If you’re searching for extreme tranquility in Mexico, in our opinion you don’t have to look farther than the Jardin del Pulpo — the Octopus’ Garden — in La Cruz on Banderas Bay.
The ‘Garden’ is an enclosed shaded refuge surrounded by a number of whimsical yet functional structures, with a central fountain providing soothing background music. The compound currently functions as a coffee shop, hostel, Huichol art gallery, dance and exercise workshop, and a venue for frequently unusual educational presentations.
The Jardin has been the passion of Waylan Combe Wright of England and his wife Aruna Piroshki, who was born in Egypt but raised in England after age seven. Read More
