One of the most popular and attractive extreme sports for lovers of the sea and of strong emotions is surfing and Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, is ideal to learn and practice this activity.

Miguel Rojas, Surf Instructor "... First they have to know how to swim, a little exercise, they need to have good condition, then they are given the explanation on the beach ..."

The costs per person range from $ 1,600 pesos in groups to $ 2,000 pesos individually and, depending on their personal skills, in one or two lessons you can tame the waves with a little practice. As for the ages, they vary.

Miguel Rojas, Surf Instructor: "To surf from 8 years old, when you already know how to swim ... from 8 years old to 60 or 70 years".

Buster Tarumianc (8 years old): "... My parents brought me here since I was in preschool and I’ve surfed here since then and I fell in love with surfing...

 What would you say is the most difficult thing when your surfing?

"... I would say it's paddling when a huge set comes, going over the waves or getting on the board and doing what you have to do ..."

Marco Riveras, surfer: "... I'm over 30, the last of my 30's, I’m in to it. I'm doing it, one never stops learning to surf ... you need a lot of  exercise, no smoking, no drinking ... this is the most complete exercise I've ever tried in my whole life ... "

Currently youngsters and children of all ages come to Los Cabos exclusively to learn. There are those who raise their children from age 3 on a surf board.

Taylor Gill, Minnesota: "We feel very comfortable. We all managed to stand up on our first attempt ... The most difficult part would be balancing write when you get pushed off at first or paddling, it's a lot of work ... You feel free and it's a lot of fun, it's different from any other sport so I really enjoy it ... "

Gaby Norris, Minnesota: "It's a very good place to learn, the waves aren’t too big…"

Los Cabos has 6 surf beaches for beginners and advanced, while in the rest of the state there are 26 places including San Juanico, on the Pacific where the longest wave in the world is located.

In this tourist destination several tournaments are held every year making surfing an activity that already generates a significant tourist influx along with sport fishing and golf.

Translation by Tony Perez

The Royal Princess, largest ship member of Princess Cruise Lines arrives in the port of Cabo San Lucas as part of a new cruise destination for this colossal floating city in the Pacific. Sailing from Los Angeles the ports of call are Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta on a seven day cruise.

Captain Tony Draper: “The Mexican Riviera is fantastic to visit in addition to its splendid climate, which is always very popular ... The ship was built in Italy in 2013. The godmother of the Royal Princess is the Duchess of Cambridge”

This impressive ship is almost twice the size of the 1912 Titanic that had 9 levels, almost 270 meters LOA and held 2,800 passengers, and weighted little more than 52 thousand tonnage over all; The Royal Princess has a capacity for more than 4,200 passengers and about 1,400 crew members from more than 50 countries. Displacement tonnage is more than 142 thousand tons; length overall (LOA) is 330 meters, beam 40 meters and it has more than 17 levels of ship to explore.

Captain Tony Draper: "It is much bigger than the Titanic in fact it has a capacity of 4,250. We will be visiting the ports of Mexico every week."

Fernando Hoyos, API Cabo San Lucas:  "We are pleased that this shipping line has entrusted and selected the port of Cabo San Lucas within the cruise of the Mexican Riviera ..."

The commercial impact for the area with the arrival of one of these cruise ships considering a stay of just over 8 hours, is very important.

Arturo Musi, President of the National Cruise Service Association: "... approximately 80% of the passengers are lowered ... it would be like 40% of the crew, according to a study carried out by the World Bank, it tells us that the passenger spends 90 dollars per tourist and $ 60 per crew member "

This Monday 3 cruise ships arrived in the Bay of Cabo San Lucas carrying more than 9,500 passengers, which represents an economic boom of more than half a million dollars in a single day.

Fernando Hoyos, API Cabo San Lucas "Today, statistics tell us that between 95 and 97% of the number of passengers on board visit the port."

Among the attractions on board are three different theaters for international level entertainment, luxury shops, several bars and restaurants of different specialties as well as gym, spa, swimming pools for children and adults, basketball courts, fast soccer, paddle tennis and other many activities.

Its gigantic HD screen presents movies and concerts that can be enjoyed from the large pool area.

As is customary, an exchange of memorial plaques takes place when a cruise ship first visits the port of Cabo San Lucas. 

Currently Cabo San Lucas receives just over 230 cruise ships in a year.

Translation by Tony Perez

As in years past, just a few days before spring starts, It’s Spring Break, the season when young students from the United States and Canada travel to Los Cabos in Baja California Sur,  for an average 7-day well deserved vacation.

According to estimates from the Los Cabos Tourism office, over 20,000 fortunate students are expected to arrive in Los Cabos this year from: California, Texas and Arizona, as well as from Universities from around Mexico.

Erik Luna, restaurant manager: "We currently are at 90%, we expect that this weekend and next week we will reach top numbers, right now we’re seeing about 70% American and 30% nationals ..."

Young people are enjoying El Médano beaches, as well as the many other beaches located on the 32-kilometer tourist corridor between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, where a wide variety of sea activities are offered such as: jet skis, kayaks, banana boat rides and others like diving and tours to the emblematic stone Arch at the very tip of the peninsula.

Kylie Smith from Texas: "I've had an incredible time, I've had a lot, a lot of fun, I want to go back and do it all again ... We’ve been diving, sun tanning, swimming, parting, we’ve done it all."

Eva Doe from California: "Jet skis, boat trips, golfing…"

Isabela: "... partying! ..."

Coordinated security operations on beaches, roads and throughout the Municipality of Los Cabos, began in early March.

Juan José Zamorano, Director of Security and Transit of Los Cabos:  "We have approximately 90 Tourist Municipal Police engaged in this, but we also have Naval Police personnel, Military Police, Federal Police including several tours that include canine elements for the detection of vendors who intend to bring drugs to these young people."

Kylie from Texas: "... I love how safe I feel, my parents were very concerned about my safety, but I never felt insecure and I really like that ..."

It’s expected that the largest influx of spring breakers will occur over the next 5 days.

Los Cabos is a wonderful place to usher in the spring felling.

Translation by Tony Perez

Expo Beauty World Los Cabos will hold its next edition on September 1st&2nd at the Los Cabos Convention Center with more than 59 exhibiting companies, representing the main brands in the market.

Lili Orcí, Executive Director Hotel Association of Los Cabos: "We are very grateful to them for trusting Los Cabos, specialy since this triggers the growth of Meetings Tourism in Los Cabos which is now one of our main objectives.  Although Los Cabos is known as a destination for leisure, pleasure, sun and beach, but we have much to offer in terms of tourism of meetings. It involves 60 brands and their teams, they stay at the hotels, they also need additional supplies, so I think we will be receiving about two thousand people."

On the other hand, the Undersecretary of Tourism, Fernando Ojeda Aguilar, spoke about these events and the future in Los Cabos.

Fernando Ojeda Aguilar, Undersecretary of Tourism: ... "Meetings Tourism in the world and in Mexico begins to grow, begins to have a relevant place not only in Baja California Sur but in other destinations throughout Mexico. We are working to strengthen Baja California Sur as a destination and as you well know we have great natural and cultural wealth not yet exploited or exploited, in the best of ways, this will open many new possibilities. "

This will be the first meeting of beauty and wellness professionals in Los Cabos

Veronica Perez, Project Leader Face To Face: ... "these professionals who aside from coming to acquire products, will receive training through forums that we will offer. We will have conferences and workshops for the wellness market as well as for the beauty market, another forum to teach them how to boost their business, we will also have something called The Showcase, its a forum for presentations where the exhibiting companies will be telling you how to use their products"

Taking into account that The Makeup Industry is growing exponentially, and that Mexico currently ranks 3rd among countries in Latin America who consume most of these products. It’s expected, this kind of events will be very successful, and provide a space to know the best makeup brands as well as the different options available to residents or visitors to Los Cabos.

With information from Cabovision.

Translation Tony Perez Dillon