Cabo mark the feast day of Saint Joseph, the Catholic patron saint from whom the town takes its name. Like many […]
A Region Under Construction: The Infrastructure Push Reshaping Los Cabos
Over the past decade, Los Cabos has emerged as one of the fastest growing regions in Mexico. Tourism arrivals have surged, new residential communities continue to expand across the municipality, and the population of southern Baja California Sur has increased steadily as workers and families relocate to support the region’s booming economy. This rapid growth […]
Waves Across Southern Baja: Culture, Community, and the Next Wave of Development
Surfing plays an important role in defining the coastal identity of southern Baja California Sur, a stretch of shoreline that runs from Los Cabos along the Pacific coast and north toward San Juanico. Within this region, waves influence tourism patterns, shape coastal communities, and increasingly inform new models of residential development. Photo by Surfline In […]