Cuixmala
Encyclopedia
Cuixmala is located on the Pacific Ocean
, on Mexico
's Costalegre, also known as the Virgin Coast, and means "the soul's resting place" in Spanish
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Cuixmala was originally designed by Robert Couturier
, and was the private tropical hideaway for tycoon
Sir James Goldsmith. It is now an eco-resort based on green culture
and is still used by the elite. Its notable guests include Tom Cruise, George Lucas, and Madonna.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, on Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's Costalegre, also known as the Virgin Coast, and means "the soul's resting place" in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
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Cuixmala was originally designed by Robert Couturier
Robert Couturier
Robert Couturier was a French sculptor. He was born in Angoulême.-Biography:In 1920, he joined the École Estienne à Paris and trained in lithography. On his father's death he was forced to interrupt his studies and joined a lithography studio in Paris. In 1929 he met the sculptor Alfred Janniot...
, and was the private tropical hideaway for tycoon
Business magnate
A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a capitalist, czar, mogul, tycoon, baron, oligarch, or industrialist, is an informal term used to refer to an entrepreneur who has reached prominence and derived a notable amount of wealth from a particular industry .-Etymology:The word magnate itself...
Sir James Goldsmith. It is now an eco-resort based on green culture
Green politics
Green politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy...
and is still used by the elite. Its notable guests include Tom Cruise, George Lucas, and Madonna.