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Summer '09 is the Year of the Sea Turtle at Los Cabos Hotels

Our mention last week of the turtles at the Hilton Barbados was obviously just the tip of the iceberg. No hotel worth its sea salt is ignoring the critters these days, and that's especially true of pretty much every hotel at Los Cabos in Mexico.

For example, the Hilton Los Cabos Resort shows its turtle-friendly colors by having its staff relocate turtle nests to safe "corrals" at the front of the hotel's beach perimeter so that the baby turtles can hatch safely. At the Las Ventanas al Paraiso they have their beach attendants guard the turtle nests and put up signs to warn off guests – and the part we nearly can't believe is that when the turtle eggs hatch, this happens:

The attendants swirl sashes in the air to frighten away any sea birds that may be lingering near the baby turtles.

Guests also get a small ceramic turtle on their pillow at night to commemorate the whole turtle experience here. And over at the Sheraton Hacienda Del Mar, the attendants who get the (we guess quite boring) job of watching over the turtle nests must also register the date of birth of each turtle. Basically it all comes down to this: if you're heading to Los Cabos, you can't just check the room rates or amenities at a hotel — you also have to check just how well they're taking care of the turtles.

[Photo: dakotaduff]