Most communities in Los Cabos face the Sea of Cortez. Quivira turns the other way. It sits on the Pacific side of the cape, where the sea is bigger, the light is longer and the horizon has nothing to interrupt it. Granite cliffs fall to open ocean, the air smells of salt and desert, and the pace of the day is set by the tide rather than the clock.
That setting is what the community is built around. Its centerpiece is Quivira Golf Club, designed by Jack Nicklaus, the sixth course he completed in Los Cabos, which opened in December 2014. The holes run along the granite cliffs above the Pacific, every one of the 18 with ocean views, on land that was once a film location for the movie Troy. It has since been named among Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
But Quivira is not only a golf address. It is a way of living quietly beside a very large sea.
The Beach Club and the Everyday Rhythm
Quivira’s residents and guests have access to its Beach Club, an amenity so central to the community that the former first tee made way for it, with the par-4 18th now opening the round. The result is a day that moves naturally between fairway, shoreline and terrace: a morning round, a long lunch by the water, an afternoon with nothing scheduled.
Because the community is private and relatively small in scale, it keeps an unhurried, residential calm that busier parts of Los Cabos rarely offer. It suits couples seeking quiet, families who want space, and groups of friends who plan a week around golf.
A Place That Works With Its Coastline
Quivira’s coastline has seasons of its own. In winter, whales breach offshore in view of the fairways. From late July through mid-December, the community’s conservation program protects sea turtle nests on its beach and releases hatchlings into the Pacific, one of the most moving things you can witness on this coast. Visitors who time a stay for hatching season go home with a story rather than a souvenir.
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FAQ
Where is Quivira located?
On the Pacific side of Los Cabos, on a stretch of granite cliffs and open ocean, away from the busier Sea of Cortez corridor.
Who designed the golf course?
Jack Nicklaus. Quivira Golf Club opened in December 2014 and was his sixth course in Los Cabos, with all 18 holes overlooking the Pacific.
What is there to do besides golf?
The community offers a Beach Club, seasonal whale watching in winter and a sea turtle conservation program from late July through mid-December.
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