LATIN AMERICA RAFAEL CUESTA ASSUMES NEW DUTIES AS VICE-PRESIDENT AT CANODROS S.A.
RED MANGROVE GALAPAGOS AND ECUADOR LODGES SETS ECUADOR FOUR WORLDS TOUR
Canodros S.A. has announced that Marco Pino P., who acted as General Manager since 2003, has communicated his decision to undertake new challenges, dedicating more time to his personal projects. Rafael Cuesta, Vice President and now acting also as general power, has been designated to assume the legal representation of the company. He has been the Vice President as well as a member of the Board RAFAEL CUESTA-CANODROS of Directors for over 12 years. Cesar Perez Barriga, the company’s Executive President, stated, “Rafael is eligible to carry out the direction of the company and his vision of it so we are confident that Canodros S.A. and the M/V Galapagos Explorer will sail the seas of success during his management with the valuable experience of our company executives.” He added, “With this opportunity, we renew our firm goal to continue with the ideals of our company offering the highest quality of service with a view of total satisfaction of our partners and guests as we were instructed by our founder Carlos Perez Perasso, whose fundamental philosophy of life emphasized his business in service to others with quality, social consciousness and responsibility.” Canodros S.A., www.canodros.com
Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges has a 16-day/15night program called Ecuador Four Worlds, revealing Ecuador’s historical nooks and cultural and botanical/biological quadrants spanning the Equator. The tour can be enjoyed as a solo traveler, couple, family, or in small, private groups of up to 12 and is offered throughout the year. It includes accommodations, most meals, all ground, air and water transportation between island and mainland locations, plus activities, guides and airport transfers. Pricing is based on group size, date of departure, age of participants and room configuration. Rates average $358 ppdo all-inclusive. There is a 25-percent discount for children under 10 years old. All required in-country air is included. In the Galapagos, the company accommodates guests in three of its five multi-island lodges. In other locations guests enjoy the hospitality of boutique hotels and eco-lodges, their colorful hosts and the area’s most popular activities. The four distinct worlds of Ecuador are explored, including the Andean Highlands with the World Heritage capital city Quito, the Equatorial Monument, historic Cuenca, and the best-preserved Inca complex in the country, Ingapirca.The second quadrant takes in the area’s biodiversity with snorkeling with sea lions, a visit to a private preserve where giant Galapagos tortoises freely roam, exploring pirate lore and legend on Floreana, and hiking in the caldera and visiting lava caves on Isabela. The third quadrant includes the Amazon Basin where guests stay at a remote jungle lodge accessed by dugout canoe with hikes to a native village and a canopy tower adventure. Quadrant number four encompasses the Coastal Lowlands and includes tours of historic Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest commercial center, a yacht tour along the Guayas River and shopping at artisan markets. Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges, 888-254-3190, www.redmangrove.com/contact-us, www.redmangrove.com
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HACIENDA CUSIN AND SISTER HOTEL OFFERING PRIVATE HOUSE VACATIONS House renting has become a new way of vacationing in Ecuador, already long established in Europe and North America. Increased cost of living has caused thousands of North Americans and Europeans to migrate, seasonally or permanently. Houses Casa Imbabura at Hacienda Cusin and Casa Olana and Casa Cotacachi at sister hotel Las Palmeras Inn have two bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, log fireplaces, extensive landscaped gardens, patios with magnificent Andean landscapes, sports facilities, Wifi access, and daily housecleaning. Maximum occupancy is four guests. Rates are presently $900 for a week and $1,800 per month, with taxes additional. Apart from many local activities including fine restaurants, magnificent Spanish-colonial Quito, a Galapagos cruise, an Amazon or cloud forest lodge are a morning away. Hacienda Cusin, www.haciendacusin.com; www.elmonasteriodecusin.com, www.laspalmerasinn.com 30 • MARCH 2011
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