Waterfalls in Santiago Hike

Santiago  – is located about 35 miles from San José del Cabo in Baja California Sur. (23 miles north of the Los Cabos International Airport). You will cross the Tropic of Cancer at Km 81.5 on Highway 1. Turn at the Pemex station at Km 84. You will delight your eyes as you see the colorful agriculture farms and fruit orchards surrounded by thousands of majestic palm trees, which represent an important source of palm leaves for making palapa roofs throughout the Cape region. 

As we bypass the small plaza, there are the post and telegraph offices, a gas station, some stores, and a market selling local fruit and vegetables. 

The town was founded as “Misión de Santiago el Apóstol” in 1723 and the natives celebrate its patron saint day, the feast day of St. James, on the 25th of July. Santiago has a small rustic museum located next to the church with interesting exhibits such as colonial artifacts and local fossils.