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About
sixty miles south of La Paz along the numerous beaches of the Sea of Cortes
and facing Punta Pescadero is the area known as rancho Buena Vista and Los
Barriles. En 1953, the Rancho Buena Vista hotel starts with twelve rooms and
an airstrip, followed in 1958 by the Bahia de Paimas hotel, thus opening the
gates to tourism on the East Cape or Cabo del Este as it is known
locally. From Buena Vista y Los Barriles, located forty miles north of
San
Jose del Cabo, many side routes open up leading to various hotels and
anchorages scattered along the Bahia de Palmas and the spectacular East Cape
coastline.
Access
to this tourist corridor, where villas and summer homes have been built, is
usually made by land or air, either through the small private airfield
operating near Los Barriles or the
San Jose del Cabo airport. Geographic
points of reference are Punta Pescadero to the north and Cabo Pulmo and Los
Frailes, just below the Tropic of
Cancer.
In the past, the rural communities in
the
region were dedicated and to cattle ranching and fruit growing.
In
the early seventies, the construction of a small road connecting the local
settlements and tows served to reduce their isolation and development
followed.
At first, the initiative to
develop tourist service was taken by foreign visitors who fell in love the
region and established simple friendly hotels. The lack of any major
infrastructure for tourism and the predominance of pristine beaches caught
the attention of the outsiders.
Years later, in the early
seventies, the increasing demand resulted investment in first class hotels,
such as those found at Punta Colorada, Cabo Pulmo, Los Frailes and Cabo del
Este which offer over three hundred rooms in four star hotels and a 200
boats sport fishing fleet. Fishing is the primary tourist attraction of the
region, which is known as the "Marlin's World Capital". The coastline still
preserves the charm that San Jose del Cabo and
Cabo San Lucas had two or
three decades ago.
Sport fishing for marlin
primarily,
as well as dorado, roosterfish, tuna and sailfish is at peak from may to
October.
Many tourist continue, however,
to prefer the safe and clean sandy beaches for swimming and scuba diving,
sailing and
windsurfing. In the surrounding hills, activities include mountain biking,
hiking, horseback riding, climbing and bird watching.
The suburban area of Los Barriles - Buena Vista has supermarkets, restaurants,
small mall, laundries, gas stations, a tour operator, currency exchanges and
many other visitor services.
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Laguna Ojo de Liebre
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