Getting Ready for Rainy Season
The summer season in Zihuatanejo means a lot of things to its residents, on the one hand it’s a chance to relax from the high season tourism, and enjoy practically empty local beaches and restaurants. On the other hand, it’s a time of preparation for the rainy season—which dominates the months from June through September,...
Creating a Modern Showcase in Casa Que Ve al Mar
Profile: Architect Luis Treviño Perez Gil
Architectural & Interior Design: Luis Alberto Treviño Perez Gil, Photos: Marc Pouliot Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo based Architect Luis Treviño Perez Gil gained international visibility when he recently designed and built a Zihuatanejo apartment for Robert Marshall, an Urban Planner with one of the largest international architectural, urban design and interior design firms in the world, and his...
Decorating with Color
My great-grandfather used to say that there were very few things that couldn’t be fixed with a can of paint. How right he was. Paint can make your surroundings (no matter what they are) seem warm or cool, relaxing or stimulating, or even welcoming and inspirational. This month, I want to cover colors and how...
The Romance of a Mexican Garden
The nightlife of a garden: tropical plants rustling, nocturnal creatures calling outside the walls. Candlelight patterns the walls and shines on glasses clinking, on laughing smiles. A fountain musics the dark against the sound of waves on sand far down in the moonlight bay. There is a romance in outdoor spaces where the nights stay...
Preparing for Retirement
In my experience assisting individuals and families in their retirement planing, I found that my clients are very enthusiastic to discuss the “sexy” side of finance and “hip” investments decisions that have turned to rags or riches. However, when probed about current savings in, let’s say, an employer sponsored tax deferred retirement savings plan, few...
Interior Design, Getting Started
Welcome back to town for the 2006-2007 season in Ixtapa-ihuatanejo. To those of you that are still in the construction process, or close to finishing, I congratulate you. Congratulations on your new investment. Building a home or investment property in Mexico will change your life and hopefully bring you many years of smiles, friends,...
Consider the Hammock, Señor
“More than 100 million people of diverse cultures and countries use hammocks as beds or furniture every day.” Think of those master Mayans out there a long time ago – extraordinary astronomers and mathematicians, those who produced the most accurate calendar, built awesome pyramids and stone palaces and created their own writing system – they...
Architecture and Accents – Adobe and Bamboo
Ancient Babylonians, ancient Egyptians and Native American cultures of North and South America have all used adobe…” If you are planning on building your dream home here in Zihuatanejo or are just curious about local architectural materials, adobe bricks top the list. Adobe is Spanish for a sun-dried brick or the clay soil from which the brick is made....
