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Posting daily on the people, places, activities and lifestyle of Los Cabos.

Articles and information about the five regions of Los Cabos - the East Cape, San Jose del Cabo, The Corridor, Cabo San Lucas and the Pacific side including Todos Santos.

06/30/2025

RICHARD HASTINGS PERFORMS AT LANDI'S JULY 5TH. If you haven't experienced the guitar and vocal stylings of Richard Hasting yet, get to Landi's in Las Tunas on the north side of Todos Santos on Saturday July 5th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Richard started playing guitar at eight (8) years old. He was so serious about it, he received his bachelor's degree from the Guitar Studio at USC and then 25 years later went back for his Master's. Whether you like Spanish, Flamenco, Jazz, Rock, or Folk music, Richard's repertoire offers them all. For the past few years, Richard has performed solo or with friends throughout Pescadero and Todos Santos. Whether it is covers of great hits or original music, I know that you will enjoy an evening of live music with Richard Hastings at Landi's on July 5th. Couple that with great food and what could be better.

For more information about Richard Hastings and his upcoming performances visit him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/richard.hastings.baja

For more information about Landi's Restaurant visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050458125890

06/27/2025

CASA DON RODRIGO. Located on Blvd Antonio Mijares one half block from the Plaza, Casa Don Rodrigo is in a house built in 1920 by the first mayor Don Rodrigo Aragon. Entering the passage way to the restaurant, there is a bar on the left followed by an air-conditioned dining room of Cantina 29. The end of the passage way opens to a casual dining room with two private dining rooms (one a wine cellar) on the right.

We chose a table for four and the waiter brought us the simple summer menu. The menu includes a number of appetizer items to share, soup and salad, main courses of chicken, catch-of-the day, surf and turf brochettes, risotto, chile relleno, and a table side Fettuccine Don Rodrigo. While we were reviewing the menu, we watched one of the servers preparing the table side Fettucine and it smelled amazing. The ladies selected the Grilled Caesar Salad as their starter that was served with a regional cheese crust. I decided to try the zucchini carpaccio with arugula, pumpkin seeds, and a citrus vinaigrette. It was a huge platter and everyone had a taste. What a great starter!

For main courses, Gene selected the Chile Relleno; Karen, Beth and I all ordered the catch of the day. The catch of the day was Sea Bass in garlic sauce and was served with rice and grilled vegetables. The Chile Relleno was a cheese stuffed poblano pepper with cheese and a red sauce on top. All of the food was excellent as was the service.

Like other restaurants in San Jose del Cabo business was slow due to the construction at the roundabout, which is limiting the willingness of people to fight the traffic. We will definitely go back.

For more information about Casa Don Rodrigo visit their website at https://www.casadonrodrigo.com/ or visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CasaDonRodrigo

06/27/2025

HURRY TO GR**GO GROCERIES FOR THE LAST DAY OF THE MOVING SALE! Gr**go Groceries in Plaza de Cabo on the frontage road just north of the Vidanta Golf Club House is offering 60% off everything in the store except steak and eggs (25% off) today only. It is the last day before they move. Lots of great American and Canadian products from which to choose. HURRY HURRY!!

06/26/2025

HOTEL SAN CRISTOBAL. Located on the beach at Punta Lobos in Pescadero, Hotel San Cristobal is a boutique hotel with 32 rooms. Entering through a large gate announcing the name of the hotel, the drive leads through the desert to a beautiful white property. We were going for a Father's Day dinner at Benno, a Michelin Guide recommended restaurant at the hotel. As we had arrived early for our reservation, I asked if we could get a tour of the hotel and Mildred Perez, the Event & Guest Experience Manager was happy to do so.

When you arrive, there is valet parking of the square, which features a chapel and the entry to the hotel. Just inside the entry way, the welcome desk is on the left and Benno is on the right, but it is the view of the Pacific that immediately captures your eye, with Punta Lobos on the left. The whole center of the property is a beautiful long swimming pool with several sunken jacuzzis in it. Just past the check-in desk is a small library with large fire place and a store. The property has three restaurants - the Pool Bar, Benno, and a farm-to-table restaurant set in the middle of its farm area, open on weekends.

Hotel San Cristobal is also an event center with the chapel for weddings and a special event are near the beach just south of the main hotel. The hotel offers regular activities for its guests. The 32 rooms include Ocean Front, Ocean View and Mountain View choices. The Ocean Front suites include an outdoor deck with seating and a small plunge pool. The hotel also has a nice green area with a hammock for relaxing and reading in the afternoon.

We were very impressed with the property and the photos provide a good indication of the quality of the property. It sits on a long wide-open sandy beach that is swimmable. Fisherman also leave from the beach under Punta Lobos to catch great local fish. There is a hiking trail from the old fishery to the top of Punta Lobo with its spectacular views.

For more information on Hotel San Cristobal, a Bunkhouse Resort visit their website at https://www.bunkhousehotels.com/hotel-san-cristobal? or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sancristobalbaja/

06/25/2025

DISTRICT MX DURING CONSTRUCTION. Plaza Peninsula, just south of the roundabout has been devastated by the construction as the contractors regularly have closed off access to the lane that allows cars to exit to the plaza. The three restaurants in the plaza have tried almost everything to keep the road open or to provided directions to drivers on how to go under the highway through the culvert near Club Campestre Beach Club. Last Thursday, we drove down and parked behind the resident access to Club Campestre (which is also closed off then the road is closed) and walked over to District for dinner. When we arrived, there was one table of two and three people sitting in the bar in this very popular sports bar in San Jose del Cabo.

We chose our table and our server provided us the food, drink and Test menus and asked us what we would like to drink. As I am on a high protein - no carbohydrate diet, I asked Chef Chive what he could make that would accommodate my restrictions. He listed all of the meat and chicken dishes that he could adjust. I chose to have the New York steak and grilled large onions and asparagus. Beth looked through the new Test Menu, which features new items that they are testing to see if customers would like them to be added to the main menu and selected the Chicken Fried Rice Bowl. Our server asked what we would like to drink. Beth ordered a limonada minerale and I asked for a large house water with ice. He took me seriously and brought a stein reminiscent of the Hofbrau House in Munich.

The New York steak was cooked perfectly. It is 14 ounces and so I only ate about one third of it and took the rest home. The large grilled onion was amazing as were the asparagus spears. Beth said that the chicken fried rice was delicious and finished the whole large bowl. The food and service are always great. So, if you can try to fight the traffic and support District and the other two restaurants in the plaza.

On Tuesday, we had a meeting with the architect team from the Municipality to explore possible ways to improve the overall access to not only Plaza Peninsula but San Jose in general as everyone's business is down at least 40% due to the construction. They described the alternative routes that we being explored, but not finalized. Most of which involve using the arroyos, which tourists are unlikely to do. Another meeting has been set for next Tuesday at District. The next 14+ months is potentially going to be deadly for the whole town of San Jose del Cabo as no one from south of the town wants to come into the congestion.

For more information about District MX visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thedistrictmx

06/24/2025

UPDATING MY HEARING AIDS AT COSTCO. About four years ago, I went for my first hearing test at Costco. The result was the need for hearing aids. I took these older hearing aids in for service and was informed that they were only performing at about 80% and that Costco no longer carried them.

I made an appointment to have my hearing retested and to order new hearing aids. Cynthia, the audiologist who has helped me throughout the last four years sat me in the test room to have my new hearing test. These tests are very thorough and start with pushing a button when you hear tones in different frequencies and at different levels in each ear. The test continues with repeating words that you hear at different levels in each ear. The third stage that asks to push the button when you hear three tones that are at different levels and of different types. From these different tests, a profile of my hearing performance was created and compared with the last test that I had taken. Cynthia informed me that my hearing in one ear was about the same as the previous tests - at about 80% - but the other had declined about 10%.

Based on these results a specific hear aid - the Jabra Pro - was recommended for me. A test set was then used to adjust the setting for each ear and to allow to me to see how they functioned for me. I was asked to go out and walk around, make a phone call, and see if there were any issues with what I heard and how I heard myself talk. Once the settings all seemed to work well, Cynthia asked if I would like to purchase this model of hearing aids. I said yes and she took a new set from inventory and went through the process of adjusting the settings to my profile and testing them with me. She indicated that she would only take these to 80% and that I would have to return in two weeks to adjust them to full strength, once I was more used to them.

The hearing aids come with an app that allows you to connect through Bluetooth on your phone. Cynthia added some specific profiles that I requested - TV, live music, and outdoor. The app also permits you to adjust for wind noise, background noise and to focus the direction from which the sound is coming. With music you can adjust the level of bass, treble and mid-range to meet your preferences.

These new hearing aids have dramatically improved technology from the last pair, fit better in my ears, and feel more comfortable. I went back for the two-week adjustment and have been very happy. They are also rechargeable and so I don't not have to regularly change batteries as I did with the old pair.

Costco provides a great service with their hearing center. The hearing test is free and the staff are very professional and helpful. For more information or to make an appointment go to their website at https://www.costco.com.mx/store-finder/Los%20Cabos

06/23/2025

TOROTE COMPLIMENTARY CORKAGE. If you are like me, you love to have a fine wine with your dinner but don't necessarily want to pay restaurant prices. Or, your favorite restaurant doesn't have your favorite wine on its list at all. Torote Restaurant in Valle del Sol in the ranch country behind El Tezal wants you to have the best of both worlds - Great Food and Great Wine - with complimentary corkage Sunday through Wednesday between 5:00 and 10:00 pm. Torote has a great menu, incredible views of the harbor in Cabo San Lucas and the mountains that you can now match with your favorite wine from home.

For more information about Torote at Valle de Sol visit their website at https://valledelsolcabo.com/torote or visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/toroterestaurant or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/toroterestaurant/

06/23/2025

GR**GO GROCERIES MOVING SALE THIS WEEK ONLY. Gr**go Groceries is moving to a new location in downtown San Jose del Cabo. To clear inventory there is going to be an INCREDIBLE sale this week only (June 23 to June 27). Steaks, eggs, and frozen dog food will be 25% off. Everything else in the store will be 40% off for credit or 50% off for cash. Gr**go Groceries has all of your favorite foods. To the left of the entry is a large stack of La Croix in different flavors. Beside them is a shelf with fresh bread. On the left wall is a cooler filled with drinks, butter, cheese, charcuterie snacks, and meats for tacos. To the right of the door, the shelves contain pet products as well as natural laundry and cleaning products. My favorite section was the long set of shelves along the left wall after the cooler that holds an amazing selection of canned soups, beans, chili, rice, salad dressings, sauces of all kinds, pickles, olives, and other types of jarred items. The selection of Campbell's chunky soups and Amy's soups was amazing as were the cans of beans and chili of all temperatures. The whole back wall was covered with shelves of more natural products like Annie's pastas, polenta, tuna, sardines, chickpeas, all kinds of other seeds, jams and jellies, different sugars, flour and kosher products. On the right wall at the back are beauty products. The check-out desk is in the middle of the right wall.
The middle of the store has two freezers with meats on one side and pizzas, pastas, rice, and berries of different kinds on the other. The rest of the store has several lower shelve units with every kind of cracker, chips, cereals, cookies and more that you could want - all natural.

So, HURRY to Gr**go Groceries this week to take advantage of the big discount as they prepare to change locations. Gr**go Groceries in Plaza de Cabo on the frontage road north of the Vidanta Golf Course Club House.

For more information about Gr**go Groceries visit their website at https://www.ggroceriesbaja.com/ or visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566707736422

06/22/2025

SOLAR SUNDAY MAINTAINING YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM. Like any other complex system, it is important to undertake period maintenance of your solar system. What does this include: cleaning the solar panels; cleaning the electronic equipment; checking internet connections for remote monitoring; updating firmware on the inverter and battery management system; checking the temperature in the room where your solar equipment is installed.

We have regular maintenance every two months for our system. The After Sales Service team van arrived with three staff from Innovacion Solar. Two of the team went to the three-floor deck to clear the solar panels. Water was sprayed on the panels and then squeegeed off. Then, the two workers put fabric over the end of their poles and dried the panels. Dirt on the panels can make a significant difference in the performance of the system. In this case, the maximum kW absorbed went from 2.09 to 3.18 the next day. This makes a real difference in how long it takes for the batteries to recharge. The other team member went into our solar room to check the electronic equipment - inverter and batteries. The next day a complete report was sent to me by email on the status of all of the components of the system with photos. The report also included detailed photos of each component of the system.

This type of regular maintenance helps to ensure the potential problems can be addressed in advance. For example, they pointed out that my exhaust fan was not functioning, which is installed to help cool the room to keep it below the maximum temperature at which the system should operate. I immediately ordered a replacement.

We have been extremely pleased with the way that Innovacion Solar handles the maintenance of all three systems that we have had installed by them over the years.

To arrange a tour of their facilities, contact Diego Marquez ([email protected]) at Innovacion Solar or Francisco Vargas, COO ([email protected] or 624 122 2631) or visit Innovacion Solar at www.innovacionsolar.mx or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InnovacionSolar

06/21/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard!

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06/20/2025

OSTERIA 107 WITH NEIGHBORS. We love Italian food and one of our two favorites is Osteria 107 on the corner a block from Plaza Mijares (our other is Come a Casa). We recently went for dinner with our neighbors from Pueblo Campestre. We were greeted at the door by Cristiano, the owner and manager of the restaurant and asked if we would like to sit inside or outside. We chose a table along the back wall in the outside dining area near the kitchen.

Our server provided us with the menu a full range of Italian dishes including pizza. We ordered Bruschetta to start (only three pieces as I am on a high protein diet). The large slice of toasted bread was piled high with chopped tomatoes, olive oil and garlic.

Beth ordered the Caesar Salad with no parmesan cheese and Jeff and Signy ordered a Caesar to share. The salad has a creamy dressing with croutons and large slices of fresh parmesan cheese. For main courses, we selected from all different parts of the menu. Signy choose the seared tuna dish, Jeff, the Tagliatelle Bolognese, Beth the shrimp skewers with cauliflower purée, and the grilled chicken and vegetables (which usually comes with mashed potatoes). Jeff was comparing the bolognese with Come a Casa and gave it a thumbs up. The shrimp dish had nine shrimps - and so some came home for dinner the next day. I also took home one of the two delicious breasts of chicken from my entrée. We were told that the tuna was also a hit. To top off the meal, Cristiano offered us a chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream that the ladies devoured.

We have never been disappointed with the quality, flavor, or portions sizes of the food at Osteria 107. The service is always excellent, in a very pleasant atmosphere.

For more information about Osteria 107 visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Osteria107

06/19/2025

COLLEGE PREP MENTORING BY MONARCH EFFECT FOUNDATION. Monarch Effect Foundation received its Mexican charitable status in November 2023 and is in the final stages of approval for US 501 (c) 3 charitable status. Founded by Eric Parizek, Lisa Heid, and Elizabeth and Alberto Fernandez, the mission of the organization is to allow highly qualified middle class students in Los Cabos to attend the best universities in the world. The organizations is currently support students in Paris, Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and on mainland Mexico.

One of the biggest challenges for local students, who have not traveled much is living away from home in a country with a different language and customs. To prepare these highly qualified and motivated students, in the fall semester of 2024, Monarch Effect Foundation launched a two-semester program, College Prep Mentoring (CPM). Unlike college prep courses in the United States and Canada that focus on preparation to take standardized tests for college admission, CPM provides students with the skills that they need to live away from home and in a different culture. The six modules cover goal setting and planning, study and computer skills, community engagement and leadership, career exploration and mentorship, practical life skills (budgeting, shopping, health care, cooking), and graduation from the program. But, most importantly, the program is designed to create confidence and strong relationships and peer mentorship among the participants. Sessions were conducted by volunteers, mentors, and current university students supported by the Monarch Effect Foundation.

Students from McGregor, Liceo Los Cabos, Instituto Baldor, Colegio Mission, and CONALEP participated in the program. Seven of these students are going away to college next fall. The others, who were in grade 11 will continue in the College Prep Mentoring program. On June 11th, a Graduation Ceremony was held at Solaz for these students. The ceremony opened with an inspiring speech by one of the mentors to students in the program - Giorgia Vela. She told her story of challenges in getting a university education online while recovering from surgery and challenged these students to face the future with confidence, take risks and learn from their mistakes. Each of the students in the program were introduced to the assembled audience of parents, mentors, and donors to the Monarch Effect Foundation and given a tote bag that said "an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." by the four founders. The crowd cheered for each of the students. The final part of the presentation was the final project of each of the students - a video created by each of them describing their expectations for the program, the things that they learned and their hopes for the future. They were very insightful and entertaining. Pizza and drinks were served and the attendees shared stories with each other.

For more information, to volunteer or donate to Monarch Effect Foundation visit their website at https://monarcheffect.org/

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Having been a part-time resident of Los Cabos since 1992, we have seen tremendous changes to the region. In the early days, roads were washed out every year; there were few places to shop and even the restaurants were limited. Now, Los Cabos is truly an international resort destination. For those of us who live here many of the difficulties of day-to-day living are gone. Costco, Home Depot, Walmart and great grocery stores have arrived. Some don’t like the development but tourism has brought many benefits to Los Cabos.

We decided to launch Enjoy Los Cabos Life because there really are few outlets that provide much more than listings of where to go and what to do. Much of the information has also focused primarily on Cabo San Lucas rather than all five regions of Los Cabos - The East Cape, San Jose del Cabo, the Corridor between San Jose and Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lucas and the Pacific side including Todos Santos. Over time, we hope to be able to provide good information, photos, videos and interviews that will showcase the places, people and lifestyles available in Los Cabos. We hope to launch a full website (enjoyloscaboslifestyle.com) late in 2019. If you have comments and suggestions, please email us at [email protected]

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