We have many readers stay with us for an extended time at El Meson or renting a nearby property. Patricia McCormick has just left for Canada but she travelled all over Ecuador using Cotacachi and El Meson as a base. Here is one write-up of a recent trip.
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Hi! I went with friends by cab to Quito [...]
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Posted in Property on Apr 18th, 2008
Cotacachi, Ecuador house rentals provide a wonderful place to live and a great…plus inexpensive village to have a house in.
Yet we always suggest a rental before you buy.
And…we suggest at least a visit before you sign a rental.
Here are the types of questions we are often asked about moving to Cotacachi or Ecuador.
“We have many [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Apr 16th, 2008
Cotacachi Ecuador has many hotels. Most do not have restaurants. Only three hotels in Cotacachi have restaurants, the luxury Hotel La Mirage Garden Hotel and Spa, our Hotel El Meson de las Flores and Hotel Rancho Sante Fe.
When we conduct seminars in Cotacachi our small hotel (we have 15 hotel rooms and a suite) usually [...]
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Posted in Food on Apr 15th, 2008
Cotacachi restaurants offer all types of food and the nutrition here usually surprises our guests. Yesterday’s Gary Scott message Cotacachi restaurants and food showed that Cotacachi restaurants offer enormous value.
Yet the good price is only a small part.
Many restaurants in Cotacachi have wonderful beauty and style. This is Ecuador…flowers and fruit everywhere.
This abundance and [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Apr 14th, 2008
Cotacachi restaurants and hotels offer excellent food…unlike what first time visitors expect.
Here is the open air court yard of one Cotacachi restaurant…the Quinoa Cafe situated in Hotel El Meson de las Flores.
Actually not many Cotacachi hotels have restaurants…just three in fact, La Mirage Garden Hotel & Spa, Hotel El Meson de las Flores and Hotel [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Apr 13th, 2008
Cotacachi hotel, El Meson de las Flores, is the center for many shamanic tours. Cotacachi is the perfect place for all things shaman, a scared area in the Andes. Our hotel El Meson de las Flores and Cotacachi are exactly in the middle of an ancient volcanic valley considered sacred by the indigenous here.
This Cotacachi [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Apr 11th, 2008
Cotacachi hotels range from modest hostals to La Mirage Hotel and Spa, one of Cotacachi Ecuador’s best kept secrets. This is a great place to stay if you are looking for a hotel in Cotacachi…and if luxury is valued more than price.
Here is the entrance to the spa at La Mirage Hotel and Spa.
La Mirage [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Apr 10th, 2008
Hotel El Meson de las Flores is our center for Ecuador Living in Cotacachi.
Ecuador Living subscribers are entitled to one free night the first time they visit Cotacachi and stay three nights or more at E Meson.
There are many other benefits to staying at El Meson de las Flores in Cotacachi.
The colonial architecture charms and [...]
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Posted in Culture, Ecuador, Property on Apr 9th, 2008
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Posted in Culture on Apr 9th, 2008
Cotacachi food in our hotel is delicious and good for you.
Plus Cotacachi food is beautifully served at Quinoa Cafe. This is breakfast.
With fresh, local Cotacachi fruit… and fresh squeezed juice…all part of the room rate at our hotel, El Meson de las Flores.
There is more than good looks and taste to Cotacachi food
I received [...]
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