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LAS PALMERAS
- Over 20 activities, tours and expeditions.
- A self-guided property tour, site map and history is in Reception.
| Animals | Llamas, horses, peacocks, rabbits, guinea pigs, turkeys, pigs. |
| Game room | Billiards, darts, ping-pong. |
| Film Library | +300 selected DVDs and videos, in Reception. |
| House Games | Chess, Backgammon, cards, Monopoly, etc. |
| Horseriding* | With guide, $13 pp per hour. See Itineraries for 2 days/1 night. |
| Massage | Giovano. Professional, exemplary, in-room. |
| Mountain Biking* | Many short and long routes. |
| Spanish Classes | Tailor-made classes, from $10/hr pp. 15% room discount, minimum 4 night stay. |
| Sports | Basketball, squash, volleyball. |
| * Helmets must be worn | |
| Train ride | Rooftop countryside views, departs 7 a.m. from Ibarra. |
| Antique shops | Casa Cusin, San Antonio de Ibarra and Otavalo |
| Archaeology | Cochasqui, 800 A.D, 20 earth pyramids, 40 minutes from Cusín. Guided tours in Spanish. (See Itinerary Page, Day 5) |
| Climbing | Hills and mountains: El Lechero, Cubilche, Mojanda, Fuyafuya, Imbabura, Cayambe (ice climb) and Cotacachi. |
| Condor Reserve | Extraordinary. Espejo, 10 minutes from Cusin, near Otavalo. |
| Craft Villages | San Antonio - wood carving; Cotacachi - leather; Agato - weaving workshop; Peguche - weaving. |
| Golf | 9-hole, at Yaguacocha, 30 minutes from Cusin. |
| Miniature Golf | At Cabanas del Lago, and water sports, 10 minutes from Cusin. |
| Markets | Otavalo craft market, daily 7-4. |
| Museums | Otavalo-Archeology. Cotacachi-Anthropology. |
| Paramo | El Angel Paramo , 90 minutes north of Cusín. |
| Restaurants | *Las Palmeras Inn, *Ali Shungi; **Haciendas: Pinsaqui, La Compania and Molino, ****La Mirage. *inexpensive, ** moderate, ****expensive. Reserve at Cusin in advance. |
| Walking/Hiking | Gualaví, Imbabura, Mojanda, Quebrada, Rinconada, Cubilche, Laguna Cuicocha, Zuleta, etc. Maps and information at Reception. |
