About Us

Family Owned Land Since 1941

My coastal Los Angeles, California home is a 5 star rated Airbnb destination and "mini-mansion" for travelers and working professionals from across the world. Conversations with a variety of 1,000+ visitors inspired me to build a vacation resort on the land where I was born called "Land of the Grandparents" or "Tierra de Los Abuelos". It is a work-in-progress family homestay plantation and loving family business dedicated to my ancestors through our customs and traditions. After raising my children and going into early retirement, I have begun to build this space for visitors, who will be treated like family and guaranteed a uniquely humble and memorable stay. The five year plan project development plan of land is set for the modern huts to be completed by 2025. Therefore, guests will participate in sharing their ideas and suggestions for the future of this raw developing space. To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice, specially when you are in great hands.

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The Pillars of Tierra De Los Abuelos

1. Agro Tourism

This geographical range makes it a unique destination for agro-tourism -- from coastal farmlands to developing small cities -- Ecuador is one the world's biological diversity “hot spots”. Portoviejo (or "old port") has a thriving agricultural-processing industry and is an important commercial center, with good road connections to Quito and Guayaquil. It is important for coffee, cattle and fishing.

2. Community Building

The cultural exchange of living together with members of the community makes it possible to get to know the lifestyle and daily activities of a farm surrounded by plantain trees, near the river, miles from the beach and a developing city.

3. Cultural Preservation

Portoviejo is one of the oldest and sixth largest city in Ecuador, who has not forgotten its roots. Today, as in the past, Manabitos are proud of their cultural and ethnic identity -- through festivals and traditions that are everyday affairs, strengthening personal links, revitalizing great pilgrimages and helping to appreciating nature.

4. Sacred Experience

We treat your stay on our motherland as sacred -- encouraging respect, love and care during your visit. It is encouraged to set an intention of personal growth, healing or transformation in the simplest form. We believe, that you will return with our family's Ecuadorian blessing.

5. Home Stay Paradise

This paradise is set in a hot semi-arid climate with consistently very warm to hot conditions all year round. Your retreat consists of sudden rain showers for adventurous swims on the beach or extremely dry weather ideal for lounging poolside meals or an outdoor evening massage.

6. Tailored Adventure

Our website provides examples of experiences that include stays in our outdoor huts to sleeping in a more colonial style home on the plantation. The nature hikes and bike tours run through superb landscapes in the Manabi area from the community of Portoviejo Catholic Church as far as skydiving off the cliffs of Manta.