The distinctive, mortarless Incan stonework that forms many of the walls makes this hotel unique and mysterious. Surrounded by luscious gardens in a peaceful, bucolic setting, the 11 meticulously rustic rooms all come with fireplaces, plush spreads and hand-painted walls.
This hacienda has seen a lot of history over the last five centuries. Originally an Inca fortress, it later served as an Augustinian monastery. The French Geodesic Mission used it as a triangulation point to measure the equator in 1748, and Alexander von Humboldt stayed here in 1802, as did climber Edward Whymper in 1880.