Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas is a resort city situated on the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula within the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Operating under the America/Mazatlan timezone, the community records a population of 202,694 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census.

The landscape of the region features a unique and fragile desert environment alongside coastal areas that stretch toward the Gulf of California. Winter brings pods of whales to the warm waters after traveling up to 10,000 kilometres from Alaska and Siberia to bear their calves. The local marine ecosystem supports a diverse array of wildlife, including rays, sharks, mahi-mahi, and striped marlin.

Historically, the area experienced continual human habitation for at least 10,000 years, beginning with the Pericú people who subsisted on hunting and gathering seeds, roots, shellfish, and marine resources. Modern development transformed the terrain significantly following the 1974 infrastructure initiatives by the Mexican government and the completion of the Transpeninsular Highway, also known as Mexican Federal Highway 1. Today, environmental activists and attorneys work to preserve Baja's desert habitats, marine mammals, and coastlines from the ecological impacts of widespread tourist developments along the coast between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo.