Its location in the lovely Santora building in the Santa Ana Artist Village is perfect for Cantera, which brings together into one beautiful store all the best of the handcrafted Mexican furniture, accessories and artworks that you can buy in Rosarito: from mesquite armoires and beds to colorful Talavera pottery, from hand-blown margarita glasses to curvy wrought-iron chandeliers.
You can custom-order furniture of various materials and designs. It's like shopping in Rosarito without having to go from business to business and haggling.
Of course, you won't get the rock-bottom prices you can haggle for in Mexico, but you get a higher quality of merchandise here, and a sense of security that your order will be fulfilled and that you can check on it with a quick phone call or visit – no international border crossing necessary.
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