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A Tale of Two Kitchens

Dividing a large house into two homes required adding a second kitchen. This kitchen will be mine. It began as a bedroom so lots of...

3 Pools... Finally!

Digging and constructing 3 pools has been a long arduous affair, however, we wanted each of the three residences to have its own pool....

An OMG! moment.

Two doors cluttered a wall at one end of our living room: The first to the guest room, the other was a narrow closet. To allow the sofa...

Taking Stock of Our Renovation in Mexico

It has been a year since we arrived in Merida. I’d hoped that our renovation would be complete by now, but that was unrealistic. Before...

Persistence Pays Off

I wanted traditional rattan furniture on our terraza. This is a natural woven material which has been used for centuries, in tropical and...

Building Fences

The expression “High walls make for good neighbors”, may be taken literally in Mexico because people frequently enclose their property...

ALLHALLOWTIDE: THE SACRED, THE SUBLIME, AND THE SILLY

The Eye Huatulco October 2020 When Hernán Cortés sailed for Mexico, he was seeking fame and fortune, but the priests who followed had a...

INTERVIEW WITH A TEHUANA

The Eye Huatulco March 2018 The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is the narrowest point in Mexico, but its people may have the broadest minds on...

Celebrate Two Success Stories Together

The Eye Huatulco January 2017 Un Nuevo Aamanacer is a non-profit organization that helps children with disabilities. This dedicated...

She Has one of the Most Successful Restaurants in Huatulco

Giordana learned to cook at her mother knee in the north of Italy. In 1996 she bought a round trip plane ticket to Mexico, planning to...

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Brooke Gazer