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And for those who want to know where the party is, this is the place: Cabo’s nightlife scene attracts a young crowd to the raucous bars and clubs lining the side streets (it reminds a lot of visitors of Key West, Florida). Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. Drinking, dancing and mingling with potential dates are the big attraction. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises.
Boulevard Marina, the main drag in Cabo San Lucas, is lined with restaurants, bars and shops. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. Though the boulevard runs along the edge of the bay, the view of the water is blocked by businesses and the massive Plaza las Glorias hotel. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises.
The top natural attraction is El Arco, a spectacular sandstone arch at Land’s End, the tip of the peninsula. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. Sea lions and pelicans sun themselves there. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. Another beautiful sight is El Faro Viejo, the old lighthouse (ca. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. 1890), set amid sand dunes on the Pacific Ocean about 2 mi/3 km west of Cabo San Lucas. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. There are no paved roads to the lighthouse—visitors usually see it from an all-terrain vehicle or a boat. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises.
The area’s quality sportfishing is due to the merging of the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean, which creates a fertile feeding ground for the game fish. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. You can try your luck for blue marlin, sailfish, mahimahi (known as dorado in Mexico), yellowtail, wahoo and many others. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. There are scores of charter boats that leave from the central fishing dock in Cabo San Lucas. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. If you catch a fish and you’d like to have it for dinner, there are several restaurants that will cook it for you. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises. Otherwise, catch-and-release is becoming popular among anglers who wish to preserve the ocean’s bounty for another day. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gay Cruises.