Vilcabamba invites you to know and enjoy its paradise scenery and get in touch with nature. The valley gives an ideal natural site and a perfect weather, mix with a colonial calm atmosphere.

Vilcabamba comes from the “quichua” word “Huilcopamba” (Wilcopamba) that means “sacred tree plain”, referring to the Huilco, a well known medicinal tree for the Incas. This paradise is found 40 kms heading south from Loja, at 1.553 m. over sea level. You cannot miss a visit to the “Sacred Valley”, were the secrets of the eternal youth are saved.

Its spectacular colors and natural beauty are crossed by the rivers Chamba and Uchima. The valley has some low hills that make it a perfect landscape, a “hidden paradise” that transports you to the past, while you walk the streets of town and admire the colonial style of the adobe and wood houses, with big and beautiful yards and gardens.

The longevity of its people has been one of the principal attractions. People of all the World had come to this place searching for this secret, attributed to the minerals in the water, the middle temperature weather and the peace of the “Sacred Valley”.