Travel Guide Huigra

Located at an altitude of 1,200 m, the valley enjoys a very pleasant spring microclimate all year round. Huigra has a very special old-fashioned charm. A few years ago, it received the visit of Elisabeth Brainard, the last granddaughter of the American John Harmann, builder of the Ecuadorian railway. Hired by the president of the Republic Eloy Alfaro, he lived in Huigra, which was the administrative headquarters of the railway company between 1887 and 1908. Established in large mansions, the executives of the Company initiated an era of prosperity, as some buildings such as the technical college still testify