Enjoy a quieter life surrounded by fruit trees, productive gardens, and the mountains of southern Ecuador. Located in Quinara, approximately 20 minutes south of Vilcabamba and about an hour from the city of Loja, this property combines a comfortable two-story home with an established orchard and flat land for growing food.

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With two bedrooms, two bathrooms, bright interior spaces, a mountain-view balcony, and a covered outdoor cooking area, the property offers an appealing setting for anyone interested in gardening, home food production, and a lifestyle closer to nature.

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The tour describes approximately 2,400 m² of flat land, with a total area of around 3,600 m² when the protection margin is included. According to the information presented in the tour, the protected portion can be used for planting but cannot be built upon. This additional growing space complements the existing orchard and provides room to develop more gardens.

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A Home Combining Rustic Character with Modern Comfort

The home’s exposed brick gives it a warm, natural appearance, complemented by wood-look tile flooring and aluminum-framed windows. This combination creates a rustic modern style that fits comfortably into the surrounding countryside.

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Inside, the open-plan layout connects the kitchen, dining, and living spaces. High ceilings and numerous windows bring in abundant natural light, giving the main living area a bright, open feel. The layout allows everyday activities, cooking, dining, relaxing, and spending time together, to take place within a connected space.

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The kitchen features granite countertops, attractive cabinetry, and a gas stovetop. A central island provides additional preparation space and includes an electrical outlet, a convenient detail for countertop appliances and everyday cooking.

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Upstairs are two bedrooms, a bathroom, and an additional sitting area. This sitting space offers a comfortable place to read, relax, or create a small personal retreat within the home.

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One of the bedrooms opens onto a balcony overlooking the surrounding mountains and Quinara Valley. This is one of the property’s most inviting features: a place to enjoy morning coffee, take in the mountain scenery, or unwind while watching the evening light and sunsets over the valley.

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The tour also mentions that the house was designed to accommodate an additional floor, potentially allowing a third bedroom and a future three-bedroom, two-bathroom configuration. This offers a possibility for buyers who may want more space, subject to confirmation of the design and construction requirements.

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Covered Parking and Outdoor Cooking

A large covered area provides parking space and an outdoor cooking and barbecue area. Equipped with a wood-burning stove, grill, and sink, this space adds a practical outdoor gathering area to the property.

It is an appealing setup for preparing meals with produce from the garden, cooking over a wood fire, and enjoying food with family and friends. The covered space extends the home’s everyday living options and supports the outdoor lifestyle that makes this setting attractive.

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An Established Orchard with a Wide Variety of Food

The property already has a diverse collection of mature fruit trees and productive crops. For buyers who want to grow some of their own food, this established planting is a substantial part of its appeal.

Trees and crops identified during the tour include:

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• Avocados: Several mature avocado trees grow on the property, including older criollo varieties. One large tree was reported by the owner to have produced approximately 500 avocados in the previous year.

• Guanábana, or soursop: An established tree is shown producing large fruit. The owner reports that this particular tree bears throughout the year, with fruit developing in different months.

• Bananas: Multiple varieties are planted throughout the property, including Filipino and seda, also known as silk bananas.

• Plantains: Plantains add another useful cooking crop to the property’s food production.

• Mango: A large mango tree, identified in the tour as the Tommy variety, produces large red fruit. It was heavily flowering at the time of filming.

• Lima: Several trees produce the fruit locally called lima, described in the tour as a mild, sweet citrus that can be eaten fresh or juiced.

• Sapote blanco: The property includes a tree bearing this distinctive fruit, described as having a soft, sweet interior with flavors reminiscent of pear and caramel.

• Guava: Guava trees are also identified during the walk through the growing area.

• Sugarcane: An established patch provides cane that can be harvested for fresh juice and regrows after cutting.

•  Yuca, or cassava: A substantial planted area contains this versatile root crop, widely used in Ecuadorian cooking.

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This variety brings together fruit trees, starchy food crops, citrus, and sugarcane, providing a strong foundation for a productive home garden.

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Flat Land with Space to Grow More

The flat terrain is one of the property’s most practical advantages. It makes the land easier to move around, cultivate, and organize into different growing areas.

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Beyond the established trees and crops, the tour shows an open area that had previously been planted with corn. This space offers potential for vegetable beds, culinary herbs, or additional food crops, depending on the new owner’s interests.

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The soil is described during the tour as fertile, with a sandy texture, and the existing yuca patch demonstrates its use for root-crop cultivation. Buyers interested in gardening would have both established plantings to work with and room to develop their own growing plan.

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Palms and other trees add to the landscape, with eucalyptus also visible in the surrounding setting. Mountain views remain a recurring feature throughout the property, connecting the garden areas with the wider valley scenery.

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Existing Chicken Facilities

The property also has an established chicken roosting area. At the time of filming, the owner kept approximately 60 chickens and reported collecting around 10 to 15 eggs per day.

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For someone interested in keeping chickens, the existing setup adds another useful component to the property’s home food production. Together with the orchard and cultivated areas, it illustrates how the land is already being used for a productive rural lifestyle.

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A Peaceful Setting Near Vilcabamba

This property offers the opportunity to enjoy a private countryside setting while remaining within approximately 20 minutes of Vilcabamba. Its combination of a bright home, mountain views,

covered outdoor cooking space, mature fruit trees, and manageable flat land makes it particularly appealing for buyers who want to spend more time outdoors and take an active role in growing their own food.

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Whether your interest is tending an orchard, expanding the vegetable garden, keeping chickens, or simply enjoying a quiet balcony overlooking the mountains, this Quinara property provides an inviting foundation for life in southern Ecuador.

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Price: $155,000 

Ref: LOJQUI28