62 DIGS.NET
| 7.1.2022
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P R O F I L E | P A R A D E R O T O D O S A N T O S
NTIL THE TAKEOVER of Tulum sent non-trendy travelers
packing, the cobblestoned, romantically eclectic town
of Todos Santos maintained a relatively low profile.
Historically, this favorite haven of artists and spiritual
seekers that is celebrated for its legendary surf break
(one, if not the best, in Baja California Sur), the town
has mostly avoided the worst trappings of rampant
commercialization that has swallowed many of Mexico's authentic
beach towns. It couldn't fly under the radar forever, but so far,
despite growing local development and an appearance on Netflix's
Taco Chronicles, Todo Santos has not lost its long-lamented-for
tone, thanks in large part to thoughtful hospitality brands seeking
not to eradicate its identity, but to embody it. Enter Paradero Todos
Santos, the striking contemporary hotel that captures the local
lifestyle, culture, and landscape of its namesake town.
Located on the historic, 5-acre La Mesa farming fields, flanked by
cacti forests and backdropped by the Sierra Laguna Mountains,
Paradero Todos Santos is an 80 percent landscape project, with
a vast, 100,000-square-foot botanical garden by Mexico-based
practice POLEN at its heart. Nature thrives at the lush-with-life
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