HACIENDA SANTA ANA
COTOPAXI – ECUADOR
THE HACIENDA SANTA ANA HISTORY
In Cotopaxi you can find many hotels and haciendas but none can offer the history, comfort, and adventure that Hacienda Santa Ana has ready for you. As history comes alive, majestic landscapes and tranquility will surround you making your stay a unique and unforgettable experience. Privileged location near the indigenous town of “El Pedregal”, near the Cotopaxi National Park.
The sixteenth century Hacienda Santa Ana is located in the Valley of Cotopaxi between the Pasochoa, Ruminahui and Sincholagua Mountains. The property belonged to the Company of Jesus (Jesuits), a religious community that lived there in the seventeenth century, it has now been restored to its original style.
If you want to be in the best place of Cotopaxi, visit Hacienda Santa Ana, the best option of hotels and haciendas in Cotopaxi.
ACCOMMODATIONS
The Hacienda Santa Ana features only seven large, cozy and comfortable bedrooms, each one with a unique style with hand wall paintings using renaissance technique.Eash bedroom has private bathroom, central heating, hair dryer, shampoo, rinse, body soap, body lotion, pure bottled water and free tea and coffee. WIFI-zone in the social area.
ACTIVITIES
COTOPAXI HORSEBAK RIDING
One of the most common activities in Cotopaxi is horseback riding as there are many different routes that may be enjoyed. You can experience different landscapes, either choosing a long tour going through different mountains or a simple tour on dirt roads going through forests and indigenous communities found near the Cotopaxi National Park.
The following are the tours you can choose in Cotopaxi:
From 1 to 2 hours: Horseback ride from the Hacienda through the foothills of the Rumiñahui Mountain to the entrance of the Cotopaxi National Park and back to the Hacienda.
From 3 to 5 hours
1. Horseback ride from the Hacienda to the Cotopaxi National Park and back to the Hacienda crossing a protected forest in Cotopaxi and also going through volcanic rock ravines, several Historical Haciendas and indigenous communities.
2. Horseback riding from Hacienda to Rumiñahui Mountain.
More than 6 hours
1. Horseback ride from the Hacienda, crossing the Cotopaxi National Park, climbing up to the heights of the Sincholagua Mountain, going through the large extensions of dry paramo (moor) shrubs where you can experience the Chagra culture as these are some of the routes they used to travel and continue to do so until today.
2. Horseback ride from the Hacienda to the heights of the Pasochoa Volcano and if you are lucky you may see Andean Condors and other types of birds.
HORSEBACK RIDING PACKAGES
ROBALDA – 2 days/1 night (Cotopaxi Nacional Park – Horseback ridding)
ALI – 3 days/2 nights (Horse riding)
COMBINED ACTIVITIES –
HORSEBACK RIDING, TREKKING & CANPY PACKAGES
CAPULI – 3 days/2nights (Cotopaxi Nacional Park – Horseback riding – Trekking – Canopy)
MARISCAL – 4days/3nights (Cotopaxi Nacional Park – Horseback riding – Trekking – Canopy)