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Hacienda Hato Verde

2-22-2009 3:36 PM

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<STRONG>Location:</STRONG> 90 minutes south of Quito, near  Cotopaxi Volcano National Park.
<STRONG>Description:</STRONG> Original hacienda and working farm  owned by Morabowen family for generations; meticulous restoration using local  materials, pumice walls in living room, 6 guest rooms with fireplaces (more  being added), dining area, library, living room, and Ecuadorian paintings.
<STRONG>Adventures:</STRONG> Only private entrance to Cotopaxi  National Park; horseback riding from hacienda to hacienda, biking, mountain  climbing, hiking and trekking, lakes, indigenous markets, train ride, visiting  dairy farm.
<STRONG>Sustainable Tourism:</STRONG> “Smart Voyager” Certification: Local  employment, careful restoration detail to original home, insecticide-free  vegetable garden, native trees planted every six months. Volunteers wanted.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/travel/home_exchanges/articles/ecuador-authentic-hotels-and-haciendas.shtml"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.transitionsabroad.com/img/664C4C7E-1105-492A-8604-5A04FE77C65A" alt="Hacienda Hato Verde" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/9D3EB71A-E02E-47EA-8A39-EA39215C2756/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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