Papallacta Therme hotel

Not far from the capital of Ecuador, Quito, in the mountains, there is a thermal hotel Papallacta Therme (booking.com), located on the sources that exist since the time of the Inca Empire. Quito is also at high altitude, but the hotel is even higher, about 3,300 meters. The place is very quiet and peaceful. The hotel is built by German guy.

The main feature of the hotel is a shallow thermal pools, which are located right on site. Water is heated by volcanic activity, and it's very nicely to go out of the room and find a termal bath just 3 meters from the door.

Most rooms have shared pools, although we did not see other swimmers. There are also more expensive houses with private pools.

From the hotel we visited the park Cayambe Coca, but it is at a distance. A few hundred meters towards it, there is a wicket that leads to the small picturesque ecotrail that worth a visit. Look for a wicket and wooden map here (S00°21.612 W078°9.014).

On the ecotrail we met several rabbits and saw datura. Rabbits here are different from european rabbits, most likely it is a kind of teporingo, volcanic rabbit.










Prices ($) in a restaurant on the street near the hotel.


Getting there: Here you can find a map of how to get to Papallacta from Quito. The village is located 67 kilometers from Quito. You need to go in the direction of Tena and Baeza and ask to stop near Papallacta. From the road to the hotel is about 2.5 kilometers, take a taxi for $1.5-2. In Quito you the need to ride from Rio Coca to Cumbaya on a green bus, stop near the Eloy Alfaro street and a large mall. Next look for Primax gas station / Kia Motors, the bus stop to Tena or Baeza is there. Ticket price to Papallacta is $2.5-3.