Cabo

Baja beach destination

Cabo is short for Cabo San Lucas, a resort city at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula.

The clipped form dominates casual speech about the destination: We're going to Cabo for spring break, They got married in Cabo.

The full name appears in formal contexts, but Cabo alone immediately signals beach vacation to most Americans.

destination

Baja

Northwestern Mexican peninsula

desert · marina · Land's End · airport · resort · beach · fishing · snorkeling · surfing · margarita

Categories
Opposites
geographic location type

CaboMexico City

Capital of its nation

Guadalajara · Monterrey · mountain towns

mexican tourism character

CaboOaxaca

Mexican state and city

Guanajuato · Chiapas · Puebla · Mexico City · Tulum

resort vacation style

CaboCancún

Mexican Caribbean resort city

Riviera Maya · Tulum · Puerto Vallarta · budget travel · eco-tourism

Phrases
Family

cab, cabin, cabinet, cabinetry, cabinets, cabins

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G