#ecuadorianhaciendas – Haciendas In Ecuador

Lasso, Ecuador

The construction of the hacienda began in 1695 when Matheo de la Escalera y Velasco started building the walls with volcanic stones. The dramatic entry to the hacienda was planted with a long row of eucalyptus trees.

In 1735 Gregorio Eugenio de Matheu y De la Escalera took over the inheritance of the hacienda with his wife Mariana de Aranda Guzman y Ayesa, who was the Marquisa of Maenza.

The front entrance greets you always with roses, and a view through to the gardens.

There are many long corridors to sit and relax, and look out at the gardens. There is always a warm fire to welcome you in the fireplaces.

This area of Ecuador is full of rose farms, so there are roses everywhere in the Hacienda!

There are so many choice period pieces of furniture. And the hallways are lined with family portraits, and photos of famous persons who have stayed here.

The Alexander Von Humboldt suite

This plaque is outside the Alexander Von Humboldt suite. He stayed here in 1802. Von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer.

In 1800, and again in 1831, he described scientifically, on the basis of observations generated during his travels, local impacts of development causing human-induced climate change.

Humboldt is seen as “the father of ecology” and “the father of environmentalism”.