Where to Stay
The options are limited, which makes the decision making process a whole lot easier. The Starlight Inn was my home for two weeks and I loved every second of it. The quirky building was made with a whole lot of love, but not a whole lot of luxury. Just your basic essentials, which is all you really need.
The best part is the home-cooked dinner you will receive from either Monica or Mayra. It is a family-run hostel, owned by Mayra and Victor, two of the hardest working people I have met.
Rocky the llama hangs out in the backyard, where you can sip your morning coffee as you watch the clouds glide past the Illiniza mountains.
Victor works as a tour guide and drives a huge chiva bus, which he will happily take you around if you’d like to check out the sights. You can learn to milk a cow, go wine tasting (with mortiños though, not grapes), go mountain biking, and more.