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Casa del Suizo

You’d be hard pressed looking at the photos below of la Casa del Suizo to place this resort anywhere beyond a major resort area in the Caribbean, but this is in the depths of a rainforest in the Amazon Basin. The amenities here are first-rate.

Casa del Suizo pool

The grounds are spectacular:

Casa del Suizo lodgings

The gardens are beautiful.

Flowers at Casa del Suizo

The rooms are roomy, comfortable, and ours at least had quite the view.

Casa del Suizo suite

Rio Napo view

The pool, pavilion/bar, and dining common areas are simply magnificent.

Casa del Suizo

Just beyond the grounds of la Casa del Suizo lies the colorful, quaint Quechua village of Ahuano. The Quechua people are indigenous to Ecuador and its neighbors. And while the streets may be unpaved, don’t think that modern amenities have yet to hit Anuano. Internet cafés, drinkable water, bars, and nightclubs have sprung up. There’s even a karaoke establishment.

Karaoke, anyone?

This next establishment was quite a surprise in that it contained souvenir offerings such as blowguns and darts. It was also quite odd seeing in front of it a manhole built into an unpaved road.

Ahuano souvenir shop, complete with blowguns and darts

Some of the homes were very picturesque in color. Even the rusty roof below added to the ambiance.

Colorful Ahuano home