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Hacienda San Pedro

Description

Located about an hour and a half’s drive from Quito and within easy reach of Otavalo, this small traditional hacienda looks out onto spectacular views of the
Cotacachi, Imbabura and Cayambe volcanoes. Visitors will receive a warm and personal welcome from their hosts, who will spoil you with their delicious homecooked cuisine.

The surrounding area presents many opportunities for walking, horseback riding or boating with popular destinations being the beautiful lakes of Cuicocha and San Pablo nearby.

Just 106 km (66 miles) north of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, and a 20-minute drive from Otavalo, is the SAN PEDRO Manor, 3000 meters (almost 10,000 feet) above sea level, in the province of Imbabura. SAN PEDRO's fields, meadows and "primary woodlands" cover some 65 hectares (160 acres). The view is fantastic: part totally wild and part under cultivation, and ringed by snowcapped volcanoes: Mt. Cotacachi (4966 m. / 16,292 ft.), Mt. Imbabura (4650 m. / 15,256 ft.) and Mt. Cayambe (5790 m. / 18,996 ft.).

The manor, a working farm, produces crops and dairy products, while offering lodging to a select handful of guests in comfortable double rooms in the hacienda mansion.

SAN PEDRO's terrain lends itself to long strolls or horseback rides through its fascinating flora. There are native medicinal plants (such as "ñachag"), bromeliads and even orchids.

If you would like to read, or update your traveler's journal, the "Panoramic Room" is the ideal spot, supplied with everything you need. Meals are served in this same room, largely made of the naturally-grown vegetables from the farm's own kitchen garden.