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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!

• 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

   

• 2003 POPULATION:
  100,000

   

• NUMBER OF ANNUAL VISITORS:
  800,000

   

• NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS 2003:
  8,200

   

• NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS PROJECTED FOR 2004:
  9,100

   

• FIRST HOTEL:
  PALMILLA HOTEL - 1956

   

• 2002 TIME SHARE SALES:
  $140 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:
  www.caboexpo.com

   

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