For more than 250 years it has furnished drinking and irrigation water for the town of San Jose del Cabo, beginning as a source of fresh water for Spanish galleons traveling back from the Philippines. Over the sand bar from the estuary is a bay referred to by early Spanish explorers, including Sebastian Vizcaino, as the Bahía de San Bernabé or Bay of San Bernabé (now the Bay of San José del Cabo). Initially located near the beach, the station was subsequently moved inland about 8 kilometers.
This source has been a significant water supply for San Jose del Cabo for over two and a half centuries. It was initially located near the beach but later moved inland about 8 kilometers. The bay, named by early explorers, is now known as the Bay of San José del Cabo.