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lax and enjoy the food. There are plenty of Ecuadorian takes on international dish options
on the menu as well.
Accommodations
Hostal Las Orquídeas
Bolívar 08-59 between 10 de Agosto and Rocafuerte
$
A little hole-in-the-wall budget hotel with clean, bright rooms that have private bath-
rooms. Right around the corner from the Central Park.
Grand Hotel Loja
Manuel Agustín Aguirre Avenue and Rocafuerte
www.grandhotelloja.com
Grand Hotel Loja is a centrally-located accommodation option suited best for business
travelers but great for couples and families as well. There are 52 guest rooms and all are
spacious (with huge beds) and the site also features a restaurant, business center and ter-
race spa.
Casa Lojana
París 00-08 and Zoilo Rodríguez
$$-$$$
Casa Lojana is probably the most popular option in town. Set in a renovated house and
run by the University of Loja's School of Tourism, the 12 rooms featured are hailed for
their spotlessness, as well as its good food and service.
Vilcabamba
Located 28 miles (45 km) south of Loja in the 'Valley of Longevity' is the village of Vil-
cabamba, whose famed residents are said to live up to 130 years old. The legend lures
droves of tourists and expats to the town year after year but although the claim is obvi-
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