Centrally located with easy access to Mindo bus stop and all birding
sites. Comfortable, safe, new, clean single and double rooms with private
bathrooms and hot showers. Accommodations for 22 guests. Delicious home-cooked
meals; vegetarian available upon request. The Mindo cloud-forest is
one of the best birding sites in South America. Some 370 species have
been recorded around Mindo. Mindo was designated South America's first
Important Bird Area by Bird Life International (1997).
Descansar means "to be calm" as well as "to relax" in Spanish.
Peace and relaxation is what you will get here. In the
guest-house "El Descanso" we are available for
all your requests. We can organize excursions for you,
give you special tips, or you can just relax and enjoy
the solitude.