Hotel La Bohemia. Photo by Jessica Cantlin. GPS A new tolled highway that bypasses Cabo makes the drive to Todos Santos from the airport a breeze. Instead of traversing traffic and stoplights, the road winds along the foothills of the desolate Sierra de la Laguna Mountains and through the [...]
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