Get to Know Palmilla

Palmilla, one of the oldest resort communities in the region, is arguably the spot that began the transformation of Los Cabos into a modern vacation destination. In the 1950s, Los Cabos was a wild patch of beauty, and Palmilla was dramatically perched on the edge of the Sea of Cortez, at the tip of Baja California. Only accessible by boat or helicopter, Palmilla had a few small fishing villages scattered about, existing mostly as a land where coyotes ran free. Abelardo Rodriguez, son of a former President of Mexico, had grown up in California and loved to fly. Along with his wife, Hollywood starlet Lucille Bremmer, Rodriguez flew over Los Cabos and identified the area as the perfect place for a luxurious resort and hotel that’s still in operation today, now branded as the One&Only Palmilla. In 1995, Villas Del Mar was developed next to One&Only, offering the chance to own or build your own home in this very special community.

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Living in Los Cabos

Los Cabos, meaning “the capes,” is a distinctive landscape of mountains, desert, sky, and sea, a coastal stretch of land next to where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez. The municipality extends between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo and includes the 32-kilometer (or about 20-mile) corridor in between, sinuously curving around the coastline of the southernmost tip of Baja California. For a long time, Los Cabos was a sparsely populated area, home to only a few fishing villages. But starting in the 1950s, this picturesque region began to be discovered by Hollywood movie stars as the perfect vacation spot. Gradually, Los Cabos became increasingly popular with the construction of two airports, the Transpeninsular Highway, and modern marinas, allowing Americans to easily head south. In recent years, Los Cabos has begun changing again, evolving away from its party reputation and back to its roots as a luxury holiday destination.