PAUTE, CUENCA RIVERSIDE, MOUNTAIN GETAWAY - Gorgeous 3-bedroom vacation or full-time rustic home 45 minutes from Cuenca Paute, Cuenca, Paute, Azuay

This riverside, mountain retreat and sanctuary near Paute is tucked amongst ancient pine and indigenous trees on a beautiful river (with river rights) and is the perfect weekend getaway, a rustic country home, or an Andes rental cabin. The 1, 076 sq. ft main house features a beautiful front porch with benches to relax, unwind and breathe in the incredible fresh air all around you. Inside the North American built home is an open-concept living, dining, and kitchen area with hardwood floors, wooden beams, and tons of windows with iron lattice work and spectacular views. Most furniture and all appliances are included in the sales price, as is a washer and dryer. There is also a one-room guest house and a high-end outhouse included in the sales price. The property is 1300 sq. meters (not quite a half acre) with both flat and steep areas and a good-sized lawn in front of the porch and behind the gate leading to the road. The mesmerizing river is an Amazon tributary both sacred, and protected and everywhere in the home (and in the guest cabin) you can hear the calming flow. If you've never gone to sleep to the sounds of the river, you're in for a real treat! There are 3 bedrooms and one bath in the main house, nestled in the trees. A stone staircase takes you down to a gorgeous wooden patio area perched above the river, where you can wake up to a fresh cup of coffee as you sit in nature, or have an al fresco lunch, or a sunset drink, all the while listening to the soothing sounds of the river and taking in the peaceful, meditative backdrop of the mature trees you'll find in every direction. This secluded and peaceful house has room to expand and a second floor could easily be added according to local building codes, should you want to enlarge this exceptional mountain refuge just 45 minutes from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cuenca, Ecuador's cultural capital. It is also only 10 minutes frmo Paute an adorable Andes town with everything you need for daily living including a great mercado, restaurants (one of the best in the Highlands), tiendas, pharmacies, banks and a small hospital and clinics.This riverside, mountain retreat and sanctuary near Paute is tucked amongst ancient pine and indigenous trees on a beautiful river (with river rights) and is the perfect weekend getaway, a rustic country home, or an Andes rental cabin. The 1, 076 sq. ft main house features a beautiful front porch with benches to relax, unwind and breathe in the incredible fresh air all around you. Inside the North American built home is an open-concept living, dining, and kitchen area with hardwood floors, wooden beams, and tons of windows with iron lattice work and spectacular views. Most furniture and all appliances are included in the sales price, as is a washer and dryer. There is also a one-room guest house and a high-end outhouse included in the sales price. The property is 1300 sq. meters (not quite a half acre) with both flat and steep areas and a good-sized lawn in front of the porch and behind the gate leading to the road. The mesmerizing river is an Amazon tributary both sacred, and protected and everywhere in the home (and in the guest cabin) you can hear the calming flow. If you've never gone to sleep to the sounds of the river, you're in for a real treat! There are 3 bedrooms and one bath in the main house, nestled in the trees. A stone staircase takes you down to a gorgeous wooden patio area perched above the river, where you can wake up to a fresh cup of coffee as you sit in nature, or have an al fresco lunch, or a sunset drink, all the while listening to the soothing sounds of the river and taking in the peaceful, meditative backdrop of the mature trees you'll find in every direction. This secluded and peaceful house has room to expand and a second floor could easily be added according to local building codes, should you want to enlarge this exceptional mountain refuge just 45 minutes from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cuenca, Ecuador'