Casa Launa

An original Baja oceanfront home located in the prestigious gated community of La Caleta in the Palmilla Resort. This four-bedroom, 4.5-bath estate is located in a cul-de-sac and is priced accordingly with renovations in mind. At 3,500 A/C sq. ft. the two-story home features phenomenal ocean views. The Palmilla beach is just steps away from the pool deck. Enjoy both fantastic ocean views and city lights at night from the perfectly situated lot.

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Now listed at $5,850,000 U.S. | Visit here for more information and a virtual tour.

Location of Casa Launa

www.snellrealestate.com • Toll-free: 1-866-650-5845 • In Los Cabos: (624) 105-8100
“The Most Trusted Name in Real Estate” • Los Cabos, B.C.S. Mexico

You don’t have to visit Bryant Park to get a glimpse of New York fashion designer Staci Snider and her latest creations. Cabo Divas Modeling lovelies will be walking the runway decked in Snider originals come sunset on Tuesday, December 15. The fashion-for-a-cause event will donate proceeds to Los Niños del Capitán, a nonprofit association and day-care center for single parents in Los Cabos.

The Second Crusade: Fashion on the Beach by NY Designer Staci Snider will take place at the Baja Cantina Beach restaurant, which overlooks the Sea of Cortés, famous Land’s End rock formation, and awe-inspiring Technicolor sunsets from its perch on Médano Beach, at the Cabo Villas Beach Resort.

Doors open at 5 p.m., and the show will begin at 6 p.m. There is a minimum donation of $100 M.N. (less than $8 U.S.), which covers admission and includes a complimentary glass of champagne (there will also be a raffle).

If you like what you see—and chances are you will—you are in luck: The designer will host a trunk show of her clothing following the fashion show. And budget-conscious shoppers will be happy to know there will be a 25 percent discount at the sale (MasterCard and Visa will be accepted).

For more information, call (624) 160-2916 or e-mail staci@stacisnider.com. 

Fashion on The Beach by NY Designer Staci Snider

LUXURY AVENUE LOS CABOS LIGHTS UP THE HOLIDAYS
WITH THE CELEBRATED SWAROVSKI CHRISTMAS TREE

Luxury Avenue Christmas Tree

WHO:
Luxury Avenue, an innovative concept in travel retail, brings together the world’s most sought-after designer boutiques complemented by immeasurable value in the luxurious vacation settings of Cancun and Los Cabos, Mexico.

WHEN:
From December 4, 2009 – January 3, 2010

WHAT:

This December, Luxury Avenue Los Cabos will welcome the highly anticipated Swarovski Christmas Tree. Adorned with Swarovski crystal ornaments, these renowned Christmas trees can be found in only 13 countries worldwide, including China, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States, with the famed Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City donning a Swarovski crystal-encrusted star. Luxury Avenue Los Cabos holds the privilege of hosting the only Swarovski tree in Mexico this year.

A special tree lighting ceremony will be held on December 4, 2009 at 7:30pm at the main entrance of Luxury Avenue Los Cabos on the marina side. Special guests will include Alberto Treviño, secretary of tourism for Baja California Sur, Miroslava Bautista, tourism director for Los Cabos, Nelson Rivera, regional brand manager for Swarovski, Aaron Escobar, regional director for Grupo Ultrafemme Los Cabos, and Giovanna Martinez de Uriarte, Miss Baja California Sur. The children’s choir from Colegio Cipactlicalli will also be singing during the celebration.

WHERE:
Luxury Avenue Los Cabos boasts a prime waterfront location at the center of the Cabo San Lucas Marina, in Los Cabos, Mexico.

AND;
Luxury Avenue is the newest venture from Grupo Ultrafemme, the innovative company that developed the alluring and distinct retail divisions of Ultrafemme and Ultrajewels. For more information on Luxury Avenue, please visit www.luxuryavenue.com.

Nobody expected a fish of this size to show up at the dock yesterday, the Captain didn’t even tell us until he had it on board and we thought perhaps there was some exaggeration going on, but then again Julio Gonzalez aboard the 32 foot Cabo “Bill Collector” is one of the best captains at Pisces.

They were trolling about one mile from Golden Gate, when they saw the something feeding in the distance, about half a mile from where they were. At first they thought it was a whale or a very big porpoise, so they raced over to see what it was. They realized as they got close that it was a marlin and that it was eating a 20 lb dorado.

The deckhand started to prepare one of the dorado that they had caught earlier in the day, to use as bait, as they thought with a fish this size, they needed something big to attract its attention.  They got as close as six feet while the deckhand was still preparing the bait, but they had lures in the water, they started to circle the fish, going around while they were still preparing the bait. They continued circling the fish; she was oblivious to the boat concentrating on the tasty dorado that she was eating. Captain Julio suddenly dropped the speed of the boat to 6 knots and one of the lures was very close to the fish, they saw when she opened her mouth, the widest they had ever seen and took the lure it was like everything was happening in slow motion.  It was Martha Chisholm’s turn in the chair, she is from Singer Island, Florida, despite being in her later season in life, she is very strong and an avid fisherwoman. The fish jumped twice and then started to go down. The tackle was a Shimano Tiagra 80 reel with 100 lb line, 300 lb leader and the lure a 5.5 Zuker, they types used for striped marlin, green, with a white underside. The fish had finished her meal and thought that this lure was another dorado.

They started to work the fish, though it wasn’t that active. They put as much pressure on the fish as they dared but one hour into the fight, the saw that line was going out very slowly, just with the current, and they were down to half the reel; Captain Julio realized the fish was dead and between all of them, taking turns on the reel they pumped the fish to the surface. It was not tail-wrapped and they assumed that it had died of a heart attack.

This was such a shame as the angler and crew had planned on releasing it.  They had to remove the fighting chair to get it into the boat and after 30 minutes of struggling, it was   wave that helped them out working in their favor to push it into the boat. Back at the dock it took a dozen guys to hoist the fish up, but even then, they couldn’t clear the bill off of the floor as the fish was so long, to truly let it hang free and get the accurate weight. Nevertheless the fish showed as 865 lbs according to the dock scale, which is not that accurate.