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Baja Part 7: San José del Cabo

16 February 2024 • 67 km / 41 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 2 April 2024
  • Mexico 13

We wrapped up our time in Baja with three nights in San José del Cabo. While Cabo San Lucas (a 30-minute drive away) is the well-known resort destination and party city, San José del Cabo is a much calmer, artsy place. (Much more our speed, really.)

We stayed on the edge of the arts district and loved it. Pretty much all of our time these few days was spent walking through that district.

A wide stone-paved plaza at dusk lined with lit lampposts, wooden benches, and young trees, with a large Mexican flag flying on a pole in the mid-distance and a church tower visible down the walkway. A person sits on a bench at right while a few people walk in the distance.
Plaza Mijares, a vibrant part of San José del Cabo’s arts district, at dusk. · Plaza Mijares, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A rooftop terrace at dusk with a deep blue twilight sky, tall palm trees on the left, and strings of warm fairy lights reflecting off a wavy fabric canopy and awnings. Beyond the illuminated tent, colorful festoon lighting decorates a balcony, and industrial water tanks, brick walls, and a floodlight rise against the horizon.
Nighttime view from Dürüm restaurant looking over artist studios. · Dürüm Mexiterráneo Fusión Libanesa, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A quiet cobblestone street at night draped overhead with rows of colorful papel picado banners lit by string lights, flanked by a brick restaurant with lanterns and potted palms on one side and shops on the other.
A street with colorful flags and a restaurant. · San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
An artisan shop display against a rustic exposed-brick and adobe wall with a weathered turquoise wooden door, where colorful blown-glass hearts in red, gold, silver and jewel tones hang from bare branches and cluster on rustic wooden tables alongside ceramic birds, decorative horses and a seated blue-patinated metal figure sculpture, all lit by warm hanging bulbs at night.
An artist studio in the heart of the arts district in San José del Cabo. · San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A vibrant magenta bougainvillea vine cascades over the wall of a white colonial-style building along a tiled sidewalk, with palm fronds and shrubbery growing in a raised brick planter beside a barred window under a bright midday sky.
A tree with purple flowers on the side of a building. · San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A wide landscape near San José del Cabo, Mexico, showing a dense expanse of palm trees and green vegetation stretching toward low, scrubby hills on the horizon under a hazy, overcast sky. A dirt track winds through the foreground, and scattered white buildings dot the valley below the mountains.
Rooftop view from our hotel overlooking a lagoon and mountains in the distance. · Flamboyan Hotel and Residences, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
An elevated view over San José del Cabo on an overcast day, with a large Mexican flag flying from a tall pole above the town square, palm trees, and a church clock tower in the distance. White low-rise buildings and rooftops fill the foreground beneath a heavy gray cloud-covered sky.
View of the arts district of San José del Cabo from the rooftop of our hotel. · Flamboyan Hotel and Residences, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A mural on a weathered beige concrete wall showing dark silhouettes of a balloon vendor in a hat carrying a bundle of pink and orange balloons over his shoulder, a running child, and a woman in reddish-brown holding a parasol. Text reading ‘hotelboutiquecasanatalia’ and an artist signature ‘edb.art 2023’ appear on the wall.
A mural of a man holding balloons, a woman with an umbrella, and a child. · San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A nighttime street scene in San José del Cabo with a large, colorful circular art installation of blue, green, orange and purple hanging overhead, above a cobblestone plaza lined with white buildings housing an Agave restaurant and a fine jewelry shop. A small palm tree grows in a planter in the foreground, with parked cars, strings of papel picado banners, and pedestrians strolling on the left.
A street with a colorful light overhread. · San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
The exterior of Casa Natalia Hotel and Mi Cocina Restaurant at night in San José del Cabo, with tall palm trees, wrapped fairy lights on the trunks, and colorful papel picado banners strung across the yellow and blue building. To the right, a wall is decorated with a large floral mural, and an empty tiled plaza stretches across the foreground.
A hotel in the heart of the arts district. · Casa Natalia Hotel, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Big Ass Painting · Casa Natalia Hotel, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico

This little coffee shop was right next to our hotel and became a favorite breakfast spot.

Café Calafia, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico · by Lisa Rozmyn
San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico · by Lisa Rozmyn
Patricia Mendoza Coffee and Wine Bar, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Flamboyan Hotel and Residences, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico · by Lisa Rozmyn

Alas, it was time to head home. One last margarita before we got on the plane …

Los Cabos International Airport, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cañón de la Zorra, west of Santiago, to San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico · 67 km / 41 mi
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