Our story

The name

Finding the name took months

We tried everything. Spanish, English, Greek mythology. Every option sounded like someone else's idea. Then we found Bodhi, Sanskrit for the awakening of the mind, and it just clicked.

Say Bodhi out loud and it sounds like “body”. Paired with Mente, it becomes the awakening of the mind and body together.

How it started

It started on a first date

No business plan. Just a first date and a long conversation about the future that never really ended.

We were both tired of city life and of the kind of success that came with it. We kept talking about leaving to build something of our own, and at some point the only thing left to do was actually do it.

Why here

Snow, jungle and the Caribbean

Finding the right land took us 1 year and 4 months, and we looked at more than 35 lots in the area. Then we found this one, in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: snow on the peaks, the Caribbean in front, and jungle all the way down to the sea.

For one of us this land was already home, so it didn't feel like choosing a place. It felt like going back.

The villas

What should a room do to your mind?

That was the question behind every decision. The high ceilings help with the heat, but we also planned every room so each piece of furniture has its place. We want it to look spacious and organized, because that helps clear your mind.

The look came from two places: the old houses of Santa Marta, where colour goes straight onto the walls and the doors are arches, and the mushrooms that grow on this land, whose blues, oranges and greens ended up in the lights, the furniture and the textures.

Then the design team took our rough first idea and pushed it way further than we could have on our own.

One rule for all of it: make it vibrant, but let the view steal the show.

What's next

This is just the start

Two villas is where it starts. Later we want to add shared spaces and experiences, with the same idea as the name behind all of them: mind and body, together.