Nowadays, Tierra del Volcan owns four distinctive curated properties:
- Hacienda El Porvenir, located on the slopes of the Rumiñahui Volcano, near the Cotopaxi National Park.
- Hacienda El Tambo, located inside the Cotopaxi National Park, near Quilindaña Volcano.
- Hacienda El Cerotal, located on the slopes on Imbabura Volcano, in the northern andes.
- Casa Centro, in the colonial area of the city of Quito.
Altitude sickness occurs when you cannot get enough oxygen from the air at high altitudes. This causes symptoms such as a headache, weakness or dizziness, loss of appetite, digestion problems and trouble sleeping.
It happens most often when people who are not used to high altitudes go quickly from lower altitudes to higher ones. Mild altitude sickness is common. Experts do not know who will get it and who will not. It doesn’t depend on your fitness level nor being male or female, adult or child plays a role in whether you get altitude sickness.
To prevent altitude sickness is important to hydrate and acclimatize yourself properly and to inform us if you have any of the described symptoms. To treat altitude sickness, the most effective solution is to lower down in altitude.
We are open year round under prior reservation. Depending on the tour or activity you would like to do we have some suggestions. Mountain climbing can be done during all of the year, but the best months go from October to March. Tours heading to Hacienda El Tambo can also be done year round, but the best months are from September to May. June, July and August are known locally as summer, and little rain is expected, beautiful clear skies are common and so are strong winds.