The director of the Los Cabos Tourism Trust, Rodrigo Esponda, said in an interview for Los Cabos a la Carta and Cabovisión News that the event occurred by some Canadian influencers, where they boarded a flight to Mexico without applying the necessary measures to avoid infections by Covid 19, it was a totally unfortunate case, although the rules and protocols of Los Cabos have been applied correctly.

"There are very good prospects for the months ahead, that is to say, there is obviously an uncertainty of what can happen in the short term but the tourist companies, the majority do the planning months in advance and the reservations towards March and later are being quite solid, other markets such as the Canadian one are consolidating even though, it has had a slower recovery than what was expected as of March, it is expected to have operations even with some new companies" said Rodrigo Esponda , regarding Canada, one of the main commercial partners of the destination and about the outlook that Los Cabos expects in terms of reservations for the first quarter of 2022.

Given the decline of Los Cabos in the health alert system at level 3 (high risk), Rodrigo Esponda mentioned that they have contacted business partners, who are on the lookout, ensuring that communication and permanent protocols are what have allowed Los Cabos to continue in recovery.

In front of the Bay of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, an entangled humpback whale was recorded, so in less than an hour a team from the Network for the Assistance of Entangled Whales (RABEN) came to the rescue.

Here you can see the maneuvers of the volunteers and authorities of Semar, Port Authority and Semarnat, to untangle it for four hours.

Belem Valencia, member of RABEN: “We saw a juvenile, a juvenile humpback whale completely wrapped in a fishing net… at the beginning it was very evasive, it really cost us a lot of work. It took us approximately four hours in all the rescue maneuvers.

The whale, after resisting, suddenly seemed to realize that they were trying to help her.

Mirella Díaz, RABEN Volunteer: "At first she didn't want to cooperate much, so we had to put several, several buoys to try to tire her out and get her to start cooperating." 

Belem Valencia, member of RABEN: "...but once we made the first cut, the little animal seemed to understand that we wanted to help it and cooperated."

There was evidence that the cetacean had been entangled for at least two weeks.

Mirella Díaz, RABEN Volunteer: “…at least a couple of weeks because it was already clear that she had many parasites throughout her body.”

Belem Valencia, member of RABEN: “Here I can show you what we took from the whole whale…”. 

She was finally freed with the jubilant reaction of the volunteers who saw her jump in the distance.

Mirella Díaz, RABEN Volunteer: “…it is one of the best rewards in life, really, because yes, it left, and after a few minutes we saw that it jumped into the distance, so it was something like “thank you”…

In the first two months of the four-month whale watching season, three cases of entanglement have already been reported.

Whales in Los Cabos

Like every year, whale watching, and especially humpbacks, is a natural spectacle near the coast of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur.

Miguel Angel Noriega- Provider of tourist services: “here we can observe different species on this side of the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of ​​Cortez… we can observe humpback whales, gray whales, fin whales….”

It is approximately three months when the gray whales approach the three sanctuaries on the west coast of Baja California Sur in Guerrero Negro, San Ignacio and the lagoons of Bahía Magdalena to mate some and give birth to their calves others, so in these dates arrive first in Los Cabos, the humpbacks.

Miguel Angel Noriega- Provider of tourist services: "... from December 15 to April 15, the truth is the best time of year to come, the weather is super pleasant .."

Visitors get excited when humpbacks jump or hit the surface with their gigantic flippers.

Donne, South African Tourist: “Absolutely amazing, super informative and we got to see whales near the boat, dolphins and sea lions, it was amazing, beautiful…”

Paola Becker, CDMX Tourist: "... I think it was like the fourth or fifth time but it is the closest time I have seen them, they went to the boat we could almost play them, they cannot be played obviously out of respect for them but almost We could caress them, we saw the jet to the side, they passed under the boat, you can see the white of the fins from below ... "

It is very important to follow the indications of the captains and guides of the boats so that you can have a close encounter.

Santiago Margalet, Promoter Activities: "... approach in a respectful way with them so as not to be disturbing them and because each whale behaves differently… So each whale has a different personality, there are some that are more curious, others more timid, and Well, obviously today we were lucky to have some super curious whales and that they came very close to the boat..."

According to the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas this season whale watching is exceeding last season.

For the third time and after it had been suspended due to the pandemic, the 2021 Nautical Christmas Parade of Los Cabos took place again, where more than 20 boats participated that were decorated with very cheerful lighting and Christmas motifs.

Silvia Kristel Pérez, Tourist from Sinaloa: “The walk is really very beautiful, it was very cool ... the truth is the decoration of the boats, the parade, and everything, because the truth is very beautiful for people who do not know Cabo Saint lucas…"

The route made by the different types of boats such as pangas, sailboats and luxury yachts, was carried out parallel to the coast of Cabo San Lucas for more than an hour and a half while hundreds of people contemplated along the famous Médano beach to the breakwater that borders the entrance to the Marina of this port.

Eduardo Gamaliel, Participant: “… we had the opportunity to decorate this boat by the Youth Institute, I came with some friends, with my relatives and some colleagues from work, because it is good to do this type of activities again for the reactivation ... "

Alan Romero, Participant: “Here on the boat the people who were invited were very excited and also on the dock the people were very excited, saying hello, trying to interact a little, very nice.

For residents and national and foreign tourists visiting Los Cabos on this New Year's Eve vacation, it was an unusual and attractive event that culminated in a spectacular display of fireworks that lit up the bay of Cabo San Lucas.