Once you walk through the hacienda and into the gardens, you're surrounded by lush growth, a care for the environment and the promise of exciting adventures to come.
From the garden you can see some of Ecuador's most famous volcanos: extinct Ruminahui (4712m), Pasochoa (4250m), Atacazo (4463m), and in the distance, Cotopaxi, at 5897m the highest active volcano in the world.