SKIMBOARD in Los Cabos

What is Skimboarding? 

Skimboarding is a boardsport in which a skimboard (much like a surfboard but smaller and without fins) is used to glide across the water's surface to meet an incoming breaking wave, and ride it back to shore. Wave-riding skimboarders perform a variety of surface and air maneuvers, at various stages of their ride, out to, and back with, the wave. 

Skimboarding originated in Southern California when Laguna Beach, lifeguards wanted to surf the local shore breaks that was too fast and shallow for surfboards. Skimboarding has developed since then to ride waves much like surfing, performing aerial maneuvers and pulling into the barrel of the wave. Even further, professionals have started getting towed by waverunners into much larger waves.

Unlike surfing, skimboarding begins on the beach by dropping the board onto the thin wash of previous waves. Skimboarders use their momentum to skim out to breaking waves, which they then catch back into shore in a manner similar to surfing. Another aspect of skimboarding is "flatland," which involves performing tricks derived from skateboarding such as ollies and 

shove-its on the wash of waves without catching shore breaks.

Every year the Cabo Clásico Skimboard Contest takes place here, around the month of May, and Solmar Resort is part of this incredible event.

Tropical Storm Javier

Dear Valued Guest,

You may already be aware of Tropical Storm Javier, which was centered about 75 miles southeast of Cabo San Lucas as of Monday morning and moving toward the northwest by early Tuesday.

We are tracking the trajectory of this Tropical Storm carefully and see that the window of intensification will likely be too short for Javier to become a hurricane, but it will be a moderate to strong tropical storm. Therefore, we advise all guests to stay indoors from 6:00 p.m. onwards.

We will keep you informed via Concierge of any special precautions that may need to be taken as Javier’s path becomes more defined. In the meanwhile, if you should have any questions, please contact Ext 0.

Thank you, in advance, for your attention to this matter.

The Management of Solmar Hotels & Resorts

4th of July!

The Declaration of Independence.

Declaration of Independence.

We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents theDeclaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.

But July 4, 1776 wasn't the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776).

It wasn’t the day we started the American Revolution either (that had happened back in April 1775).

And it wasn't the day Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence (that was in June 1776). Or the date on which the Declaration was delivered to Great Britain (that didn't happen until November 1776). Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776).

So what did happen on July 4, 1776?

The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They'd been working on it for a couple of days after the draft was submitted on July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and changes.

July 4, 1776, became the date that was included on the Declaration of Independence, and the fancy handwritten copy that was signed in August (the copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) It’s also the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new nation. 

So when people thought of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was the date they remembered.

How did the Fourth of July become a national holiday?

For the first 15 or 20 years after the Declaration was written, people didn’t celebrate it much on any date. 

It was too new and too much else was happening in the young nation. 

By the 1790s, a time of bitter partisan conflicts, the Declaration had become controversial. One party, the Democratic-Republicans, admired Jefferson and the Declaration.

But the other party, the Federalists, thought the Declaration was too French and too anti-British, which went against their current policies.

By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter that America seemed uninterested in its past. But that would soon change.

After the War of 1812, the Federalist party began to come apart and the new parties of the 1820s and 1830s all considered themselves inheritors of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. 

Printed copies of the Declaration began to circulate again, all with the date July 4, 1776, listed at the top. 

The deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, may even have helped to promote the idea of July 4 as an important date to be celebrated.

Celebrations of the Fourth of July became more common as the years went on and in 1870, almost a hundred years after the Declaration was written, Congress first declared July 4 to be a national holiday as part of a bill to officially recognize several holidays, including Christmas. Further legislation about national holidays, including July 4, was passed in 1939 and 1941.

Recipe of the Day - La Roca Restaurant Cabo San Lucas

Al pastor Shrimp

- Recipe -

Ingredients

Recipe
Jumbo Shrimp	5 Pieces
Pineapple Puree	100 Grs.
Al Pastor Sauce (Marinade)	50 Ml
Fried Corn Tortilla strips	30. Grs.
Salt	2 Grs.
Black Pepper	1 Grs.
Olive Oil	2 Ml

MARINADE:
1 whole guajillo chile pepper — dried
1 clove garlic — unpeeled
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup onion — chopped
2 small tomatoes — quartered
2 tablespoons achiote paste

PINEAPPLE PUREE:
2 1/2 cups fresh pineapple — diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
CILANTRO SAUCE:
1 bunch cilantro — about 1 1/2 cups once stems are cut off
1/4 cup onion — diced
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt

Gently open the dried guajillo chiles and remove the seeds and the stem. In a large nonstick frying pan (large enough to use for cooking the shrimp), toast the guajillo chile with the clove of garlic over medium heat until the garlic clove has begun to blacken in spots. Turn chile pieces and garlic over to prevent burning. This will take about 5 minutes or so.

2. Allow garlic to cool, then remove papery skin and stem. Cut up the chile in bite-sized pieces and add to blender container, with the garlic, orange juice, onion, tomato and achiote paste. Puree until the sauce is almost smooth. Season with salt to taste.

3. Place shrimp in a small flat plate or container (one layer thick) and pour some of the sauce over. Turn shrimp so it’s coated well. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours. When you remove the shrimp from the marinade, discard that part of the marinade as it’s been in contact with raw fish.
4. CILANTRO SAUCE: Make this within a hour before serving as the cilantro will turn dark. Combine in a blender or food processor the cilantro, onion, water and oil. Blend, scraping down the sides, until it’s turned to a smooth sauce. Set aside.

5. SHRIMP: Melt butter in frying pan (the pan used in step 1). Remove shrimp from marinade, leaving any residual sauce on the shrimp and add to the pan. Cook over medium heat, turning once or twice, until shrimp is cooked through, 3-4 minutes (depends on the size of the shrimp). Add a little bit of the marinade if the pan begins to run dry, drizzling it on the shrimp itself.



La Roca Restaurant Cabo San Lucas
Reserve here

Recipe of the Day - La Roca Restaurant

Al pastor Shrimp

- Recipe -

Ingredients

Recipe
Jumbo Shrimp	5 Pieces
Pineapple Puree	100 Grs.
Al Pastor Sauce (Marinade)	50 Ml
Fried Corn Tortilla strips	30. Grs.
Salt	2 Grs.
Black Pepper	1 Grs.
Olive Oil	2 Ml

MARINADE:
1 whole guajillo chile pepper — dried
1 clove garlic — unpeeled
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup onion — chopped
2 small tomatoes — quartered
2 tablespoons achiote paste

PINEAPPLE PUREE:
2 1/2 cups fresh pineapple — diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
CILANTRO SAUCE:
1 bunch cilantro — about 1 1/2 cups once stems are cut off
1/4 cup onion — diced
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt

Gently open the dried guajillo chiles and remove the seeds and the stem. In a large nonstick frying pan (large enough to use for cooking the shrimp), toast the guajillo chile with the clove of garlic over medium heat until the garlic clove has begun to blacken in spots. Turn chile pieces and garlic over to prevent burning. This will take about 5 minutes or so.
2. Allow garlic to cool, then remove papery skin and stem. Cut up the chile in bite-sized pieces and add to blender container, with the garlic, orange juice, onion, tomato and achiote paste. Puree until the sauce is almost smooth. Season with salt to taste.
3. Place shrimp in a small flat plate or container (one layer thick) and pour some of the sauce over. Turn shrimp so it’s coated well. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours. When you remove the shrimp from the marinade, discard that part of the marinade as it’s been in contact with raw fish.
4. CILANTRO SAUCE: Make this within a hour before serving as the cilantro will turn dark. Combine in a blender or food processor the cilantro, onion, water and oil. Blend, scraping down the sides, until it’s turned to a smooth sauce. Set aside.
5. SHRIMP: Melt butter in frying pan (the pan used in step 1). Remove shrimp from marinade, leaving any residual sauce on the shrimp and add to the pan. Cook over medium heat, turning once or twice, until shrimp is cooked through, 3-4 minutes (depends on the size of the shrimp). Add a little bit of the marinade if the pan begins to run dry, drizzling it on the shrimp itself.

Abierto Los Cabos

ATP World Tour 250

La Asociación de Tenistas Profesionales (ATP) fue creada en 1972 con la intención de velar y proteger los intereses de los jugadores de tenis.

Desde 1990, la ATP ha organizado el circuito principal de tenis masculino a nivel mundial, sustituyendo al Grand Prix y el World Championship Tennis. Inicialmente se denominaba ATP Tour, y a partir del año 2009 pasó a nombrarse ATP World Tour.

La sede central de la ATP se encuentra localizada en Londres, Gran Bretaña; la división americana se asienta en Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; la europea reside en Mónaco, y finalmente aquella dedicada al resto del mundo tiene su base de operaciones en Sídney, Australia.

Este año, el Abierto Mexicano 250 tendrá lugar del 8 al 14 de Agosto en Los Cabos y mostrará al mundo la belleza natural y única de este precioso destino, considerado como uno de los destinos turísticos más importantes de México.

El complejo estará ubicado entre Cabo San Lucas y San José del Cabo, el estadio principal tendrá una capacidad para 3 mil 500 personas pensando en que en el algún momento suba de categoría y sea un ATP 500, que también forme parte del US Open Series.

En Solmar Hotels & Resorts estamos listos ,ofreciento tarifas especiales para este importante evento y experiencias únicase e inigualables. 

Chris Kermode, Presidente y Director Ejecutivo de la ATP dijo: “El ATP World Tour celebra 62 torneos en 31 países, con los mejores atletas del mundo compitiendo en muchos de los mejores destinos del mundo. Estamos encantados de dar la bienvenida a  Los Cabos al ATP World Tour. Estamos deseando que llegue el torneo inaugural en 2016, y que celebre muchos más en los años venideros”.  

El torneo en su primera edición contará con la participación de 28 jugadores en singles y 16 dobles.

EL ATP 250 Los Cabos es un evento único en su categoría imposible de perderse.

Reservaciones de Hotel: 01 (624) 145-75-28

Venta de boletos en taquilla:  01 (55) 2167 3232

THE ARCH - CABO SAN LUCAS -

El Arco is an exceedingly popular tourist attraction. The unique rock formation stretches out into the crystal-clear waters where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez. No wonder it is the number one reason for countless vacation photos. 

A visit to the Land's End of the Baja Peninsula, next door to Grand Solmar, is undoubtedly one of the most popular things to do in Cabo San Lucas. In every sense, this site is not to be missed.

Whether viewed from a distance or from almost any vantage point, the image of El Arco is synonymous with Cabo San Lucas. By the way, there’s a reason it’s called Land’s End. If you followed a direct line south from here, you would not touch land again until you reached the South Pole.

Getting there is easy. Just hail a boat taxi (some with glass bottoms) from the Cabo San Lucas marina. You can view the iconic golden arch from your boat or ask the captain to drop you off at Lover’s Beach (located near the Arch) and arrange for a pick-up time. Enroute, you’ll pass lazy sea lions basking on the rocks. 

Author: Romina Padilla

Marketing Manager

La Playa del Amor en Los Cabos

La Playa del Amor es un espectáculo natural que no te puedes perder entre el Océano Pacifico y el Mar de Cortes, ubicada al pie del famoso icono turístico del destino: El Arco.

Se trata de la última playa bañada por las aguas del Mar de Cortes antes de llegar al Océano Pacífico, ofrece aguas cristalinas y una diversidad de vida marina. A corta distancia por ambos lados encontramos colonias de lobos marinos tomando el sol sobre las rocas. También podemos encontrar inofensivas mantarayas nadando tranquilamente como si volaran sobre el mar.  A esta playa se puede tener acceso únicamente a través de un taxi acuático desde la Playa El Medano ó desde la Marina de Cabo San Lucas.

Entre las actividades que se pueden realizar en esta playa al final de la Tierra, además de caminar, es el snorkel pero únicamente del lado de la bahía, ya que del lado Océano Pacífico tenemos la Playa del Divorcio altamente peligrosa para nadar ó acercarse a la orilla debido al alto oleaje.

La Playa del Amor es perfecta para pasar el día con tu pareja admirando el extraordinario paisaje.

Autor: Romina Padilla

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His Majesty The King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf Visits Los Cabos

His Majesty The King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf Visits Los Cabos

The King of Sweden jetted off to Los Cabos to enjoy the destination's sport fishing

Los Cabos, Mexico (February 2, 2016) - The King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf arrived in Los Cabos on January 23 to spend a week-long vacation at Solmar Hotels & Resorts. King Carl Gustaf practiced one of his lifelong hobbies, sport fishing, together with his entourage. As part of his agenda, the King met with local marine biologists and entrepreneurs to learn about the success story of Los Cabos combining fishing and tourism in a sustainable way.
 

His Majesty's visit was inspired by the popular Swedish documentary, "The Old Man and the Sea - The Expedition," where Solmar's founder, the late Don Luis Bulnes, played a key role being a strong supporter of the project even during its early stages. The Martin Falklind documentary depicts an adventurous journey as two friends follow in the footsteps of Hemingway going Marlin fishing off a kayak. Recreating the narrative, Falklind, the filmmaker, accompanied the king in search of a marlin in the abounding waters of Los Cabos. 

"It's an honor to welcome King Carl XVI Gustaf to  Grand Solmar Land's End Resort & Spa, a place built by a true visionary and pioneer of tourism in Los Cabos, Don Luis Bulnes," said Ricardo Orozco, Solmar Hotel & Resorts' Vice President of Operations.

King Carl Gustaf, the Honorary President for the World Wildlife Fund in Sweden, has long been interested and active in the long-term health of our oceans and conservation of marine life, with projects that include the protection of salmon and improving the potential of Sweden as a sport fishing nation. His Majesty looked to Los Cabos as an inspiration of a thriving tourism destination relying on the sea for its livelihood. One of the visit's goals was taking back valuable knowledge to position sustainable sport fishing as a mean to create growth, employment and investment in his country- a goal similarly shared and achieved by Don Luis Bulnes.

The Solmar legacy dates back to the 1950s when Don Luis, a young tuna cannery manager, embarked on an adventure of his own as he built the area's first sport fishing fleet and later a five-property hotel collection, putting Cabo on the tourism map. Mr. Bulnes was also an advocate of sustainable fishing and founder of the Mexican Billfish Foundation.

As part of his stay, King Carl Gustaf enjoyed a variety of fishing expeditions, from navigating in small pangas to fishing aboard a large big game boat with the namesake of Don Luis. During his stay, the King was delighted to catch a striped marlin, which was tagged and released.

Taking advantage of prime whale watching season in Los Cabos, his Majesty also participated in a whale watching excursion. Another highlight of his trip was snorkeling with whale sharks in La Paz.

For more information on Solmar Hotels & Resorts properties, visit: http://www.solmar.com 

Located on Baja California's most exclusive and private beach, Solmar Hotels & Resorts offers guests privacy while still being able to enjoy the excitement of downtown Cabo San Lucas. The collection of five all-suite resorts offers guests the highest quality of service and hospitality. Within the past year, Playa Grande Resort and Spa as well as Solmar Resort were awarded the RCI Gold Grown Resort Award. Additionally, TripAdvisor recognized Grand Solmar Land's End Resort & Spa among TripAdvisor's Traveler's Choice Awards. The property was ranked 8^th among the Top 25 Hotels in Mexico and received TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence.  Grand Solmar Land's End Resort additionally ranked 5^th among the "The Best Beachfront Hotels in Los Cabos" by USA Today.  Grand Solmar Land's End Resort was also recognized by Travel + Leisure ranking 2^nd among the World's Best Family Travel Hotels in Mexico, and 99^th in the Top 100 World's Best Hotels.  For more information about Solmar Hotels & Resorts, visit  Solmar.com, follow us on Twitter @SolmarResorts,  Instagram and visit our  Facebook page.