Medano Riu Palace Los Cabos

Médano Riu Palace Los Cabos is a Blue Flag Beach for the 2021 season.*

Playa Médano is a wide sandy beach located in downtown Los Cabos. The beach features soft sand and calm waters, and its central location means there are many food vendors, bars, and restaurants. The beach is patrolled by lifeguards as well. Snorkelling is another popular activity at the beach due to the clear blue waters. This section of the beach is next to the Riu Palace Los Cabos Hotel just east of downtown Los Cabos.

*A Blue Flag beach is one that meets strict water quality and safety criteria. These beaches are certified annually as being clean, accessible, eco-friendly, and having great water quality!

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Water Quality

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Special Status
This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality. Check the beach description and the Source Information section for more details.

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Playa El Medano Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur	Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur	Current Status
Medano Riu Santa Fe Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur	Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur	Special Status
Medano Riu Palace Baja California Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur	Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur	Special Status
Medano Villa del Palmar Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur	Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur	Special Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.