| Want your Tequila Straight Up Or...'Mas Suave' | | | | known as Land's End. This outcropping of land is the |
| - A No BS article by David Mandich - Baja California | | | | end of the nearly one thousand mile Baja California |
| Real Estate and Consulting AdvisorCabo San Lucas, | | | | Peninsula where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of |
| being only two beers away by plane from Southern | | | | Cortez.The water and air temperatures can be 20 |
| California, is fast replacing Hawaii as the preferred | | | | degrees cooler a few hundred feet on either side of |
| quick-trip exotic vacation and 2nd home buying | | | | the tip. On the inside one can snorkel in crystal clear |
| destination for many Americans. Almost three million | | | | warm waters swarming with colorful tropical fish |
| tourists travel to Baja California Sur each year visiting | | | | around underwater pinnacles off the cove known as |
| its towns, bays, beaches, islands and golf courses for | | | | Lover's Beach. The fish there will literally eat out of |
| an average stay of 3.5 days.Some, like me, come for | | | | your hand as they've all heard the place is a game |
| a visit and never go back. Some stay for a week | | | | sanctuary. This is what all the tourist brochures say. |
| and return to the States with a stuffed marlin, | | | | But the reality is that all the friggin' fish in the Sea of |
| condo, dental make-over or breast implants. | | | | Cortez will eat out of your hand any day of the |
| Makeovers are big here - from cosmetic dental and | | | | week if you've got bread, tortillas or fish entrails in |
| plastic surgery to lifestyles. It's all about feeling, and | | | | your hand!You can find crystal clear water for |
| being young again. With the Nikki-Beach Club in Cabo | | | | snorkeling for the next 900 miles beginning in Cabo |
| to any of the surf, golf, fishing or gentlemen's clubs | | | | and going on up the inside of the Sea of Cortez. If |
| that abound,Los Cabos is sure to put some life back | | | | your fantasy place in the sun involves water sports - |
| in your life style.International Bi-lingual schools for | | | | start in Cabo, head East and then North until you find |
| children through high school are available in Cabo and | | | | your slice of paradise. And you can surf and wind |
| San Jose. And the tuition is ridiculously inexpensive. | | | | surf all the way around the East Cape.The Pacific |
| Maybe $300 a year. More folks should consider | | | | Ocean side of the peninsula is generally rougher, |
| bringing the little ones to live here. Its safer than the | | | | cooler in the summer (nice), and compared to the |
| big cities back in the States, the school kids respect | | | | Sea of Cortez - underwater visibility for divers is |
| their teachers, and there's a lot of desert and water | | | | much less. But compared to anywhere back home in |
| oriented fun things to do close at hand.So how do | | | | the States - it's ALL GOOD. Some say its paradise. If |
| you make it happen? How do you find the right | | | | you want cooler Southern California coastal |
| building lot, condo or that dream house overlooking | | | | temperatures in the summer as you plan on living |
| the sea? Where does one find the perfect casa for | | | | here year around - start looking North of Cabo. The |
| one's lifestyle, and - per many peoples criteria - a | | | | land rush in this area right now is Cerritos, Pescadero |
| casa that makes for a sound investment? Do you | | | | and Todos Santos.Next: Luxury Homes & Condos As |
| look in Cabo? San Jose del Cabo? The mysterious | | | | Investments in Cabo San LucasDavid Mandich takes |
| East Cape? The artists' colony of Todos Santos? Or | | | | the anxiety out buying real estate in Cabo San Lucas |
| perhaps someplace in between?Let's Start With Cabo | | | | Mexico. Get the facts on new housing developments, |
| San Lucas Proper | | | | resorts and which area in Los Cabos best suit your |
| Cabo San Lucas is the main tourist destination for | | | | lifestyle and taste. For a complete review visit the |
| people visiting the Los Cabos area for the first time. | | | | Cabo San Lucas Mexico Real Estate section on |
| It sits on Cabo San Lucas Bay which is flanked on | | | | FunTripsLIVE. |
| the west by a series of monumental rock formations | | | | |