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San José del Cabo is a city located in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the seat of the municipality of Los Cabos, at the south end of the Baja California peninsula. Together with neighboring Cabo San Lucas, it forms a major tourist destination for travelers, particularly vacationers from the United States and Canada. These two cities are served by Los Cabos International Airport.

In 1730, Nicolás Tamaral, a Jesuit missionary, founded Mission San José del Cabo in an attempt to convert indigenous Pericu people and thus end frequent uprisings. The nearby Río San José was useful to the Spanish as a source of fresh water for galleons traveling to and from the Philippines.

San Jose del Cabo is one five main locations in Baja California Sur - which include Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Todos Santos and Loreto. All of these places can be discovered individually with Mexperience!

San Jose del Cabo is on Mexico's Baja Peninsula, the land immediately south of the United States, cut-off from mainland Mexico by the Sea of Cortez, sometimes also referred to as the Gulf of California. With its calm waters, fine weather and uncompromising beaches, its no wonder that water sports are one of the main attractions in San Jose del Cabo. Snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking, water skiing and jet-skis are all outdoor sport favorites here.

See:
• Condos and Villas
• Hotels and Resorts
• Real Estate
• Timeshares
• Club La Costa Accommodations
• Sportfishing
• Los Cabos Villas
• Gulf of California
• Los Cabos
• Los Cabos Corridor
• San José del Cabo
• Golfing

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