Most people only see the resorts and beautiful landscapes of Los Cabos, but there is a stark contrast between what the tourists see and where most of the people live. Even the most competent resort employees are paid very little for the responsibility they have and the hours they work. Most of the workers at the resorts were not born in Cabo but have come from all over Latin America to get ‘good’ jobs. Los Cabos also has Costco, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart, Soriana, Chedraui, Super Ley and Magna, which are all huge grocery/department stores. For me, as an American, the stores are huge and pretty but have very little of the things we would expect such huge stores to have. The prices are also very expensive - even compared to prices on the West Coast of the U.S.
For the locals, it is worse yet. The stores show what is available in other parts of the world, but what they cannot afford (along with the temptation to spend the little money they have on non-necessities). From our experience around the average working family, they eat very little meat, except maybe fish they can catch. What meat they do eat is spread very thin. The cheapest cuts of meat (white and red) are more expensive than T-bone steaks (on sale) in Michigan. They don’t complain, but the vast gap between their income and the super stores is very apparent.
For the locals, it is worse yet. The stores show what is available in other parts of the world, but what they cannot afford (along with the temptation to spend the little money they have on non-necessities). From our experience around the average working family, they eat very little meat, except maybe fish they can catch. What meat they do eat is spread very thin. The cheapest cuts of meat (white and red) are more expensive than T-bone steaks (on sale) in Michigan. They don’t complain, but the vast gap between their income and the super stores is very apparent.
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