land Article Vulnerability of Subaerial and Submarine Landscapes: The Sand Falls in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Juan Carlos Alcérreca-Huerta 1 , Jorge R. Montiel-Hernández 2, Mariana E. Callejas-Jiménez 3 , Dulce A. Hernández-Avilés 4 , Giorgio Anfuso 5,* and Rodolfo Silva 6 1 Department of Observation and Study of the Earth, The Atmosphere and the Ocean, National Council of Science and Technology-The Southern Border College (CONACYT-ECOSUR), Chetumal 77014, Mexico;
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[email protected] Abstract: The coastal landscape of the south of the Baja California peninsula provides significant socio-economic benefits based on tourism. An analysis of coastal vulnerability was conducted for Cabo San Lucas, considering wave climate conditions, sediment characterization, beach profiles, and the historical occurrence of coastline changes, hurricanes, and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. The coastal scenery was also classified considering the landscape value of the environment Citation: Alcérreca-Huerta, J.C.; from a touristic point of view, based on human and natural interactions on the landscape.