Hacienda Zuleta
Angochagua, Imbabura, Ecuador
Location
Angochagua
In the Angochagua valley in Imbabura, the northern Andean highlands at around 2,900 metres, around two hours north of Quito and 30 to 40 minutes from Otavalo, on a 4,000-acre working farm.
Transfer
A Quito transfer
Around two hours north of Quito (UIO).
Villas
Around 21 rooms
Around 21 rooms in the historic main building, each with a wood-burning fireplace, antique furniture, hand-embroidered Zuleta linens and family heirlooms.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and riders wanting immersive Andean heritage.
Board Basis
Full board
Home cooking and most activities included.
About the Resort
A 1691 colonial working hacienda in the Andes
Hacienda Zuleta is a 1691 colonial working hacienda in the Andean highlands, two hours north of Quito, owned by the family of former president Galo Plaza Lasso for over a century. Around twenty-one antique rooms in the historic main building each have a wood-burning fireplace and hand-embroidered Zuleta linens. Full-board home cooking comes from the 4,000-acre organic farm — its own dairy, cheese factory and trout — served at a communal table. Days run to riding the hacienda's own Zuleteño horse breed across 60-plus kilometres of trails, the Cóndor Huasi conservation project, cheese-making, embroidery and tea with the family.
Accommodation
Rooms
Around 21 antique rooms with wood-burning fireplaces.
Entry
Standard Room
Sleeps two. With a wood-burning fireplace, antiques, hand-embroidered Zuleta linens and a desk, over the garden or countryside.
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Family
Superior Family Room
Sleeps two to four. A larger room with a fireplace and countryside views.
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Suite
Sleeps two. A historic room with a fireplace and antiques, over the countryside or garden.
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Food & Drink
Dining
Home cooking from the farm.
Signature
The communal table
Andean home cooking from the 4,000-acre farm.
Farm
Farm produce
Own dairy, cheese and trout.
Full-board
Full board
Most activities included.
Wellbeing
Farm & fireside
Massage on request, with wood-burning fireplaces, riding, and the hacienda's farm and conservation projects filling the days.
Massage
On request.
Fireside rooms
Wood-burning fireplaces.
Riding
The Zuleteño horse breed.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Riding, the farm and conservation.
Zuleteño horses
The hacienda's own breed.
Cóndor Huasi
Condor and bear conservation.
Cheese-making
And embroidery.
Pre-Inca mounds
On the estate.
Tea with the family
An Andean tradition.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
From Quito (UIO)
Around two hours north.
In the highlands
Angochagua
A 4,000-acre farm.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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Good to Know
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Board basis
- Full board, most activities included.
Altitude
- Around 2,900 m in the highlands.
Made for families
- Couples and riders.
Getting there
- Around two hours from Quito.
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