Both a beach, village, and national park, Cabo Pulmo is certainly one of Mexico's best natural wonders. The region was discovered several centuries back and became a heavily exploited resource for ...

The Cabo Pulmo Beach Resort runs the largest dive operation in town, with guides, instructors, boats and equipment rentals. Pepe's Dive and Activities Center ...

And charming, off-the-grid casitas in the village center, part of Cabo Pulmo Beach Resort, rent to visitors at bargain rates ($69 and up; cabopulmo.com). The sea is just steps away.

Cabo Pulmo: The reef so nice ... The beach at Cabo Pulmo. (Photo by jeffgunn.) ... And then, in 2008, a developer was granted permits to build a massive resort just outside the park boundary.

Thanks to a drastic recovery plan from overfishing, Cabo Pulmo transformed itself into a refuge for hunted species and a lovingly protected marine national park that triggered an eco-tourism boom.