Arashá Spa is a tropical forest health resort and spa, located about 3 kilometres west of the town of Pedro Vicente Maldonado near La Independencia, Pichincha Province

Pichincha Province

Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...

, in northern Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

. It is noted for its chocolate fondue treatments and workshops. Set in the heart of the forest, it is a ecological hot spot, with over 1,500 endemic plant species and one of the largest varieties of amphibians in the world.