One of my favorite hotels in Quito is “La Casona de La Ronda” which is situated in Quito’s fantastic colonial neighborhood “La Ronda”. The small hotel is built around a large patio which characterizes most historical buildings in Quito. The hotel has 22 guest rooms, all with private shower and toilet facilities. A secondary patio has a fabulous wall garden and invites to read a book, drinking an afternoon tea or have a chat with the staff. The American style buffet breakfast is a speciality of the house and is served in the Hotel’s main Patio. “La Casona de...

“Ecuador’s Flowering Plants – Blooming Beauty Beyond Belief” is the title of the tour I am planning 11-20 January 2013. I am organizing this tour for flower and garden enthusiasts for the 3rd time together with Donna Dawson from www.gardeningtours.com . Some say that Ecuador’s National Flower is the rose, other say it is the Orchid, which ever it is, participants get access to  Ecuador’s finest rose, and orchid farms and will learn about the international flower trade as about general trends in the flower industry. The Andean valleys in Ecuador have a spring-like...

Share Quiteños are sweet-a-holics; so is it no surprise, finding a wide selection of sweet delights in Quito. Sweets are an important part of Quito’s culinary heritage and should therefore be tried and discovered during a journey to Quito. Many sweets were invented and produced in Quito’s monasteries centuries ago, although nowadays most recipes are in the hands of artisans who produce the sweets in their homes and small factories. A few of these artisans you can visit participating on this tour.  During this uncommon tour you will visit those homes and factories and you will meet the artisans...

The Cotopaxi Volcano is situated 35km southeast of Quito, the volcano was considered a holly mountain by the Panzaleos Indigenous that lived in the area before the incas conquered the region. The name Cotopaxi can be traduced in the Quechua language ”Neck of the Moon”. The Cotopaxi Volcano has an altitude of 5895m.a.s.l. and it’s crater has a diameter of 800 x 550m . The Cotopaxi it is considered the second highest active volcano in the World; whereas he highest Volcano is the “Ojos del Salado” with an altitude of 6’893m.a.s.l., situated in the northern part of...