Cuixmala’s sister property the Hacienda de San Antonio, in the mountains of Colima, rests at the foot of Volcan de Fuego.
Where Cuixmala sits perched on the raw beauty of coastline, a 40 minute private flight can transport you to the western Mexican mountains; just under the Volcano of Colima, awaits the Hacienda De San Antonio. Amid eternal spring like weather, manicured lush gardens are jewels in the crown of the surrounding ranch land, where wild horses roam. Double tiered botanical Colonial courtyards disguise unassuming entrances to finely adorned suites.
Once a vast coffee plantation, its ruins were lovingly restored to become what has now been awarded the best hotel in Mexico. The lush landscape is otherworldly, due to the rich volcanic soil of the Volcan de Colima standing tall against dusky skies.
The horse stables of Casa Pista, are an authentic setting fit for a true caballerango (cowboy). Setting off along trails around the Volcano, along hilltop woodland through which you emerge above a dramatic clearing; Epazote, where extended lunches are enjoyed above a stretching lake resting at the foot of the volcano.
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Further still and you come to where the fertility of the land is most evident, the beating heart of the Hacienda, Rancho Jabalí. This is where organic coffee beans are produced, along with cheeses, honey, even essential oils, along with all types of conventional organic farming, providing for both properties.
Cuixmala and Hacienda de San Antonio’s resounding intent is for guests to come and experience how luxury travel can be seamlessly integrated with mindfulness for the environment. Both properties exemplify conservation and ecological protection in a world where it is increasingly necessary.
Whether able to achieve this blissful traverse or not, mountains to sea or vice versa, either property will provide you an restorative, and transformational experience.
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