Tambopaxi Refuge. Its name comes from two Quichua words. Tambo which means whereabouts and Paxi which means moon, "whereabouts of the moon", the only eco-tourist complex within a National Park at 3,720m above sea level. A magical place surrounded by volcanoes, a great variety of flora and fauna, the sound of the wind and at night a moonlit sky bathed in stars.
It was built in 2000 with the purpose of being a meeting place for climbers as a refuge where they can acclimatize, rest and feed. The style of Tambopaxi is rustic and several elements have been used to achieve that both interiors and exteriors are combined in a single style. To give greater strength, the walls were made of hay bales lined with wattle and daub and the roof is covered with chasqui (pumice stone) to insulate sound, and are lined with bricks overlapping pressure and the roof is thatched with thatch from the páramo.
We have large windows both downstairs and upstairs to enjoy the view at any time of the day but to avoid cooling, double glazing has been put in each of them.
José Mejía E-50 y Bolívar
(Frente al Parque Central de Machachi)
Phone: 381 9250 Ext. 162
