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If you honor authenticity over pretentious
If you prefer local contact more than predictable service
If you are looking to connect not connectivity
If you prefer personalization over ostentation
If you seek local flavours cooked with love
Tierra de Leyendas is the place for your stay at the end of the world
We have created, your home away from home, and we love to share our knowledge and experience from our native land
Your place at the end of the world to live an authentic experience of Southern Patagonia.
Tierra de Leyendas is not just a hotel, it is local encounter with the owners who will take care of every detail during your stay. Our purpose is to create unforgettable memories. We are the only unique boutique hotel with private service in Ushuaia, attended by locals
To provide our exclusive and dedicated service to our guests, the hotel doors are always closed, creating a true home feeling attended by owners, that are also service professionals. Maria with a tourism degree and Sebastian an international Chef
Every detail that you will find at our hotel, from paintings to decorations were hand made by the owner, Maia and recognized local artists. Our décor is specially thought to discover our historical heritage, flora and fauna of South Patagonia.
As part of our Legends, Sebastian chef & owner showcase the best local flavors, making an unforgettable gastronomic journey
Our family is composed by Maia & Sebas, and their three daughters. The 18 years old twins, Mora & Avril, and the little one Gemma of 14 years old. Maia is descendant of early settlers in Ushuaia. We are dedicated to a high level of tourist service, with a degree in Tourism & Gastronomy, and more than 25 years of hotel experience. We attend you personally to make sure you will want to come back and again.
She was born in Ushuaia and is a descendant of the first families that venture to settle in this faraway land. Maia earned a degree in Tourism (Licentiate) from the U.S.A.L University and has been working as a professional in hotel management for over two decades. Most of her knowledge comes from the Marriott Plaza Hotel, where she finished her work as a Reservations Manager before deciding to travel around the world for a year.
She also teached Hotel Managment for a decade.
She has also received a degree in Sustainable Tourism, and it is now dedicated and devoted to protect the environment, founding in 2016 a social activist movement called “A Limpiar Ushuaia”.
Photograhper, organizational Gestaltist constellating, independent consultant. She speaks English, Portugues and French
Chef committed to healthy eating and noble products that take care of health and the Environment. For eight years he cooked at the Marriott Plaza Hotel where he worked as a Banquet Chef and Cuisine Supervisor. During the trip around the world for a year, he made the most of the flavours of Andalusian cuisine in Costa del Sol, working for a catering business. In Ushuaia he gained experience with the opening of new gastronomic and hotel projects. Today he is dedicated to having an exclusive restaurant for guests in Tierra de Leyendas.
LEGENDS HELP US PRESERVE OUR PAST BUT CAN WE PRESERVE THE FUTURE?
HELP US AS TRAVELER TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
Maia and her volunteer work in the community
Raise awareness about Plastic Pollution at the end of the world.
Founder and reference of the environmental movement “A Limpiar Ushuaia”. They promote the Circular Economy, carry out Cleaning campaigns; Environmental Education, author of three ordinances approved against plastic pollution. (Ushuaia free of disposables for consumption inside the premises, prohibition of the sale of single-use plastic swabs and environmental awareness program for cigarette butts).
Some information about their environmental work in society:
Environmental Recognition granted by the Senate of the Argentine Nation “Berta Cáceres” for her participation in defense of Good Living in Clean Up Ushuaia.
Certification in Environmentally Sustainable Hospitality – Ecoturismo Argentina
Certification in Sustainable Tourism Diploma – University of Salamanca
Invited to several talks on plastic pollution. National Congress & Municipality of Ushuaia. Deliberative Council of Belle Ville Córdoba (2019) and Merlo San Luis (2021), among others.
Teacher of the Hotel Management career with sustainability projects.
Environmental photographer.
Declaration of Provincial and Cultural Interest for a Limpiar Ushuaia movement
Declaration of Municipal Interest for the #MarzosinColillas Campaign.
Speaker at the Bolivia International Sustainable Tourism Forum (2023)
Speaker at the Jujuy Sustainable Tourism Forum (2024)
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Sebas and his care of the environment inside the hotel
Local gastronomy oriented to the Slow Food movement. It promotes the pleasure of eating slowly, enjoying flavors and aromas, and focuses its efforts on the use of organic foods, defending biodiversity, sustainable and responsible consumption with producers, safeguarding the gastronomic culture of the place.
Carry out the Hotel’s organic Greenhouse
Responsibility for the reduction of single-use plastics in Gastronomy.
Promotes zero-waste gastronomy. To achieve this, all production is done at the moment, thus avoiding unnecessary waste.
All organic kitchen waste is composted, which is then used in our organic garden. Elimination of any product that is harmful to the environment and that does not comply with the corresponding health measures, such as the case of Pink Salmon from Salmon Farms in Chilean Patagonia.
It is responsible for responsible purchasing and fair trade, so that the inputs we acquire or the services we contract are aimed at generating a positive social and environmental impact.
Incorporate traditional dishes into the hotel gastronomic offer
