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Five-Star Hotel in Ecuador, First and Only to Receive Prestigious Award

Oct 22, 2012 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team

While the quality of tourist facilities varies greatly in Ecuador, there’s no doubt that one of its finest five-star hotels is offering the best in service and accommodations—mostly because they have the awards to prove it. For the second year in a row, Casa Ceibo Boutique Hotel & Spa has been recognized by Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism for helping to promote the country’s tourism and better the experience for travelers. During the ceremony at the San Francisco Plaza in Quito, the luxury resort also took home the Green Star Diamond Award by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. Making this an even bigger achievement is the fact that Casa Ceibo is Ecuador’s first and only five-star resort to be given this recognition for two consecutive years. Since its opening in October 2009, the... Read More

A 17th Century Style Oasis at Ecuador's Hacienda Cusin

May 21, 2012 | Contributor: Janice Nieder

After an exhilarating but exhausting afternoon power shopping my way through the famed Otavalo handicraft market, I couldn't wait to hop a cab for the 10 minute ride back to my “oasis of calm,” the Hacienda Cusin. This restored 400-year-old Ecuadorian estate lies in an enchanted hodge-podge garden setting filled with a riotous display of color from the bauble-bright bougainvillea, roses and orchids, and painted, story-telling murals.... Read More

Travel to the Galapagos Islands: Ideal Destination for Scuba Diving

May 20, 2011 | Contributor: Julie Hatfield

While a cruise in the Galapagos Islands is luxurious, there is a new way to travel here just as opulently; especially for SCUBA divers who don’t like to be cooped up in a boat for eight days and would rather have experiences under the water than mal de mare when living on the water.... Read More

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