Intrigued by that funky little palapa-roofed building across from the entrance to Marina Vallarta? Well, you should see what’s going on inside! And you can, half-hour tours of this glass studio and showroom given in English or Spanish to those curious about the making of translucent magic from A to Z.

A dozen of Mexico’s best glass artists, including husband and wife Mariano Perez and Estela Herrera, are designing, producing and selling gorgeous original pieces here, everything from custom-made stained glass skylights to beveled glass candle holders and owner Mariano’s best seller, Multilentes by EM. A round piece of floated crystal with many lenses hand-engraved into the glass in a variety of sizes and depths, the result is a fresh playful piece capturing the background multiplied by any number of images.

And check out the fascinating rupestrian paintings! This is the prehistoric art found in caves around the world dating back as much as 30,000 years, which Mariano translates onto glass in the exact same proportions and similar colors as the original designs.