Last weekend this lovely couple, who happen to be our landlords, invited us to their Hacienda in the country. First time we have been out of the city for six months. A demonstration of how warm and welcoming all the Ecuadorians we've met have been.
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Their place is south of Vilcabamba about an hours drive from Loja and on the way to Peru which is directly south of Ecuador
As you can see it is a lovely acreage nestled in the hills and very secluded. A river runs right past the property and we were lulled to sleep at night with the sound of the rushing water.
We stayed in the little guest house off to one side next to the river and we brought the dog and the cat since we were going to be away for two days. The animals had a great time.
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| As you can imagine our dog Dylan had a ball running around here. |
Sunday we drove south toward Peru and up into the mountains amongst the clouds, passing through a number of little villages on the way. Every village has it's own cathedral and town square. Then we returned to the farm , had lunch and spent the afternoon exploring the area around their Hacienda.
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| When was the last time you visited an orange church? |
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| The area around here produces a lot of the vegetables for the various cities and towns in the south of Ecuador. It is also a large producer of sugar. There are sugar cane fields everywhere. If you have a sweet tooth you can buy a kind of unprocessed sugar cane toffee which is delicious. |
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| The rivers are fed by rain in the Andes mountains. You can just see them in the distance with the almost ever present clouds on top. On the other side is the Amazon Jungle |
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| The air is beautifully fresh and filled with the scent of flowers and the fields. |
Unusual flora is everywhere and the temperate climate means that it is always green year round. Unfortunately, Covid 19 has kept us from doing more of this kind of exploring but this too shall pass. It's exciting to know that all this, and more, is just outside our door and waiting for us to find it.
Their place is south of Vilcabamba about an hours drive from Loja and on the way to Peru which is directly south of Ecuador
We stayed in the little guest house off to one side next to the river and we brought the dog and the cat since we were going to be away for two days. The animals had a great time.
2 comments:
can hardly wait to see for ourselves when we are finally able to travel.
It sounds like a terrific adventure. Maybe someday I will go to the Galapagos and drop in on you too. In the meantime stay well and safe.
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