A possible dream in Mindo

 

Our history

De la visión y la "locura" de unos emprendores ecuatorianos surge en una maravillosa porción de la Rain Forest de Mindo, Terrabambú, para que hoy sean muchos los que puedan disfrutar de este mágico paraíso del Ecuador

We want to share a bit of our history, in which from the fascination with one of the most diverse and beautiful natural settings of Ecuador, a dream comes true and that today is available to those who want to visit it and enjoy what We consider"nuestro lugar en el mundo".

2008

The dream starts

2011

The restaurant and the first two cabins are inaugurated

2014

Two new cabins are added

2018

The fifth cabin is inaugurated

 

13 years after the realization of a dream

The birth of Terrabambú

Juan Carlos Fegan, one of the owners of Terrabambú tells us in first person and as a welcome letter for visitors, how the first steps were to get to what is now Terrabambú Restaurant & Lodge in Mindo, Ecuador.

Terrabambúwas born 13 years ago, with a visionary concept of Fernando (my brother-in-law), he and my sister Malena had bought a property two years ago marveling at the beauty of this beautiful Rain Forest, they were captivated by the primary forest, the biodiversity, the waterfalls , the miraculous variety of birds; At this time, the Mindo Valley was not well known and there was little hotel infrastructure, its little cabin was filled with friends and family on weekends, who also marveled at this beautiful and magical place.


biodiversity, waterfalls and birds captivated us

Seeing the beauty of this paradise, we decided to make a project to make the wonders of this place known to the world. The idea was to set up a beautiful refuge in the heart of the Mindo Valley, the first thing was to look for resources, to make an investor fall in love with our dream, the road became complicated, we did not have many guarantees at that time, only the deep desire to make the project come true, time passed but we never got discouraged.

 

The desire was stronger, with the few economic resources it was possible to buy the land near the cabin with direct financing, and immediately began to build the restaurant in a strategic place, it was the highest part of a small hill overlooking the valley , from there you can hear the passage of the Mindo River and contemplate the majestic geography, it is worth mentioning that the architect was and continues to be Fernando, who without being an architect, designed and worked on the construction of the project at that time (he knows architecture what than me from aerospace engineering), yet his imagination exceeds knowledge. Then the neighboring property was bought and the construction of the first cabins and the pool began, it took more than 3 years to complete the construction of the restaurant and cabins one and two, and friends and family began to come to enjoy these facilities. Little by little, the services and infrastructure of the inn were completed, after another year the project was legalized and the undertaking began.

 


the name Terrabambú arises from the huge bamboos of the place

 

Terrabambú es el nombre que le dimos a la hostería, cuando recorres esta zona te maravillas con la cantidad de Bambús que hay por todo lado, así que la bautizamos como la Tierra de los Bambús, al cruzar el puente colgante en la Hostería puedes ver a los lados del bosque algunos Bambús de más de 20 mts de altura.La hostería empezó a dar atención inicialmente a los amigos de los amigos, mismos que corrían la voz de este hermoso lugar hecho con tanto amor, de los deliciosos platos que servían en el restaurante y de la acogedora hospitalidad de su personal, y empezó a llenarse de gente, gente que venía de todo lados del Ecuador y fuera de él, gente que buscaba este refugio para gozar con sus hijos y su familia del contacto con la madre naturaleza... 

 

And the birds began to arrive, the majestic Toucans, the Parrots, the Hummingbirds, the beautiful Motmot, the armadillos, the Guatusas and the mischievous squirrels, all of them made Terrabambu their home and share with our visitors the magic of this Paradise, where one can enjoy the unstoppable afternoon rain or the heavenly sunsets. However, the most important resource that we have from the beginning is our people, people from Mindo who love their land and feel the inn as theirs, their smile and their dedication to service make their visit to Terrabambú worthwhile, so ...WELCOME! We are waiting for you to continue telling the story ……


Juan Carlos Fegan

President

President of Terrabambú. Tireless search engine for new proposals