Cabo’s quiet side
There’s a mature side to Mexico’s raucous Cabo San Lucas, said Gary Warner in the Orange County, Calif., Register. Seeking a new view of this “gringo playground” on Baja California’s southern tip, I stayed in Zona Turística, a beach area outside of town where tequila “comes in short fluted glasses, not poured into your gullet by a funnel.” The Mexican agency that created Cancún developed this special zone between the airport and the party beaches, and “the result shows that bureaucracy can be beautiful.” Every room in the massive Westin hotel has balcony views of the Sea of Cortez, and we took our meals at luxury dining spots nearby. Rocks and choppy surf make swimming “a no-no” on stretches of the shore, but it was a short drive past scattered desert golf courses to Chileno Beach. It’s the most natural stretch of sand in the whole area, and “the mix of locals, tourists, kids, and lovers made for a nice scene.”
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