Photo of Hotel Hacienda Cabo on Medano Beach, or Playa el Médano circa 1966.
The most recent source of this image is from a Facebook post by Maria Faustina Wilkes Ritchie.
“Buenos Dias. This photo is full of a thousand memories. At that time to operate all the services focused on tourism hoteliers gave lodging, laundry and three meal to all employees. In this photo in the lower left corner are the rooms and dining room for the aforementioned, so tourism began in Cabo San Lucas. I do not know the credit of this photo. It has much history of course. Greetings” Maria Faustina Wilkes Ritchie
Text on the image: 1966 Hotel Hacienda de Abelardo L. Rodriguez
Maria Faustina Wilkes Ritchie is the author of the book El San Lucas que ya conoci or The San Lucas You Already Know. www.oldcabo.com/el-san-lucas-que-ya-conoci/
Giorgio Battaglia—a native of Florence, Italy—came to Los Cabos in 1984. With him was his new bride, the niece of Abelardo Rodríguez, then interim president of México. The couple fell in love with the region and together opened Trattoria Da Giorgio in the outskirts of San José del Cabo. It was to be a venue for the Palmilla resort guests they entertained on sport shooting trips.
As Los Cabos’ reputation as a hot, world-class resort destination grew, so did the success of the restaurant. In 1991, the newly minted Ristorante Da Giorgio moved into new digs, growing even more popular for its reputation and the one-of-a-kind views it offered of the Cabo San Lucas Bay and Land’s End. But, in 2001, Hurricane Juliette devastated much of Los Cabos, completely destroying the huge palapa that covered the restaurant site. Battaglia and his family left the region soon after.
A group of Italian businesspeople moved to Los Cabos in 2004 and took over operation of the restaurant, transforming Da Giorgio to Sunset da Mona Lisa.
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.
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 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/
This painting by Gregory Kummet shows the old lighthouse in Cabo San Lucas stands in front of the new overlooking the Pacific.