An hour up the Pacific coast: an old sugar town turned arts town, a surf beach you can actually swim at, and lunch among the farms.
Todos Santos sits just north of the Tropic of Cancer, an oasis town fed by springs that once watered sugar cane fields. Today it's one of Mexico's Pueblos Mágicos.
The historic centre is a grid of adobe and brick buildings around the mission church and the Teatro Márquez de León, with galleries, craft shops and cafés in between. A certain famous hotel on the main street draws photographers, though it has nothing to do with the song.
Ten minutes south, El Pescadero is a strip of farms and small restaurants. Playa Los Cerritos, sheltered by a headland, is the one beach on this coast where swimming is usually safe, and its gentle waves suit beginner surfers.
Elsewhere along the Pacific, the surf is powerful. Swim at Cerritos only.
A day trip from Cabo San Lucas.
Drive up Highway 19 and start with a surf lesson or swim at Cerritos.
Eat at one of the farm restaurants among the fields.
Walk the historic centre, the mission and the plaza.
Browse the galleries and craft shops around the theatre.
Watch the sun go down from La Pastora or Punta Lobos beaches, without swimming.
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Highway 19 runs up the Pacific coast; buses run from Cabo San Lucas.
Board rentals and lessons are available on the sand at Cerritos.
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