Estuary of San Jose del Cabo

Estero de San José del Cabo
The estuary was called Aguada Segura, or certain watering place, by the Spanish sailors and was the only fresh water source in the southern part of the Baja California Peninsula.

San José del Cabo Estuary, Estero de San José del Cabo, Photo  circa 2008, by Francisco Estrada – PhotoMexico.com

 

Kayaking along the Estuary in San José del Cabo • Photo taken 1997  © Bruce Herman
Kayaking along the Estuary in San José del Cabo • Photo taken 1997 © Bruce Herman

 

Estero de San José del Cabo Anuiti (fresh water estuary).  Photo October 1989 © Joseph A. Tyson
Estero de San José del Cabo Anuiti (fresh water estuary). Photo October 1989 © Joseph A. Tyson

 

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The fresh water Estuary in San Jose del Cabo. Estero de San José del Cabo. Photo taken October 1989 by Joseph A. Tyson.

 

The San José del Cabo Estuary. Photo by Bruce Herman
The San José del Cabo Estuary. Photo by Bruce Herman – Los Cabos Magazine Post Card #160

Hotel Solmar

Photos of Solmar Group hotels, Playa Grande, Hotel Solmar, Solmar Suites, Grand Solmar Land’s End Resort & Spa, and Solmar Beach from 1989 to 2017.

Grand Solmar Resort Spa, Cabo San Lucas March 2017. Photo Joseph A. Tyson
Grand Solmar Resort Spa, Cabo San Lucas March 2017. Photo Joseph A. Tyson
Grand Solmar Resort Spa, Cabo San Lucas March 2017. Photo Joseph A. Tyson
Grand Solmar Resort Spa, Cabo San Lucas March 2017. Photo Joseph A. Tyson
Hotel Solmar Cabo San Lucas circa 1992
Hotel Solmar Cabo San Lucas circa 1992
Solmar Beach and Hotel c1995
Aerial View Solmar Beach and Hotel c1995
Playa Grande Resort, Hotel Solmar and Solmar Beach c1995
Playa Grande Resort, Hotel Solmar and Solmar Beach c1995
Hotel Solmar and Solmar Beach, on the Pacific Ocean in Cabo San Lucas, Photo November 1989 by Joseph A. Tyson.
Hotel Solmar and Solmar Beach, on the Pacific Ocean in Cabo San Lucas, Photo November 1989 by Joseph A. Tyson.
Aerial view of Solmar Suites Hotel, Cabo San Lucas • Photo February 1990 © Joseph A. Tyson
Aerial view of Solmar Suites Hotel, Cabo San Lucas • Photo February 1990 © Joseph A. Tyson
Solmar Beach, Solmar Suites, Solmar Beach, Bay, and town in background. Photo September 2005 by Joseph A. Tyson.
Solmar Hotel, Solmar Suites, Solmar Beach, Cabo San Lucas Bay, Medano Beach and town in background. Photo September 2005 by Joseph A. Tyson.
Aerial view of Capella Pedregal, Finisterra, Playa Grande, Terra Sol, Solmar Suites, and Grand Solmar, along the Pacific Ocean with the marina and harbor in the background. September 06, 2012 © Joseph A. Tyson
Aerial view of Capella Pedregal, Finisterra, Playa Grande, Terra Sol, Solmar Suites, and
Grand Solmar, along the Pacific Ocean with the marina and harbor in the background.
September 06, 2012 © Joseph A. Tyson

Hotel Twin Dolphin

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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

 

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Hotel Twin Dolphin, Cabo San Lucas, c. 1992
The above image was used for a Los Cabos post card for many years.

 

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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.

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Hotel Twin Dolphin 1993

 

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Screen capture of hotel web page from February 2006.

Screen Shot 2015-06-06 at 4.05.34 PMScreen Shot 2015-06-06 at 4.05.19 PMText 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

El Faro Viejo Cabo San Lucas

The old lighthouse at Cabo Falso, Cabo San Lucas.  Faro de Cabo Falso, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, México.  Founded 05 May 1905. Fundado el 5 de Mayo de 1905. There is a celebration each year on 5 de Mayo. Here are some photos from the 2015 event.

Photo credit: https://www.hassensalum.com/
See more photos of this event here:
https://www.hassensalum.com/110th-anniversary-of-the-first-run-of-the-old-lighthouse-of-cabo-falso/

In the Cabo San Lucas area there is a lighthouse more than 100 years old commonly known as El Faro Viejo, “The Old Lighthouse”.  One photo dates back to 1905. The designer and executor of construction of this lighthouse was the engineer Joaquín Gómez Palacios, a native of Madrid, Spain.

El Faro Viejo, The Old Lighthouse Cabo San Lucas • July 2015 © Joseph A. Tyson • OldCabo.comLosCabosMagazine.com • LosCabosGuide.com
El Faro Viejo, The Old Lighthouse, Cabo San Lucas • July 2015 © Joseph A. Tyson  OldCabo.comLosCabosMagazine.com • LosCabosGuide.com

 

El Faro Viejo, The Old Lighthouse, Cabo San Lucas • July 21, 2015 © Joseph A. Tyson • OldCabo.com • LosCabosMagazine.com • LosCabosGuide.com
El Faro Viejo, The Old Lighthouse, Cabo San Lucas • July 21, 2015 © Joseph A. Tyson • OldCabo.com • LosCabosMagazine.com • LosCabosGuide.com

 

El Faro Viejo, The Old Lighthouse, Cabo San Lucas • July 21, 2015 © Joseph A. Tyson • OldCabo.com • LosCabosMagazine.com • LosCabosGuide.com
El Faro Viejo, The Old Lighthouse, Cabo San Lucas • July 21, 2015 © Joseph A. Tyson • OldCabo.com • LosCabosMagazine.com • LosCabosGuide.com

See more images from the July 21, 2015 photo shoot here.
https://www.loscabosmagazine.com/2015/07/el-faro-viejo-the-old-lighthouse-cabo-san-lucas-2015/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/salvemoselfaroviejo/

El Faro Viejo (The Old Lighthouse) – Then and Now

el-faro-viejo-cabo-oct89-20dec14-jat-fe-2El Faro Viejo Cabo San Lucas December 2014
This photo of El Faro Viejo was taken December 2014  taken by Francisco is one of the most recent images available of the restored old lighthouse. Photo courtesy  photomexico.photoshelter.com/

 

El Faro Viejo (The Old Lighthouse) at Cabo Falso, Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken December 2014 © Francisco Estrada • PhotoMexico.com • All Rights Reserved OldCabo.com • LosCabosMagazine.com • LosCabosGuide.com 
El Faro Viejo (The Old Lighthouse) at Cabo Falso, Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken December 2014 © Francisco Estrada • PhotoMexico.com • All Rights Reserved
OldCabo.com • LosCabosMagazine.com • LosCabosGuide.com 

 

This painting by  Gregory Kummet shows the old lighthouse in Cabo San Lucas stands in front of the new overlooking the Pacific.

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Cabo Old Lighthouse Painting by Gregory Kummet – January 31st, 2015, Littleton, Colorado (United States)

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/cabo-old-lighthouse-gregory-kummet.html

The oldest structure in Cabo San Lucas, El Faro Viejo (Old Lighthouse), as seen from the 7th tee box at Quivira.
The oldest structure in Cabo San Lucas, El Faro Viejo (The Old Lighthouse), as seen from the 7th tee box at Quivira. The lighthouse was rencently renovated. The above image is not a current photograph. There have been more improvements made since this image was taken. Photo  courtesy Quivira Los Cabos.

Read the complete interview: In the Swing of Things: A Q&A with Quivira Director of Golf Antonio Reynante
https://www.quiviraloscabos.com/blog/in-the-swing-of-things-a-qa-with-quivira-director-of-golf-antonio-reynante/

El Faro Viejo, Cabo San Lucas, 2005.
El Faro Viejo, Cabo San Lucas, 2005.

 

El Faro Viejo (the Old Lighthouse) in the foreground and the modern lighthouse at Cabo Falso, Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken March 1994
El Faro Viejo (the Old Lighthouse) in the foreground and the modern lighthouse at Cabo Falso, Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken March 1994 by Joseph A. Tyson

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The Old Lighthouse, El Faro Viejo, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken August 1990. © Joseph A. Tyson

 

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

 

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The Old Lighthouse, El Faro Viejo, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken October 1989. © Joseph A. Tyson

 

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The Old Lighthouse, El Faro Viejo, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken October 1989. © Joseph A. Tyson

 

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The Old Lighthouse, El Faro Viejo, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Cabo San Lucas. The new lighthouse can be seen on the hill on the right side of this image.
Photo taken October 1989. © Joseph A. Tyson

 

El Faro Viejo (The Old Lighthouse)  c. 1905

Source:  https://raulverdugo.blogspot.mx/2011/08/cabo-san-lucas.html

Construccion de El Faro Viejo de Cabo Falso Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, circa 1905. https://www.facebook.com/MiMexicoAntiguo/photos/a.279639218782827.65906.279615925451823/367980463282035/?type=3&theater
Construccion de El Faro Viejo de Cabo Falso Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, circa 1905.
https://www.facebook.com/MiMexicoAntiguo/photos/a.279639218782827.65906.279615925451823/367980463282035/?type=3&theater

El Faro Viejo circa 1924. https://lapazantigua-sudcalifornia.blogspot.mx/2012/05/los-faros-de-sudcalifornia.htmlPhoto of El Faro Viejo in 1924.
https://lapazantigua-sudcalifornia.blogspot.mx/2012/05/los-faros-de-sudcalifornia.html