QUINTA CONTENTA: is situated 2 1/2 kms south of Vilcabamba, Ecuador. Overlooking the famed Valley of Longetivity (see www.vilcabamba.org). 45 kms south of Loja

All the houses are built with adobe brick,solid cement & rebar foundations and columns, traditional tile floors & roofs with high quality hardwood ceilings,doors & window frames.

Traditional colonial ranch houses with modern plumbing & electrical wiring (farm also has 15kw transformer) workshop wired 220/120 w

There is a main house with 4 guesthouses.

• A big long building that houses a ceramic studio,
• kiln,
• saddle room,
• tool room & wood workshop.
• an independent water system for irrigation, drawing water from springs and creek on the property with dam, pump house,
• 60,00 litre (15,000 gallon) underground tank,
• a 50,000 litre (12,000 gallon) potable water tank for all the houses
• a ceremonial meditation kiosk in its own little valley with a creek running by it,
• swimming pool with pump & filter,
• large vegetable garden areas,producing fruit trees,
• poultry house and run,
• bee hives

The Houses:

CASA GRANDE

• 3 bedrooms
• kitchen,
• living,dining,
• bathroom,
• wrap around covered patio
• walkway with outside dining area

CASA OBSERVATORIO y CASA CUIDADOR

• 2 bedrooms,
• covered outdoor dining area,
• kitchen,
• bathroom each

CASA CONTENTA

• 2 bedrooms,
• bathroom.
• outdoor covered area.

CASA TORRE

• 1 bedroom,
• office,
• bathroom.
• Telephone line.
• good satelite internet hookup