The East Cape

Beginning just north of San José, the East Cape stretches nearly a hundred miles along the Sea of Cortés eastward and northward past Los Barriles. This beautiful stretch of desert coastline is still mostly undeveloped, however the towns of Los Barriles and Buena Vista are thriving fishing and tourist communities offering lodging, local cuisine and pangas to rent for a day of casting your line into the deep. The East Cape is also the windsurfing center of Los Cabos, as well as being home to the more remote Cabo Pulmo, a marine park that draws divers to the only living coral reef in the Northern Pacific.

The East Cape region is in a word, idyllic, known for its truly amazing sunrises, calm waters and endless sandy beaches. With the coral reef at Cabo Pulmo setting the stage, it is nirvana for the lucky few who live here year round. Today, the demand for individual lots is at an all-time high, and that’s not going to change.

Drive north to Los Barriles and you’ll find it is unlike Cabo San Lucas or San José del Cabo or anywhere in between, for that matter. It is a sandy, laid-back beach town nestled in a calm bay, with an array of outdoor activities right at your doorstep. Ideal for the more adventurous among us, families of all shapes and sizes, and those that fish with a passion, the real estate market in Los Barriles is explosive. The unprecedented demand for properties shows no sign of slowing down. With prices a fraction of those in The Corridor, beachfront and residential land is in high demand, and if there were more finished homes, those would be as well. Developers and smart investors are taking advantage of the land prices, and it won’t be long before the options for real estate in Los Barriles will include new condominiums and hotels.

What is driving this expansion on the East Cape? For one, the opening of the sophisticated Puerto Los Cabos Marina in San José has fueled the interest and paved the way for upscale developers who are planning ultra-exclusive beach and golf resort communities. The amount of property that has been purchased on the Cape within the last 24 months is unprecedented. Conservative estimates are that over 25,000 acres have been sold in excess of US$200 million. The biggest developments on the Cape will be the Mayan Resorts, just beyond Puerto Los Cabos; El Rincón, just beyond Cabo Pulmo’s coral reefs; La Ribera, the site of the next biggest marina development on the Cape; and La Capilla in Los Barriles. These names may sound strange to you now, but they will be the future homes to the newest resort communities in Los Cabos.