ABOUT US
HI! WE'RE MARIELA AND SANTI (PIC BELOW!)
IN 2019, WE LEFT OUR HOME IN LOS ANGELES TO LIVE AND TRAVEL FULL-TIME IN OUR RV. WE SET OUT IN SEARCH OF A PLACE WHERE WE COULD CREATE SOMETHING OF OUR OWN — SOMETHING SPECIAL, SOMETHING COOL. FOR ABOUT A YEAR, WE EXPLORED THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, CHASING DESERT LANDSCAPES, BEFORE DECIDING TO HEAD TO BAJA FOR THE WINTER, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE JUST ANOTHER ROAD TRIP. BUT THE MOMENT WE ARRIVED IN TODOS SANTOS, WE KNEW WE HAD FOUND WHAT WE HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR ALL ALONG AND JUST A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, WE PURCHASED WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS CIEN PALMAS. WE'RE SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE. XOXO
THE SAME WEEK WE GOT THE KEYS (APRIL 2020), EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. WE DEFINITELY HAD A "WHAT DID WE JUST DO?" MOMENT. BUT WE GOT TO WORK. OVER THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED, WE POURED OUR HEARTS INTO THE PROPERTY. MUCH OF WHAT YOU SEE TODAY, WE BUILT, PLANTED, PAINTED, AND CREATED OURSELVES. CIEN PALMAS HAS BEEN A TRUE LABOR OF LOVE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. ON OCTOBER 1, 2020, WE WELCOMED OUR VERY FIRST GUESTS. WE HOPE YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE, CARE, AND INTENTION WE'VE PUT INTO THIS PLACE DURING YOUR VISIT.
How it all began
Where we’re at now
TODAY, ALONGSIDE OUR AMAZING TEAM (WHO WE AFFECTIONATELY CALL OUR KIDS), WE SPEND OUR DAYS TAKING CARE OF THE PROPERTY AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY AT CIEN PALMAS. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE: TO CREATE A PLACE THAT FEELS LIKE HOME. OUR FAVORITE COMPLIMENT IS WHEN GUESTS TELL US THE PROPERTY HAS GOOD ENERGY.
IN NOVEMBER 2023, WE OPENED OUR RESTAURANT, STARTED HOSTING EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS, AND BEGAN CELEBRATING WEDDINGS AND PRIVATE GATHERINGS. WE ALSO OPENED A BOUTIQUE ON THE PROPERTY. WHEN WE'RE NOT RUNNING AROUND CIEN PALMAS, YOU CAN FIND US EXPLORING THE DESERT, THE OCEAN, AND THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF BAJA, EATING AT ONE OF THE MANY INCREDIBLE RESTAURANTS IN TODOS SANTOS, TAKING PHOTOS—WE'RE ALSO PHOTOGRAPHERS AND SANTI IS A DJ, AND PLAYS AT CIEN PALMAS OFTEN! WE ALSO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN MEXICO CITY, WHICH WE CONSIDER OUR SECOND HOME. WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU AND CREATING FUN MOMENTS TOGETHER.
WANT TO SEE MORE OF THE PROPERTY? VISIT THE GALLERY.
*ALL PHOTOS ARE TAKEN BY US, MARIELA AND SANTI.
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A CHARMING CASITA AWAITING YOUR ARRIVAL