Airmail letters from Baja Sur can take up to two weeks and often much longer to reach their destination. The oficina de correos (post office) in San José del Cabo is open 8–7 weekdays (with a possible closure for lunch) and 9–1 Saturday. Offices in Cabo San Lucas and La Paz are open 9–1 and 3–6 weekdays; La Paz and San Lucas offices are also open 9–noon on Saturday.
Post Offices
Cabo San Lucas Oficina de Correo (Av. Cárdenas s/n. 624/143–0048.)
San José del Cabo Oficina de Correo (Mijares and Margarita Maya de Juárez. No phone.)
Shipping Packages
FedEx does not serve Los Cabos area. DHL has express service for letters and packages from Los Cabos to the United States and Canada; most deliveries take three to four days (overnight service is not available). To the United States, letters take three days and boxes and packages take four days. Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo, and La Paz have a DHL drop-off location. Mail Boxes Etc. can help with DHL and postal services.
Major Services
DHL Worldwide Express (Blvd. Mauricio Castro 1738, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400. 624/130–7887. www.dhl.com. Plaza Los Arcos, Leona Vicario, Cabo San Lucas, 23450. 624/146–4184. www.dhl.com.)
Mailbox Store (Plaza las Palmas, Hwy. 1, Km 31, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400. 624/142–4355. www.mbstorecabo.com. Blvd. Lazaro Cárdenas, Esq. 20 de Nov. Col. Benito Juarez, Cabo San Lucas, 23450. 624/143–3032. www.mbstorecabo.com.)