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Elizabeth Taylor's Puerto Vallarta Patio

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Patio Design Ideas and Images: Elizabeth Taylor's Casa Kimberly
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Relaxing on the upper-level patio at Liz Taylor's Casa Kimberly in Puerto Vallarta.

Photo © Thom Taylor
This second-floor courtyard patio is at Casa Kimberly near downtown Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Long ago, in another century, the casa was purchased by actor Richard Burton for his then-lover Elizabeth Taylor, for the violet-eyed beauty to stay in while he was filming Night of the Iguana nearby.

A couple of years later, when Dick and Liz married, he bought the house across the street, and the two casas were connected by a pink second-story bridge that arches over the street. When Richard misbehaved, Elizabeth reportedly sent him to stay in his casa - the "doghouse" - until he made amends. Burton's casa was not as charming as Elizabeth's, but it did have an in-ground swimming pool.

Speaking of Night of the Iguana, when I visited Casa Kimberly a few years ago, I was startled to see a hefty iguana crawl atop the back wall of this courtyard - like a neighborhood cat - only bigger and not quite as cuddly looking. Iguanas casually hang out in trees in this region of the world, just like pigeons flock to city parks and fast-food restaurants.

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