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Vilcabamba Glimpse #48

Imagine

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today.

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us…

Excerpted from John Lennon’s song Imagine

Imagine an international community of caring people.

Imagine spectacular scenery as the norm.

Imagine pure air.

Imagine clean and abundant water.

Imagine a welcoming country of warm-hearted people.

Imagine living in a simpler time but with access to modern technology.

Imagine year around gardening.

Imagine sleeping with the windows open every night.

Imagine no need for heating or air-conditioning.

Imagine comfortable warm days and cool nights year around.

Imagine a much lower cost of living.

Imagine a much higher quality of life.

Imagine living in reality, not a virtual reality.

Imagine living on a riverfront ranch in the Andes Mountains.

Imagine an extraordinary Equestrian and Hiking Center, world-class mountainside hotel, exquisite and healthy cuisine, remarkable riverfront health spa, organic café, spectacular hiking and horseback riding trails, a tranquil park on the river, a variety of intellectual and recreational stimulation, great progressivley-minded neighbors…

Imagine Hacienda San Joaquin, Vilcabamba, Ecuador

Heaven on Earth.

The photos: 1. Hacienda entrance. 2. A road on the ranch; view is south. 3. Equestrian and Hiking Center. 4. Stallion (Marcado) on property Q10. 5. Entrance to Equestrian and Hiking Center. 6. A view east taken late afternoon. 7. Josepha and her offspring, Emma. 8. Emily, near Stable 2 entrance, with seven of her nine pure-bred Weimaraner puppies (five and half weeks old).

Best, Joe

Joe Simonetta
Owner/Architect
Hacienda San Joaquin
Vilcabamba, Ecuador


P.S. International Living named Ecuador "The Best Place in the World to Retire" http://www.haciendasanjoaquin.com/best_in_the_world.html