Casa Ayehualco Miranda

A Guide to Tepoztlán, a Sacred Mexican Town Where Aesthetic Delights Abound | Vogue

"From the outdoor dining table, I see the mountains of the protected Chichinautzin Biological Corridor in full view as I tuck into a traditional breakfast of blue corn tortillas, fried eggs, avocado, and salsa made from smoked chipotle peppers; copal burns in the distance, its smoke wafting through the surrounding oak trees, and save for birds, it’s utterly silent. Set just 20 minutes away in the neighboring village of Amatlán de Quetzalcoatl, this five-bedroom home—once the private country estate of the Mexican architect Diego Villaseñor and his wife, the landscape architect Ana María Maldonado—is now available for private bookings for the first time ever. Paying homage to Amátlan’s sacred landscape, the property, which took around 40 years to finalize, is a contemporary expression of the area’s vernacular elements, built almost entirely from locally sourced adobe, stone, and red clay molded into its rooftop tiles, and its interiors celebrate Mexican design, with pieces including green copper-oxidized pottery made by artisans in Tzintzuntzan in Michoacán." - Michaela Trimble