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Contact:
Ricardo Salazar Álvarez
Manager - Owner
Panamericana Sur Km 139
vía Guayaquil - Riobamba
Pallatanga, Provincia de Chimborazo
Ecuador
Tel: +593-9/730-0558
Fax: +593-4/288-8196
ecovita@vivecovita.com
rsalazar@vivecovita.com
hosteriaecovita@yahoo.com
Recommended by:
Asociación Ecuatoriana de Ecoturismo
asec@ecoturismo.org.ec
www.ecoturismo.org.ec
Type of accommodation:
Campsite
Hotel
Features:
Conference rooms
Hot water
Kitchen
Laundry facilities
Private bathroom
Restaurant
Telephone
Television
Other: Bus shuttle to the airport.
Year founded: 2005
Number of employees: 6
Percent of employees who are local residents: 90 %
Type of destination:
Farm, ranch (rural)
Mountain
River, lake, wetland
Able to accommodate:
Families
Seniors
Singles
Singles with children
Volunteers (to work in your establishment)
Description of the area:
At our hostel and campground we are dedicated to sustainable tourism, ecotourism, agrotourism, and environmental education. We are in Pallatanga, Chimborazo province, only two hours from the city of Guayaquil, where you can enjoy nature immersed in the biological diversity of the surroundings.
We have comfortable tents that are fully equipped, double and quadruple rooms in cabins, bathrooms with hot water, an exclusive restaurant, outdoor grills, hammocks, volleyball and soccer courts, pool and ping-pong tables, mountain bicycles, and wooden carts. You can also enjoy guided walks in the mountains, bird-watching, an energizing dip in the waterfall, and tubing. And at night there are campfires along the Coco River, theatre, and karaoke-bars.
On our rustic grills built with bamboo, you can cook your own foods with produce from our farm and the area.
Our Ecovita Organic Farm is the only one in the region that has been producing vegetables with completely natural processes since 1999. You can learn all about organic agriculture and take part in farming by helping to prepare seedbeds, till and fertilize land, harvest your own foods, milk cows, and make cheese.
From our facilities, one can visit:
Available activities:
Adventure, sports
Biking
Bird watching
Eco / nature / wildlife
Educational, research, volunteering
Mountain climbing
River rafting
Tours
Walking / hiking
Wellness, health, spa
How to get there:
We are 100 m (330 feet) from the main highway (South Pan-American Highway) and we have year-round access.
Making a difference:
We implement a sustainable tourism management system that ensures compliance with these kinds of policies, including principles and action plans for environmental, sociocultural, and economic considerations. We help the community by holding workshops and working and on related projects.
General rates:
$ -- Less than $25 per person, year-round.
Additional information:
Participants in the Rainforest Alliance Best Management Practices Program, Ecuador.
Algarve marca Congresso Mundial de Turismo do Skäl. 24 noviembre, 2007. Em português.
Date this information was provided: March, 2008.
