East Cape

Area guide

Nature, privacy and scale on the Sea of Cortez

Stretching north from San Jose del Cabo along the Sea of Cortez, the East Cape is Los Cabos at its wildest and most private. Dirt roads give way to empty beaches, desert mountains roll down to clear turquoise water, and the crown jewel — Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park — protects one of North America's only living hard-coral reefs, a recovery so dramatic that researchers have documented it as one of the most robust reefs in the Gulf of California.

This is country for buyers who want room to breathe. Large beachfront lots and off-grid estates sit alongside emerging master-planned communities such as Costa Palmas — home to a Four Seasons, an Aman, a marina and a Robert Trent Jones II golf course — bringing five-star infrastructure to a coastline long known only to sportfishermen and divers. Whether you envision a self-sufficient ranch by the sea or a turnkey estate within a gated resort, the East Cape offers the privacy and acreage that the Corridor cannot.