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About Cabo: With over 2.5 million visitors a year, Cabo is in league with Orlando, Cancun and Hawaii in popularity with tourists. Here one can enjoy fine dining, shopping at designer boutiques, gamble in a casino, watch first run movies in English, whale watch, go on a dinner show cruise, party in sizzling nightclubs, explore remote villages, art colonies, or just relax (or recuperate) in a beach chair under a palm tree with a book. And your vacation can be virtually free with your savings on your medical treatment. Special Promotions often pay for your hotel or airfare. Check with us for current information such as on our Fly Free or Stay Free Special for surgical and dental makeover patients.
You will feel right at home in Cabo. Many Americans and Canadians have first and 2nd homes here. Many Mexicans speak English because this is a tourist town and basic English language skills are taught in public schools. Because Cabo’s economy is based entirely on tourism, you will be a much valued and appreciated visitor. So come have fun in Cabo and return home with some wonderful memories and a beautiful new you.
About Accommodations: You have many hotel options in Los Cabos. Good to excellent rooms run from $55 to $100-300 a night - on the marina or beach. Private Villas can run to as much as $10,000 per night. Some resort hotels offer as much as 50% off to our patients. So be sure to check with us before you reserve your room. We also offer Free accommodations to large treatment patients so be sure to ask us for more info.
About Passports: Passports are required to enter Mexico by air. US passports can be obtained in as little as one week if you are willing to pay extra. Pick up the application forms at your local post office or online. Mexican Tourist Visa paperwork will be issued to you on the flight before arrival.
About Security: If you´re from a big city like Los Angeles, Mexico City or Washington DC you can relax. Los Cabos (and Baja Sur) enjoy one of the lowest crime rates anywhere in Mexico and equal to most American small towns for that matter. For years, Los Cabos has had the highest rate of employment and growth in Mexico due to its popularity as a tourist destination and luxury 2nd home location. Cabo doesn’t have the social issues often found in close-to-the-border towns such as San Diego, Tijuana, Phoenix, Juarez, El Paso etc. Surrounded on 3 sides by the sea and 1,000 miles of desert to the north – it’s more like Hawaii in its isolation and safety. Major surgery patients may have 24/7 attendants, all patients have 24/7 on-call assistance from our doctors and staff.
About Cell Phones & Communication: Your cell phone may work here. You can also purchase one locally for $50 with 300 minutes on it. International calling cards may be purchased in many stores, Internet Cafes are everywhere, and many hotels have Wi-Fi.
About the Water: A new (2 years) De-sal plant provides one-third of Los Cabos water, the rest from over a dozen underground aquifers. Larger hotels often have their own water purification systems and provide bottled water as well.
About Banks, ATM’s & American Express Offices: Your Visa or M/C will withdraw $300-$500 cash daily at most ATM’s. Most businesses take dollars and pesos at current exchange rates. HSBC, Bancomer, Banamex, Santander, American Express and other financial institutions have branches here.
About Medicines: Many prescription drugs in the USA are over-the-counter in Mexico. Medicines are very inexpensive here. Best to keep that prescription for those meds with you while in Mexico and especially when returning back home for when passing through customs.
About Your Free Consultation: Doctor Liceaga our chief surgeon reviews all inquiries. If you leave us a telephone number and time to call, you can discuss your needs with us personally. Please fill out our Online Consultation Form on a Contact Us page in as much detail as possible.
YOU WILL NOT BE ALONE! Our staff is available on call 24/7 for assistance and you’ll discover downtown Cabo and the marina is full of tourists having fun like yourself.