Baja Sur Ready for Travelers After Hurricane Odile TravelPulse.com
go to original October 1, 2014

The New Dawn: San Jose del Cabo after Odile (Mike Arce)

To the south, Hurricane Odile has caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to the Baja Sur tourism economy, shutting down airports and resorts for weeks.

Much of the focus has been on the region of Los Cabos, where this is the worst damage the region has seen in 50 years.

The pace at which Los Cabos is recovering and rebuilding is impressive and encouraging. The help that the Mexico Tourism Board is giving, via a planned marketing and social media blitz, will further help get the word out that the region is open for business.

We in the media tend to get a very narrow view in moments like this. Los Cabos has become so much the focus of the devastation of Odile that it's easy to forget that an entire region's economy has been crippled.

That's why I appreciated the polite wake-up call from La Paz, Baja California Sur Board of Tourism Director Sandra Felix.

...And yes, there are plenty of relief efforts still going on - and if you're in a donating mood, the region needs all the money it can get. Here's some of the many relief efforts that you can donate to.

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