Natural-built home with a living green roof facing the mountains of Chalmita

Puente de Paz

I seek my peace to share it

Conexión Espiritual Salud Integral Permaculturas Bioconstrucción
Discover

We are a sustainable and educational project in the mountains of Chalmita, sharing tools for peace.

Through spiritual connection, holistic health, permaculture and natural building, we inspire people to seek their inner peace and share it with all beings of the Earth — collaborating in the transition toward a new humanity.

Spiritual Connection

Temazcal, talking circles, meditation, ceremonies.

Holistic Health

Chi Kung, forest bathing, hydrotherapies.

Permaculture

Cultivating the Self, the Earth, the Community.

Natural Building

Water, nutrients, energy, noble materials, eco-techniques.

Stay

Enjoy nature
in the mountains

An ecological, sustainable and educational project. A family home, rooms to rent, a shared dormitory and a sacred space.

Four private rooms named after the strength of the flowers that surround us. Each holds its own story: a balcony, a view, a silence. The house welcomes up to 10 people — rent it however suits you best.

By the room Your private refuge for 2, among wood, earth and mountain.
Several rooms For families or groups of friends who want to share the house.
The whole house All 4 rooms for up to 10 people, with terrace, kitchen and garden.
Rosas Room Ver fotos
Room · Universal access ♿

Rosas

Warmth and softness, an intimate space scented with the strength of the Castilian rose. Adapted for wheelchair access.

  • 2 people
  • Private bathroom
  • Universal access
Orquídeas Room Ver fotos
Room

Orquídeas

Quiet elegance between wood and earth, with a garden view.

  • 2 people
  • Shared bathroom
Ave del Paraíso Room Ver fotos
Room

Ave del Paraíso

Color, light and height. The room that opens its wings toward the mountain.

  • 2 people
  • Shared bathroom
Salvia Room Ver fotos
Room · Up to 4 people

Salvia

The largest in the house: a double bed and a sofa bed for up to 4 people. A sacred herb that cleanses, accompanies and renews.

  • Up to 4 people
  • Shared bathroom

The house has 3 bathrooms: the Rosas room has a private bathroom, and the other rooms share 2 full bathrooms of natural building, with hot water.

Shared spaces

What is shared and enjoyed together

Multipurpose Hall and shared dormitory View photos

Multipurpose Hall · Dormitory

A spacious room with a living green roof for workshops, ceremonies and shared rest.

Puente de Paz temazcal with the fire lit View photos

Sacred Space · Temazcal

Where fire, water and earth meet to heal.

Terrace, kitchen and garden View photos

Terrace · Kitchen · Garden

Shared areas for gathering, dining and contemplation.

Rent the whole space

For workshops, retreats, events and ceremonies

The house sleeps up to 10 people across its 4 rooms. For larger groups we rent the entire space — bedrooms and dormitory (limit of 22 people) — a whole, living place connected with nature. We also offer camping areas (10 tents and camper van). Maximum total capacity: 44 people.

Check availability

See photos of the house and grounds →

Activities

Learn and transform

Tradition and discipline · Sharing of knowledge · Ceremonies under the moon · Wisdom for life.

View photos
Lodge Temazcal of the Star
★ tradition and discipline

Lodge · Temazcal of the Star

Discover the discipline and tradition of the Star Lodge: temazcal, ceremonies, and the passing on of ancestral wisdom for life and peace.

View photos
Retreats and silence
silence · presence

Retreats

Spaces of silence, fasting, detox and deep regeneration in the mountains.

  • · Fasting and retreat
  • · Hydrotherapies
  • · Dietas (plant diets)
  • · Grief accompaniment
View photos
Ceremonies - Flower altar
moon · solstices

Ceremonies

  • New and Full Moon
  • Solstices and Equinoxes
  • Sacred Pipe Circle
  • Talking Circle
  • Baptisms · Anniversaries
View photos
Permaculture - Cultivating the land
earth · community · self

Permaculture

Cultivating the land, the community and the self: agroecology, inner engineering, holistic and social health.

View photos
Holistic health - Chi Kung and forest bathing
body · mind · spirit

Holistic Health

Chi Kung, yoga, forest bathing, massage, meditation, alignments, tai chi.

Community

Cultivating life

Water Forest · Knowledge and eco-techniques · Learn and transform with us.

Water Forest View photos

Water Forest

We belong to the Water Forest region, that vital lung that supplies millions in Mexico City, Toluca and Cuernavaca. To care for it is to care for ourselves.

Knowledge and eco-techniques View photos

Knowledge & Eco-techniques

Water for all. We share the techniques that let us inhabit the land regeneratively.

Eco gathering View photos

Eco Gathering

Small, lively meet-ups to weave a network among those who live in and visit the mountain.

Natural building View photos

Natural Building

Knowledge-sharing workshops: water, energy, materials and techniques with earth, straw, stone, wood and bamboo.

Themed visits View photos

Themed Visits

Guided tours of the site around specific themes: agroforestry, landscape analysis, integral design.

PdP Products View photos

PdP Products

Organic products from Puente de Paz and Chalmita's producers: cosmetics, herbal oils, incense, teas, jams and condiments.

Join our community

in connection and collaboration

I want to know more
The main house of Puente de Paz among the mountains
Our story

A philosophy made place

We were born as a travelling spiritual community with one clear axis: the passing on of ancestral wisdom for life and peace. Year after year, Puente de Paz became a living place in the mountains of Chalmita.

Here we re-structure, re-energize and re-vitalize personal processes to renew the regeneration of the human being, of society, and of the landscape we inhabit.

Philosophy

A search for balance between the person, the community and the land.

Ecological Movement

Integral design; ecological, economic and social sustainability.

Spiritual Connection

Star Lodge tradition, ceremonies and practices of presence.

Alliances

A living weave with sister networks and communities.

We walk alongside

  • Neighbors of Chalmita
  • Consejo de Visiones
  • Red E
  • GEN — Casa Latina
Want to know more about us?

Lourdes Malvido & Guy Burgunder

A bio-architect and a carpenter-natural-builder, Lou and Guy have spent over 25 years passing on knowledge of earthen architecture, permaculture and community education in Mexico. Download their full profile as a PDF.

Download profile (PDF)
Lourdes and Guy Lourdes Malvido
Contact

Have questions?

Write to us. We'll reply personally. Once your visit is confirmed, you'll be able to access the welcome documents.

We are in Chalmita

In the heart of the Water Forest, on the mountain that looks south over the State of Mexico. We'll help you get here and plan your stay.

For confirmed guests

Once your visit is confirmed, you'll receive access to these three documents:

We reply within 48 hrs.

Opening WhatsApp…

WhatsApp opened with your message ready to send. Just tap send and we'll reply within 48 hrs. If it didn't open, write to us by email.