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Contact:
María Rosa Guamán Tacuri
Coordinator
Km 37 vía a los Refugios Chimborazo,
Pulinguí San Pablo
Tel: +593/97-584-097
Fax: +593/32-606-774
corporacion@cordtuch.org.ec
otc_casacondor@yahoo.es
www.cordtuch.org.ec
Recommended by:
Fundación EcoCiencia, Ecuador
info@ecociencia.org
www.ecociencia.org
Type of accommodation:
Bed & breakfast, lodge, inn
Campsite
Home stay/farm stay
Features:
Conference rooms
Hot water
Kitchen
Restaurant
Year founded: 2002
Number of employees: 48
Percent of employees who are local residents: 100%
Number of rooms: 7
Type of destination:
Farm, ranch (rural)
Historic site
Indigenous community
Able to accommodate:
Families/children
Seniors
Singles
Volunteers
Description of the area:
Casa Cóndor is in the community of Pulinguí San Pablo, San Juan parish, northwest of the capital city in Riobamba Cantón, part of the Chimborazo province. Its natural heritage is in the protected area of the Chimborazo Reserve for faunal production, located at 37 Km on the road to the refuges, at 12,467 fasl. Temperatures average 50ºF in the day and 37ºF at night.
Our tourism operation is a gateway to the highest mountain in the country, one of the places most visited by national and foreign tourists who can enjoy the spectacular natural lookout points with views of the snow-capped peaks and volcanoes of the province. The zone has marked trails for exploring the natural and cultural sites within its patrimonial territory.
What to take?
Personal documents for the registration of clients
Protector solar
Sunglasses
Camera
Overcoat
Shoes for trekking
Hat and gloves
What not to take?
Alcoholic beverages
Sound equipment
Firearms and weapons
Available activities:
Adventure, sports
Biking
Bird watching
Eco/nature/wildlife
Educational, research, volunteering
Horseback riding
Mountain climbing
Spiritual / religious
Tours
Visits to conservation projects
Walking/hiking
How to get there:
Making a difference:
The “Casa Cóndor” Community Tourism Operation is managed by 48 men and women of the community who benefit directly and indirectly from the activity, working as guides, cooks, artisans, drivers, farmers, and more. Rotation of the personnel is permanent so we can reduce the impact on the lifestyle of the inhabitants.
The expenses of the tourism operation are income for the community and the benefits generated are incorporated into a common fund that finances: infrastructure maintenance, promotion, health, university scholarships, forest programs, recycling of wastes, and loans to community residents. There is a group of women that promotes local manufacturing of handicrafts and articles such as bags, ropes, scarves, gloves, socks, and hats.
The community is very aware of the importance of environmental stewardship and has important initiatives toward this end. For example, the people have agreed to reduce the flocks of lambs and replace them with alpacas, since camelids cause less damage to the paramo and this helps protect the slopes from the water that originates in their territories; they also have a permanent reforestation program using native plants.
General rates:
$$ ($26-$50)
Date this information was provided: July, 2009.
