We take the safety of all our visitors and their possessions seriously.
Unfortunately, we have had instances of theft. Items targeted are usually laptops and cell phones.
Door Locks
If you stay in one of our bungalows, you’ll be given a key to the door, which has a simple knob lock.
![Photo of the outside of a door showing a knob lock and the keyed cylinder](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wuch7oopij_040-1024x768.jpg)
![Photo of the inside of a door showing a knob lock and thumb turn](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wuch7oopij_039-1024x768.jpg)
CCTV
We have multiple CCTV cameras with nightvision recording our community spaces and the road.
![Photo of a night-vision camera](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wuch7oopij_004-1024x768.jpg)
Safes
We have dozens of small electronic-keypad safes available to lock-up your valuables.
![Photo of a blue safe with a numeric electronic keypad and a key cylinder](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/118846101_670575096884231_4469872543117158043_n-1024x768.jpg)
Safes are available both in common space and in your bedroom.
Fire
We have a 10 lb 13A55BC fire extinguisher located between the kitchen and the dining hall
![Photo of a large red fire extinguisher attached to a wooden post on the side of a building](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/iuthah4hei_001-1024x768.jpg)
Health
We have a community med-kit with basic medical supplies like gauze, tape, and antibiotic ointment. Common pharmaceutical medications are available from numerous pharmacies in Gualaquiza. If you require medications, we recommend that you bring what you need to Ecuador.
![Photo of a cabinet branded with a red cross mounted to a wall](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/iuthah4hei_002-1024x768.jpg)
There are venomous snakes and spiders on our property. As well insects with the most painful stings in the world.
![Photo of a snake with a triangular-shaped head with a snout that is not upturned, low keels (longitudinal ridges) on the dorsal scales, heat-sensing pits between the eyes and nostrils, and a faint dorsal pattern of 20–33 pale X-shaped markings on a brownish dorsum](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bothrops-atrox1-1024x707.jpg)
![Photo of a fat brown snake with a triangular-shaped head, heat-sensing pits between the eyes and nostrils, an upturned snout, prominent knoblike keels on the dorsal scales, and a dorsal pattern of 12–20 dark X-shaped markings on a brownish (yellowish in some juveniles) dorsum.](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bothrocophias-microphthalmus1-1024x701.jpg)
![Photo of a snake with brightly colored rings that are evident on the belly, small eyes that are about the same size as the scales behind them, and no loreal scale. Black body rings are arranged in triads, although the accessory rings might be very thin.](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/micrurus-bocourti2-1024x704.jpg)
![Photo of a large brown spider on a leaf](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/phoneutria-fera1.jpg)
![Photo of a large black wasp with red wings on a pink & green flower](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pepsis-grossa1.jpg)
![Photo of a very large ant covered in yellow pollen with large mandibles on a human hand.](https://www.terrafrutis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/paraponera-clavata1.jpg)
Antivenom is available at the hospital in Gualaquiza about 1 hour away. Healthcare treatment is free in Ecuador. You must present your passport to be treated.
Water
Our water comes from a spring on the property, but it is not advisable to drink ground water in Ecuador.
We have filtered drinking water in the kitchen.
The streams on our property are safe to swim-in, but the Zamora river that borders our property is not safe to swim-in. There is a large copper mine upstream.
Last updated on November 6, 2023