Sunrise and sunset in Ecuador can be spectacular.
Merri and I flew down to conduct our June shaman mingo tour. We checked into our suite at Meson de las Flores. Most flights from the US arrive late and after the two hour drive it was almost 1 am before we hit the sack.
Next morning at about 5:30, (4:30 my time- Ecuador does not do daylight savings – thank God), we rose ahead of the Cathedral bells ready to go. Ecuador’s energy does that to one.
I stepped onto the balcony. I often do my morning meditation there, feeling the crisp air… hearing the sounds of the village coming awake.
Dawn was just breaking.
I could not stop watching and grabbed my tiny Sony digital camera… and began…
clicking as…
daybreak began…
to explode in…
magical colors…
along the skyline and…
over Mt. Imbabura.
This was a…
spectacular way to start the day.
Ecuador has beauty in many places. Vilcabamba is another example.
Here is sunrise at the El Atillo resort and spa.
Imagine the sun rising over this incredible valley.
El Atillo by the way has the oldest house in the village. It was declared a historic building and will be open as a library and museum.
Manuel Vivanco, the developer of El Atillo and his family have asked the Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural to alos declare it an “Historic Building.” This old original house of “Hacienda El Atillo” is 130 years old and was the center of a huge ranchero in the colonal era. The Village of Vilcabamba was part of the ranchero which dates back to 1576.
See more about Vilcabamba here.
Here is the wonderful Quito sunrise, as…
The city begins to wake. This shot was taken at Hotel Quito.
Cotacachi has great sunsets as well. Here is the sun setting behind Mt. Cotacachi from Meson de las Flores.
You can rent the Meson suite with this view on a monthly basis… plus we have two condos for three, six month or one year rentals that also enjoy this view.
On Ecuador’s Pacific the glamor is in the sunset like this Bahia sunset and…
and the perfect sunsets at Palmazul like this.
See Palmazul’s new website at Manabihotels.com
Ecuador Living subscribers receive discounts at Hotel Quito, Meson and Palmazul worth $343. See how here.
We hope to share Ecuador sunrises like this with you.
Gary
We hope you’ll enjoy Ecuador’s beauty with us soon. Here is what a recent delegate shared:
Hi Merry, We really enjoyed the Imbabura and Coastal tours in May and fell in love with Ecuador! Mauricio and Alberto were wonderful and we met some really nice people on the trip. You did not exaggerate the hospitality of the Ecuadorians and the Meson. We hope to return for further exploration in the next year as time allows.
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Or enjoy a North Carolina sunrise. here is a view from my office.
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