Todos Santos: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 62Todos Santos draws admiration for its charm, food and colors, but commenters increasingly warn of gringo overrun, rising crowds and brutal summer heat, leaving a genuinely mixed picture for remote workers.
- charm and colors
- food scene
- surf and beaches
- pueblo magico character
- weather most of the year
- artsy community
- gringo overrun and gentrification
- summer heat and humidity
- hurricane season
- loss of local feel
- unpaved roads and highway changes
- rental car needed
- Town has changed a lot and now feels expat-heavy
- Roughly ten months of near-perfect weather, but summers are hard
- Renting a car makes getting around easier
- Nice place to visit, but summer living is tough
- Lovely but crowded with newcomers
Read from 8 videos, 36 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
First Impressions of Todos Santos (Baja California's BEST Pueblo Magico?)
Eat See TV · 118K views · 2023
What viewers said
“Todos Santos has been famous for huge gnarly surf since the 90's.”
♥ 15 likes
“The pueblo mágico concepto have been an enormous success in México tourist industry. There are more than 150. And Todos los Santos is one of the most Special.”
♥ 11 likes
“Looks extremely Americanized”
♥ 8 likes
“The firs thing that hit me about Todos Santos was the colors - that lovely place is a riot of colors! The second - the food. I mean seriously, that food looked so delicious and I couldn’t even smell or taste it lol. What a wonderful place t”
♥ 10 likes
“Soy seguidor de su canal me da gusto que disfruten mi México lindo y querido 🇲🇽”
♥ 12 likes
“Such an amazing place! I love binging on your videos, especially of Mexico. It seems like you present a realistic picture of what the challenges and rewards are of traveling Mexico. It's so disappointing that some of the public lands have b”
♥ 10 likes
“Videography is just perfection! I truly can ALMOST taste some of the things you’re sharing!! Perfect reminder to everyone… pack it in, pack it out….😊😎”
♥ 6 likes
“I'm glad I'm old as TS is an Anglo Gringo Town now! It used to be a dirt rd to get there.”
♥ 3 likes
“overrun with gringos... used to have a local vibe...now even more will come... thanks!”
♥ 2 likes
“Thanks for all your work bringing Mexico to those of that haven't been there (yet!).”
♥ 4 likes
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