In Quito: The rooms at Café Cultura are handpainted with designs sure to bring on sweet dreams — from delicate hummingbirds and fish to flowers and angels. Start each day with the hotel’s top-notch breakfast; dine on the front porch and watch hummingbirds hard at work in the garden. Robles 513 y Reina Victoria; 011-593-2-222-4271;
www.cafecultura.com; singles from $69, doubles from $79.

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In Otavalo: Never has a place been so difficult to leave as Casa Mojanda MountainSide Inn & Farm. It overlooks a patchwork of fields and is home to Sammy, one of the friendliest alpacas around. Cap off your evening with a home-cooked meal from the garden before settling into bed in a room warmed by a fire. Unless you’re up for an adventure (and have a strong stomach), hire a car for the trip from Quito; at $2, the buses are a bargain, but they fly up the curvy mountain roads at a frantic pace. 011-593-6-292-2986; www.casamojanda.com; $140 per night, double occupancy, includes a full (and fantastic) breakfast and dinner.

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In the rain forest: The cabins at Sani Lodge are spare but comfortable. You’ll spend more time hiking and exploring than you will in your cabin, anyway. Bug-phobic folks be forewarned: They grow ’em big in the rain forest. 011-593-2-255-8881; www.sanilodge.com; four days and three nights for $450, or eight days and seven nights for $1,050.

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Safari Ecuador charges $40 for a day trip, including a continental breakfast and a picnic lunch; Foch E5-39 y Juan León Mera, Quito; 011-593-2-255-2505; www.safari.com.ec.