As well as a beautiful hotel, the Hacienda retains its roots as a working farm, producing 6000 liters of milk a day, wheat, barley, cheese in 14 varieties, cream, trout, wool, mutton, horses, wood, and even compost from our earthworm farm. Experience a real dairy farm with over 300 prized Holsteins cows. See the milking at 4:00 pm (or 5:00am, if you are adventurous), milk a cow by hand and feed the adorable baby calves.

For cheese lovers, join us on a tour of our Cheese Museum where you can learn how we make 14 types of fresh, semi-aged, and aged cheese. Each variety is handmade with local milk by local people with the unique Zuleta spirit!

As a recognized eco-lodge, we are proud to serve you from the organic gardens of Rosario Plaza, Galo Plaza Lasso’s wife. Within three hectares of blossoming flowers and trees, we grow 17 different kinds of vegetables, five different kinds of fruit, herbs, spices, and medical plants. The compost fertilizes all from our very own earthworm farm.