Luxury Living
What defines Luxury Living?
Luxury Living redefines what it means to live well — moving beyond possessions toward intention, wellness, slow time, and environments that restore rather than impress. This section explores that shift through the lens of place: where to live, what to own, and how to design a life worth inhabiting. We begin in Baja California, a peninsula that embodies this philosophy with rare authenticity — but the conversation extends wherever discerning travelers are choosing to put down roots, from the Mediterranean coast to the Sea of Cortés.
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–The Creators of Luxury Living In Baja–
Leticia Díaz Rivera/ Sales Director – Pedregal La Paz/ Los Cabos
Leticia Díaz Rivera, Sales Director of Pedregal de Cabo San Lucas and Broker at Coldwell Banker Riveras — daughter of Manuel Díaz Rivera, the architect who carved Los Cabos’ first gated luxury community out of raw hillside in the early 1970s. Los Cabos luxury real estate has entered a new phase — prices in the San José Corridor rose nearly 40% in a single year, and buyer profiles now include family offices and tech founders alongside the retirees and fishing enthusiasts who once defined the market.
Ron Hatfield/ Co-Founder Del Mar Development
Ron Hatfield: Co-Founder Del Mar Development — One of Cabo’s original visionaries, Ron Hatfield has spent more than 30 years creating a lifestyle that has not only set a precedent in México but has been recognized worldwide as an exemplar of the luxury residential resort lifestyle. The seaside communities of Villas Del Mar, Espiritu and Oasis Palmilla are the
most exclusive in Baja, featuring the finest collection of magnificent seaside residences, world-class amenities and unrivaled residential resort services.
Sarah Livia Brightwood/ CEO – The Residences at Rancho La Puerta
Sarah Livia Brightwood Szekely is President of Rancho La Puerta — North America’s original destination wellness resort, founded by her parents Deborah and Edmond Szekely in 1940 on 4,000 acres at the foot of Mount Kuchumaa in Tecate, Baja California.Now she is building The Residences at Rancho La Puerta — 132 private homes from $1.7 million on 118 acres adjacent to the Ranch, designed as a permanent wellness village for those who never want to leave.
Jonathan Cohen/ CEO – Founder Estrategia Urbana
Jonathan Cohen: Co-Founder and CEO of Estrategia Urbana — the Mexico City-based developer backed by institutional capital from Singapore and the U.S. who arrived on the northern Baja coast with a product model and a buyer thesis that the market was ready for but hadn’t yet seen at this scale.
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The Legend Reimagined: Riding the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Into 2026
As Belmond doubles down on slow luxury, the world’s most storied train pairs timeless glamour with a bold new era of Italian villeggiatura.
Inside L’Observatoire: The Rail Car JR Turned Into a Living Gallery
Belmond's most exclusive suite isn't a room — it's an entire carriage reimagined by one of the art world's most celebrated names.
A Sculpture Born of Speed: The Bugatti Destrier Debuts at Monterey Car Week
The third Programme Solitaire creation reimagines Bugatti’s most extreme track machine as a coachbuilt heirloom — unveiled amid the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The Quiet Crossing: Amangati Brings Aman’s Stillness to the Caribbean
Aman at Sea’s debut yacht trades ports for anchorages — and opens its inaugural Caribbean season with a 13-night Atlantic crossing built for restoration, not arrival.
The Art of the Possible: TECHART and the Porsche 911 Turbo S
How Germany’s most refined Porsche atelier takes the world’s most capable 911 further still.
Valle de Guadalupe – Wine Country/ Luxury Living
There is a valley in northern Baja California that the world has been quietly discovering for the better part of two decades — and that is now, unmistakably, arriving. Valle de Guadalupe sits roughly an hour south of the border, cradled between granite ridges and Mediterranean-climate hillsides that produce some of the most distinctive wines on the continent.
A Car Written in Moonlight
There is a moment, when the air brake of this particular Bugatti deploys at speed, when the car reveals a secret. Hidden beneath the rear wing is a hand-painted scene — a reinterpretation of the most famous tableau in French literature: the Little Prince and the fox.
Amanvari East Cape Baja California Sur 2026
Aman opens its first Mexico resort August 2026 on Baja’s East Cape. 18 casitas, temazcal spa, omakase dining, and Cabo Pulmo UNESCO reef at your door.
Luxury Living in Baja guide
From Valle de Guadalupe vineyard estates to Los Cabos resort residences and the pristine shores of Loreto — discover why Baja California is the new address for intentional luxury living. A BajaTraveler® guide for second-home buyers and lifestyle investors.
The Road to 100: A Pilgrimage to Modena
How the Maserati Trident’s century of evolution leads every serious traveler back to one extraordinary Italian city
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The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express: When Travel Becomes Art in Motion
Step inside L’Observatoire aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, where art, design and luxury transform rail travel into an immersive experience.
Maserati’s Trident Turns 100: A Logo Built on Racing, Then Elevated to Legend
Some logos are marketing. The Maserati Trident is mythology with mileage. It first appeared in 1926 at the Targa Florio, carried by the Tipo 26—born in competition, not a boardroom.