I acquired Casa Caribe in 1999 when there were very few Americans in La Gloria. I had visited Isla Mujeres in 1998 to swim with the dolphins and saw some very small block houses for sale right there on the Caribbean. After looking into the island a bit more, I knew I wanted to spend as many days on island as possible for the rest of my life.

I first had some Mayan workers from the Yucatan bring over enough wood for the deck, stairs and railings. I have always intended to keep Casa Caribe in the style of the Mayan and also open to the Caribbean views and breezes. To feel the sea yet in a Mayan type environment, but still with all the modern conveniences - a sort of living outside on the sea. On the Caribbean side of the island there is nearly always a cool breeze as the rest of the island swelters in heat of the Yucatan Peninsula.

For those of you who love nature, please be our guest on the deck and feel the sea all the while enjoying the Mexican/Mayan flavor of Casa Caribe.

I was born in Colorado and always had empathy and a desire to learn of other cultures. Maybe because my my Dad and Mom drove me from Denver to Acapulco and back in 1960 at age 12.  I was smitten then by the Mexican culture and view of the sea, and by the spiritual calming of living on the sea.

I graduated from Littleton High School, Littleton, Colorado in 1966 then University of Denver in 1970 with a Business degree. In 1974, I earned a Masters Degree in International Management at Thunderbird School of Global Management specializing in Inter-American relations and commerce. There I learned Spanish and fell in love with Latin America. 

I went to Chile with US Peace Corps in 1975, studied export marketing in Colombia 1976. Then I taught Export Marketing for the Mexican government in 1977 and published "Made in Mexico" Magazine until 1984. After the Mexican financial crisis of 1984, I returned to Colorado to work for Aggregate Industries, managing several departments until my retirement in 2008.

October 2010, I married May from Philippines.  She loves helping me maintain Casa Caribe for the comfort of our guests.

Twelve years after acquiring my home on Isla Mujeres, I still want to spend as much time here as possible working and improving Casa Caribe because it truly is paradise.

Welcome to your paradise...