- CITY:
CABO SAN LUCAS - STATE:
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO - TIME ZONE:
MOUNTIAN TIME ZONE - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMES:
APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER - ELECTRICITY:
110 VOLTS - 60 CYCLES - ALTERNATING CURRENT - ELEVATION:
SEA LEVEL - ORIGINAL INHABITANTS:
PERICU INDIANS - FIRST EXPLORER:
JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO - 1542 - ENTRY REGULATIONS:
PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP PLUS VALIDATED TOURIST CARD - 2010 POPULATION:
180,000 - NUMBER OF ANNUAL VISITORS:
900,000 - NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS 2010:
9,200 - NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS PROJECTED FOR 2012:
10,100 - FIRST HOTEL:
PALMILLA HOTEL - 1956 - 2009 TIME SHARE SALES:
$180 MILLION - OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
SPANISH - MOST COMMON LANGUAGE
ENGLISH - OFFICIAL CURRENCY
MEXICAN PESO - MOST COMMON CURRENCY
U.S. DOLLAR - CREDIT CARDS:
ACCEPTED IN LARGER SHOPS - ATM'S:
CASH AVAILABLE IN PESOS - TIPPING:
AVERAGE 10% - DRINKING AGE:
18 YEARS - CLIMATE:
SONORA / GULF COAST DESERT - AVERAGE ANNUAL DAYS OF SUNSHINE:
350 - ANNUAL RAINFALL:
7.5 INCHES - AVERAGE SUMMER TEMPERATURE:
95 DEGREES - AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURE:
85 DEGREES - OCEANS:
PACIFIC OCEAN - SEA OF CORTEZ - OFFSHORE MARINE PRESERVE:
14 SQUARE MILES - MARCH - JULY CURRENT:
CALIFORNIA CURRENT - AUGUST - FEBRUARY CURRENT:
DAVIDSON CURRENT - AVERAGE SUMMER OCEAN TEMPERATURE
85 DEGREES - AVERAGE WINTER OCEAN TEMPERATURE:
75 DEGREES - AVERAGE OCEAN VISIBILITY:
50 FEET - TYPES OF WHALES:
BLUE, BRYDE, CALIFORNIA GRAY, FALSE KILLER, GOOSE-BRAKED, HUMPBACK, KILLER, MINKE, PILOT, SEI - LOCAL MOUNTAINS:
SIERRA DE LA LAGUNA - MAIN BEACH:
PLAYA EL MEDANO - MAIN STREET:
MARINA BOULEVARD - MAIN LANDMARK:
EL ARCO (THE ARCH) - DISTANCE TO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
24 MILES - DISTANCE TO SAN JOSE DEL CABO:
21 MILES - DISTANCE TO TODOS SANTOS:
45 MILES - DISTANCE TO LA PAZ:
137 MILES - HIGHWAY FROM UNITED STATES:
MEXICO HIGHWAY ONE - DRIVING DISTANCE FROM US BORDER:
1,062 MILES - FLYING DISTANCE TO US BORDER:
866 MILES - INTERNET ACCESS:
MANY LOCATIONS - OFFICIAL WEB SITE:
www.visitloscabos.com - UNOFFICIAL WEB SITE:
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CABO SAN LUCAS FACTS
Cabo San Lucas is a spectacular destination! In this section of Cabo Expo we share some of the facts about the town that help paint a picture of what Cabo is all about. Enjoy!
