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"Costa Careyes, Mexico, Travel Guide by Nathan Turner\nThe AD special projects editor reveals his favorite spots in this magical getaway on the Pacific\nI love Sophie's use of natural lanterns in the palapa.\nThe bright corridor connecting the bedrooms in Nautilus, Sophie's home.\nWe all hopped in Sophie's jeep and headed for Teopa beach; Eric snagged the front seat.\nAs you can see, Eric, Sophie, and her husband, Alain, and I are the only ones there!\nTeopa beach is also home to a turtle sanctuary. Sadly, I didn't see any of the hatchlings, but I did see many little turtle prints in the sand. Behind the fence are eggs buried and ready to hatch!\nSophie taught us the local tradition of searching the beach for ojos de venado (deer eyes), which are legumes that, during rainstorms, run down the rivers from the jungle and sometimes wash ashore. If you find them it's considered good luck.\nThe heart of Costa Careyes is Playa Rosa, a perfect little cove for swimming. There are kayaks and paddleboards for rent and plenty of grass mats if lounging is your preferred activity. It's also the town social hub\u2014I even bumped into fellow designer Waldo Fernandez there!\nThe restaurant at Playa Rosa is in a pink palapa that transports you somewhere along the Mediterranean. You can also request a table on the lawn for the ultimate alfresco lunch.\nOn today's menu? Fish\u2014talk about fresh!\nWe had dinner at the Punto Como restaurant our second night. We all shared a real Italian-style thin-crust pizza that was out of this world, but then I quickly went back to what I was really in Mexico for and ordered the pork tostadas. The accompanying salsas were incredible.\nI'm waiting on one of the famous blue margaritas at Punto Como.\nAcross the square from Punto Como is the Art Careyes gallery, an impressive structure in such a remote location that made me think of Marfa, Texas.\nGucci? Prada? Nada! There's one name\u2014and one shop\u2014in town, and that's Geraldine's. The hours are simple: if the door is open at the little blue house, then the shop is open.\nEric and I found loads of beautiful textiles and pillows, and Geraldine's also carries caftans and tote bags.\nCareyes is full of surprises, like the massive sculpture called La Copa. Built by town-founder Gian Franco Brignone to resemble a meditation bowl (and to welcome extraterrestrials), it's perched on the edge of the Pacific and continues to attract and intrigue visitors, myself included.\nOur hostess Sophie at La Copa.\nSophie at Castillo el Tigre del Mar, one of the homes Brignone built. His son Filippo currently lives there with his family."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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