CASAAIDA - home away from home-

What do we offer? "Casa Aída" is at the same time a very pretty, welcoming, calm and mainly economic place. -Hot water -Restaurant (Breakfasts, Our great specialty) -Laundry service -Telephone -Fax -Internet -Guides / tours -Private garage * Free: All tourists can request aromatic waters totally free, at any hour.
	Lodging We have capacity for around 70 people with comfortable and rustic rooms, among which we offer: - Simple - Matrimonial rooms - Doubles - Triples - Family cabins
Gastronomy Exquisite and healthy food with a good balance of ingredients: The variety of soups, strong plates and desserts have given to Casa Aída the fame that conserves behind from many years ago, their specialty is to alternate among the typical, the traditional, the vegetarian, and also the international food, using all type of meats and the diversity of vegetables that give us our abundant and generous region. The tourists can enjoy a family and pleasant atmosphere; at the same time they enjoy the heat of the chimney and of the environmental music of the Andean region. Lately we have a great variety of cold and hot drinks, among which are our innovative traditional cocktails. Breakfasts "Our great specialty": The tourists can request the breakfasts From 4 in the morning". And to savor from very early the traditional and big " PANCAKES " that didn't find in any place of the world, covered with a rich and natural marmalade of regional fruits, juices of Ecuadorian fruits, tea, aromatic waters, coffee, chocolate and milk to the pleasure (the tourist can request the quantity that wants, without additional cost). And also we offer Box lunches for the trips.
	Natural attractiveness, tours/guides / near places: "Casa Aída" is located in one of the most privileged Andean regions, because It has the best access in all county to the majestic and enigmatic volcano Taita Imbabura as well as the colossal and fascinating hills that surround it. This is the perfect place preferred by all the tourists that have just arrived in the Ecuador and want to be acclimatized for not having problems when visiting the other places of our rich country. It is also possible to visit all imbaburean regions in little time. Among the favorite activities we can mention the journey in "Autoferro" (train) along the singular Andean valleys of our region until the tropical area of Lita and to return early the same day, or also to visit the beautiful lagoons and their unique abundant ecosystem in the Country, this it is the main reason for which our province is called the "Blue province" or "the Lagoons Province". We can also visit the main cantons to buy crafts of all type (leather, wood, ceramic, etc.), textile of diverse materials with autochthonous characters. Here different cultural manifestations can be appreciated in all year amid an unforgettable landscape that without doubt was an important scenario where the most warring and last pre-Incan culture lived for a lot of time, They were the " Caranquis " and... (more datails History of “La Esperanza”) Also is important to mention the millennial forest in the province of the Carchi to less than 2 hours from Casa Aída. These are only ones in the entire world. Among them we have: The forest of the Arrayanes, The forest of the Frailejones, The forest of the Polilepis, The forest of Guandera, etc. Ecological reserves very extensive and only in the world.
Transport to the mountain: Here we can to get vans or taxis at any hour that the tourist needs. Guides: We also work with native and regional bilingual guides; which not only show you the roads, but rather they will also share you their knowledge of geography, history, etc., and they will also be able to accompany you or to advise you toward other recommended places of the country or they will put you in contact with other hotels, guides, agencies, etc., according your necessities. To ask for Charly, he helped you with any information about the places, tours, and other details about the province and the country in general, or if you want, you can communicate with him via e-mail: taitacharly@casaaida.com