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| About Our Home This four bedroom, four and one-half bath villa was constructed in 1996. It is situated on a dramatic cliffside with a commanding view of the Bahia de Manzanillo, the mountains of Colima, and the beautiful coastline of the Playa de Oro on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Located in the prestigious La Punta enclave of magnificent villas and gardens, our home overlooks the renowned Las Hadas resort. Guests at Casa Lucero have a private beach, tennis courts and teaching pro, lap pool and exercise room available to them on La Punta’s extensive grounds. At our home, enjoy the excellent cuisine and careful attention of a full-time, bilingual staff of four. Lounge in the horizon pool or relax in one of the many art-filled rooms of this stylish home. The staff will plan golf outings to the championship course at Las Hadas or to the magnificent Grand Bay-Isla Navidad’s 27 holes or to El Tamarindo’s exotic, spectacular course. Special picnics can be prepared for the beach and deep-sea fishing or horseback riding excursions are easily arranged. Or, you might just sit in the sun, enjoying the perfect combination of ocean breezes and attentive service to your every need. The name “Casa Lucero” is taken from the Spanish term, “lucero de la manana” for the morning star (Venus) which rises late and can be almost as bright as the moon over the Bahia de Manzanillo. Our lot has a flat building site, enabling us to have lovely gardens around our home. We hired architect, Joaquin Torres Zapiain, to design our home. Arquitecto Torres is the leading designer and builder of many of La Punta’s most unique and beautiful homes. Our home blends modern open spaces with ethnographic art and custom made colonial-influenced furniture. We traveled with Joaquin to Antigua, Guatemala (the colonial capital of Guatemala). There we were inspired by stone and wood motifs, which we used in the house, and particularly by the concept of the imposing wooden doors behind which lies an incredible open courtyard, gardens and a breathtaking view – all revealed to the surprise of the visitor when the doors are swung open. In the surrounding countryside we purchased hand woven fabrics in traditional patterns, which we have used throughout the house. The house is now filled with art by noted Mexican and U.S. artists as well as many strange and amusing artifacts we have collected from unknown artisans in our travels around Mexico and the Caribbean. |
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