Lover's Beach

    Known as Playa del Amor, or Lover's Beach, this tiny little spot of  secluded sands is probably the most popular and yet most sublime of the swimmable beaches in Los Cabos.  Nestled between two prominent jagged granite rock formations, the beach one of the most  sought-after attractions in Cabo San Lucas as it offers up so much to do.  Do not worry about how to get  to the spot  - the easiest way is simply via water taxi from Medano Beach across the bay, or if you have some ambition it's quick  and relaxing  paddleboard or kayak ride over calm, turquoise waters. Glass-bottom boats in the marina will also run trips  to the  sands, offering  up a unique...

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Day of the Dead in Mexico, Meaning and Origin

Day of the Dead in Mexico, What it is, Meaning and Origin Is is a fact no one escapes death. However, despite the pain that its presence may cause, from our indigenous peoples we have learned to perceive it as stage in which we should rejoice because, as the writer Mario Benedetti would say: death is only a symptom that there was life.  As proof of this Mexicans have the celebration known as Day of the Dead. This  celebration originates  from pre-Hispanic times.  In that period, many Mesoamerican ethnic groups worshiped death.  Among them was the Mexica whose gods in charge of defining the destiny of the souls were Mictecacihuatl and Mictlantecuhtli.  Both were lords of Mictlan or Place of...

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