Machachi Auberges de Jeunesse

"It was fantastic! We ended up there for a few days while on our honeymoon in Ecuador (January 2006). The area is beautiful and it was convenient to stay there while visiting Cotopaxi. The hosts are ridiculous fun and you should only stay there if you are looking for a good time! The food was excellent by the way, and the price was unbeatable. Highly recommended." … "Great history - We stayed here in July 2009. This is a great place to get the hacienda experience at a reasonable price. Its a really nice old compound. It's a ways out in...  more »

"… to relax, but also offers an ideal place to acclimatize, at 3,200 meters above sea level. History of the hosteria: In 1829 the Marquis of Solanda and Villarocha, who was the wife of Mariscal Antonio Jose de Sucre, owned these lands and it was here where they celebrated the Easter holiday of the year. In 1933 Don Miguel Angel Benalcazar, great grandson of “the libertador” Simon Bolivar bought parts of these lands and named them “Hacienda la Bolivia”. The famous battles that lead to the beginning of the liberation took place in these...  more »