The Giggling Marlin

The Giggling Marlin Bar and Grill is a landmark located on Marina Boulevard in the center of Cabo San Lucas at the southern tip of Baja California Sur, Mexico. This restaurant, bar and night club started in 1984 and is well known for many years as a fun place to party.

Giggling Marlin post card from 1993. Back caption: We're Here . . . Wish You Were Beautiful!
Giggling Marlin post card from 1993. Back caption: We’re Here . . . Wish You Were Beautiful!

 

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Having fun at The Giggling Marlin Bar & Grille, Cabo San Lucas Photo taken December 1990 © Joseph A. Tyson

You will know you’ve found it when you see the image of a man hanging upside down next to a giggling marlin. At the entrance is a convenient espresso bar to help you straighten up a bit
after the wild ride inside.

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Having fun at The Giggling Marlin, Cabo San Lucas Photo taken December 1990 © Joseph A. Tyson
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Having fun at The Giggling Marlin, Cabo San Lucas Photo taken December 1990 © Joseph A. Tyson

Medano Beach Cabo San Lucas

This series of images date from 1951 to 2012.

Medano Beach, Playa el Médano, Cabo San Lucas, 1951. Photo by Howard E. Gulick
Medano Beach, Playa el Médano, Cabo San Lucas, 1951. Photo by Howard E. Gulick

 

Cabo San Lucas Harbor. Baja Pony Express: PICTURE OF THE DAY sent in by Bill and Kay Barbour - dated on reverse 1966.
Cabo San Lucas Harbor. Baja Pony Express: PICTURE OF THE DAY sent in by Bill and Kay Barbour – dated on reverse 1966.

 

Playa el Médano Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken February 1990.
Playa el Médano Cabo San Lucas. Photo taken February 1990.

 

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Medano Beach, Playa el Médano, Cabo San Lucas, Photo February 1993.

 

Playa el Médano, Bahia Hotel, February 1992 • Joseph A. Tyson
Playa el Médano, Bahia Hotel, February 1992 • Joseph A. Tyson

 

Medano Beach, Playa el Médano, Cabo San Lucas • © Joseph A. Tyson Photo July 1991.
Medano Beach, Playa el Médano, Cabo San Lucas • © Joseph A. Tyson Photo July 1991.

 

Medano Beach, Playa el Médano, Cabo San Lucas. Photo September 8, 2012, Joseph A. Tyson
Medano Beach, Playa el Médano, Cabo San Lucas. Photo September 8, 2012, Joseph A. Tyson

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

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