Tourist Corridor – Page 2

June 20, 2015June 20, 2015

Photo Gallery 2

Palacio Municipal, downtown San José del Cabo, August 2005. Photo Joseph A. Tyson.

El Faro Viejo and the modern lighthouse at Cabo Falso, Cabo San Lucas. March 1994

San José del Cabo power plant building in 1957. Photo by Howard E. Gulick.

San Jose del Cabo town square, April, 1957. Photo by Howard E. Gulick.

Cabo San Lucas Bay and shoreline in 1951. Photo Gulick

Remains of the old tuna cannery in Cabo San Lucas. Photo January 2014 by Joseph A. Tyson

Remains of the old tuna cannery in Cabo San Lucas. Photo February 2014 by Joseph A. Tyson

The Old Tuna Cannery, Cabo San Lucas, April 19, 1957. Image by Howard E. Gulick

El Faro Viejo, The Old Lighthouse, Cabo San Lucas. Photo August 1990 by Joseph A. Tyson.

Hacienda Beach Resort just before the demolition. October 2005.
Photo by PhotoMexico – Francisco Estrada

Hacienda Beach Resort, Cabo San Lucas. Date and owner unknown. Please contact me.

Hotel Palmilla Resort, Punta Palmilla, Los Cabos, September 2005. Photo by Joseph A. Tyson

The Cape – The Gray Friars, Cabo San Lucas at sunrise. Gulf of California Expedition aboard the R/V E.W. Scripps, 1939

This photo was posted on our Facebook page. I located a larger image file and removed the dust, scratches and other damage. I do not know who is the owner of this image. If you are the owner of this image, please let me know.

View of Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort from Cabo San Lucas Bay in 1966. Source: Three friends of Bette Sutherin.

June 11, 2015October 11, 2016

Playa Barco Varado or Shipwreck Beach Cabo

Playa Barco Varado (stranded or aground frigate or boat) or Shipwreck Beach is named after the wreck of the Inari Maru 10, a Japanese tuna boat that ran aground in 1966. Prior to approximately 2005 this old wreck was removed when he Golf Course and Sheraton Hacienda Del Mar Hotel was completed.

The Inari Maru 10, was a Japanese tuna boat ran aground in 1966 at Cabo San Lucas. The photo is from 1968. This area today is known as Playa Barco Varado or Shipwreck Beach.

Two local businessmen and two others looking at the grounded ship at Playa Barco Varado. Photo by Al Tetzlaff

Photo credited to Sea of Cortez by Ray Cannon. People in the photo are identified as: Bud Parr, Luis Coppola, Felipe and Ito Okada. Photo marked as 1966. Photo by Al Tetzlaff

Old shipwreck on Playa Barco Varado on the Corridor in Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken November 1989 by Joseph A. Tyson

Photograph of Shipwreck Beach (Playa Barco Varado) were taken during November 1989 by Joseph A. Tyson

None of the wreck remains. Families will enjoy exploring the tidal pools, and swimming is possible, too, but not recommended for small children. Access: A long drive in from the highway, enter the beach on the southwest side of the Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Resort and Spa in Cabo del Sol at Kilometer 10. — Today none of the wreck remains. This photo was taken September 2005. Families will enjoy exploring the tidal pools, and swimming is possible, too, but not recommended for small children. Access: A long drive in from the highway, enter the beach on the southwest side of the Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Resort and Spa in Cabo del Sol at Kilometer 10.

More information at this link.
https://www.cabosanlucasbeaches.com/shipwreck-beach/

June 10, 2015June 14, 2015

Hotel Cabo San Lucas

Update September 2012: Construction is once again underway on this project. Aerial view of Chileno Beach and Bay, Cabo San Lucas Tourist Corridor. Photo Joseph A. Tyson

Aerial view of Hotel Cabo San Lucas, March 1993. Photo by Joseph A. Tyson — Aerial view of Hotel Cabo San Lucas, March 1993.
Photo by Joseph A. Tyson

Post card of Chileno Beach showing part of Hotel Cabo San Lucas. Photo Joseph A. Tyson

June 6, 2015October 11, 2016

Hotel Twin Dolphin

The Hotel Twin Dolphin opened during 1977.
It sat on part of 160 acres on a secluded beach adjacent to Bahâ Santa Maria. The Hotel was named after the family yacht of its developer, Texas oilman David J. Halliburton Sr. The hotel was closed around 2006 and the buildings were demolished.

Hotel Twin Dolphin 1989 - Situated on the Tourist Corridor, Cabo San Lucas © Joseph A. Tyson • OldCabo.com — Hotel Twin Dolphin 1989 – Situated on the
Tourist Corridor, Cabo San Lucas © Joseph A. Tyson • OldCabo.com

twin-dolphin-cabo-san-lucas-lopez-92-2 — Hotel Twin Dolphin, Cabo San Lucas, c. 1992
The above image was used for a Los Cabos post card for many years.

twin-dolphin-beach-cabo-2006-31512 — Twin Dolphin Beach 2006. Photo by Joseph Tyson

Twin Dolphin Beach was named for the hotel nearby that was closed in 2006. This beach is correctly named Playa Las Viudas or Widows Beach.

twin-dolphin-cabo-feb-2006 — Screen capture of hotel web page from February 2006.

Text from Baja Legends: The Historic Characters, Events, and Locations That Put Baja California on the Map (Sunbelt Cultural Heritage Books) Paperback – November 1, 2014
by Greg Niemann