Air Access: Major airlines with service at the San Jose Del Cabo Airport include: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Mexicana, Continental, America West and Aero Mexico. The resort is only a short flight from these major cities: Atlanta (4 hrs, 40 min), Mexico City (1 hr, 40 min), Chicago (4 hrs), New York (5 hrs), Dallas (3 hrs, 30 min), Phoenix (2 hrs), Los Angeles (2 hrs, 10 min), and San Diego (1 hr, 40 min).

Transfers: Las Ventanas provides private transfers via Suburban, Mercedes or limousine from San Jose del Cabo International Airport to the resort on request. Due to local union regulations, transfer in must be reserved 72 hours prior to the arrival date. Local regulations require that departure from the resort be by taxi. Please see the concierge for arrangements.

Local Currency: The Mexican peso is the official currency. However, U.S. currency is accepted everywhere in Baja California Sur. Traveler's checks and credit cards are also accepted at most establishments.

Immigration & Customs: For U.S. citizens, a valid passport is required.

Climate: The warm, arid climate of the Baja Peninsula, where annual rainfall is only about 10 inches, results in beautiful sunshine 350 days a year in Los Cabos.

ATTRACTIONS

The Tourist Corridor: Los Cabos "The Capes" is the general name given to the area but it refers more specifically to the tourist corridor, the 20-mile-long area of white-sand beaches, hotels and resorts between San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas.

Sport fishing: Los Cabos is one of the world’s great sport fishing destinations. The varieties of fish, in an area so compact and accessible, is unequaled elsewhere. It is particularly famous for its concentration of swordfish and sailfish, and is known as "The Marlin Capital of the World." In addition to big trophy fish, you can catch everything from mahi mahi and tuna to roosterfish, halibut, wahoo and corvina.

Snorkeling & Scuba Diving: The Sea of Cortez is a colorful underwater world of beauty and wonder with living coral reefs, sand falls, ocean canyons and old shipwrecks to explore. Tropical fish, hammerhead sharks, moray eels and turtles abound.

Sailing & Sea Kayaking: Los Cabos is a recreational sailor’s dream with endless undeveloped coastline, small islands and open waters to explore. It is also a world-class sea-kayaking destination with coves, inlets, water caves and beaches that are only accessible by kayak.

Windsurfing & Surfing: Los Cabos is a windsurfer’s paradise with good wind action, particularly from November through March. And surfing is excellent on the Pacific without the crowds typical of the surfing spots in Northern Baja .

Golf: Los Cabos has evolved into one of Mexico's leading golf destinations with six spectacular courses, all created by the biggest names in golf course design: Palmilla, Cabo del Sol and El Dorado were all designed by Jack Nicklaus; Cabo San Lucas Country Club by Roy & Pete Dye; Cabo Real by Robert Trent Jones II; and the newest and most luxurious course, Querencia, by Tom Fazio.

Local Towns & Villages: Several towns and villages, easily reached on day trips, offer history, shopping and more. Todo Santos, originally a Jesuit mission and plantation, today is known for its fishing industry, fruit orchards and handmade crafts; it is a beautiful 50-mile drive up the Pacific coast from Cabo San Lucas through a desert landscape with a backdrop of jagged mountains. Miraflores, about 35 miles from San Jose del Cabo, is another quaint Baja village with the area’s only zoo. About 124 miles north of San Jose is the main town and capital of Southern Baja , La Paz . Originally a pirates’ haven, Italian missionaries built a church here more than 500 years ago and today it offers history, shopping, restaurants and more.

Shopping: A colorful and diverse selection of handmade artisanry is sold in shops including silver jewelry, hand-painted vases, wrought-iron candleholders, ceramic figures and masks, flowing Mexican dresses, and carved wood objects.