Hacienda San Isidro de Iltaqui is located way up in the highlands outside of Cotacachi. It is a 200 year old family hacienda.
Its history is marked by cultural and political milestones of vital importance to the country, one of them being the remains found in the property belonging to the indigenous settlements that inhabited the area, such as the Tolas which are considered archaeological symbolic patrimonies of the Ecuadorian identity.
In the Republican era, the hacienda was visited by the former President of Ecuador, Gabriel García Moreno, who stayed with his advisers to carry out the reconstruction plans for the city of Ibarra, which was affected by a strong earthquake on August 16. 1868; and during the Alfarista revolution, these lands became a safe place for General Eloy Alfaro, who decided to rest before continuing his journey to the province of Esmeraldas.
There are ten guest rooms.
Afternoon Tea
Rosendo Jara shows his family genealogy in the family Bible.
One of Rosendo’s relatives was a curandero. This was the hat he wore.
Located in Cotacachi, Imbabura province, close to the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve, on the slopes of the Mama Cotacachi volcano.
Breakfast fruits
Haciendas In Ecuador 