Cacao, corn, coffee, mezcal
02 Ancestral Beverages
Cacao, corn, coffee, and mezcal — and the people who've kept them alive for generations.
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Oaxaca Coast · Mexico
Curated Sensory Experiences
Slow days on the Oaxaca coast, read through its food, its mezcal, and the people who keep it alive. Designed and led by someone who knows the territory from the inside.
Hero — hands, market, or coast at first light
Hero image A landscape is more than what you see. It's the cook who's made the same mole for thirty years. The mezcal maker who knows which agave the season gave him. The fisherman who reads the lagoon before sunrise.
I design experiences that put you at those tables and in those conversations — with someone who can tell you why they matter.
Not a tour. A way of reading a place through the senses.
What you'll find here
01 — The approach i
Access, not a checklist
Markets, kitchens, palenques, and lagoons most visitors never reach — opened by relationships built over years.
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Context that changes the taste
Every dish and every drink comes with the history, the technique, and the reason it exists. You leave understanding, not just having seen.
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Small, unhurried, real
Private or small groups only. No fixed scripts, no crowds, no rush. The day moves at the pace of the place.
Experiences
02 — Five ways inExplore Puerto — market, coffee, craft, mezcal
01 · Explore Puerto Lagoon fishing, fresh ceviche
03 From the Lagoon to Your Table
Traditional fishing, birdlife, and a fresh ceviche made from the morning's catch.
Discover →Rivers, coastal lagoons, Chacahua
04 Paths to Chacahua
Rivers, coastal lagoons, and the Afro-Mexican heritage that shapes this stretch of coast.
Discover →Mezcal / craft beer tasting
05 Private Sensory Tastings
Mezcal or craft beer, guided through their stories and paired with regional flavors.
Discover →Portrait of Janine — natural light, unposed
Portrait About
Why work with me
Anthropology, gastronomy, music, and years on this coast. A certified guide and one of the first women in Mexico to earn a Beer Sommelier certification from the Doemens Academy in Germany.
That background is what opens the doors — and reads the details a guidebook can't.
Meet Janine → For Hospitality
A signature experience for your guests
Boutique hotels, private villas, and retreats work with me to offer their guests something they can't get anywhere else: an authentic, expert-led encounter with the Oaxaca coast, built to fit the spirit of the property.
A reason guests remember the stay — and tell the story when they get home.
For Hospitality →Villa table setting / amenity moment
Every territory holds a story waiting to be discovered through the senses.
Tell me what you're looking for, and let's design it.
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