{"id":147100,"date":"2024-11-07T16:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T16:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itacahostel.com\/itaca\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:04:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itacahostel.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Itaca"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;55&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; back_image=&#8221;145461&#8243; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;9&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_bottom_divider=&#8221;default&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; shape_bottom_h_use_pixel=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_bottom_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shape_bottom_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; shape_bottom_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; shape_bottom_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;912626&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; shape_bottom_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;bottom&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;41&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;750869&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-210105&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;194890&#8243;]El coraz\u00f3n del hostel:<br \/>\nun equipo que te recibe<br \/>\ncon entusiasmo.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;234309&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-854957&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; radius=&#8221;hg&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;122081&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; badge_style=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;567729&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Who we are[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-155944&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-111509&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;872253&#8243;]Los or\u00edgenes de<br \/>\nItaca Hostel[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-357766&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;838182&#8243;]Cris and Nuria, inspired by our travels, opened Itaca Hostel in August 2001 with the intention of gathering what we liked most about the places we were visiting around the world. All this with the immense and unconditional help of all the friends and family who turned to help them during 4 months of reforms. We must say that without them this would not have been possible.<br \/>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-357766&#8243; text_italic=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;126536&#8243;]ALWAYS THANK YOU![\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-357766&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184739&#8243;]We managed to transform some old offices of a very central building into a comfortable, pleasant, cheerful and quiet hostel, designed for all travelers: backpackers, couples, families, etc.<br \/>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-357766&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;835927&#8243;]A place where you can discover the city and culture at your own pace.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;light&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;303870&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;146832&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;sixteen-nine&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;hg&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135700&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-152883&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; radius=&#8221;hg&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;211248&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;fontsize-160962&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-111509&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;207045&#8243;]Itaca&#8217;s name[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132280&#8243;]Cuando sales para hacer el viaje con rumbo a Itaca, debes de rezar para que el camino sea largo, lleno de aventuras, lleno de conocimientos.<\/p>\n<p>Que sean muchas las madrugadas que entrar\u00e1s en un Puerto que tus ojos ignoraban y vayas a ciudades para aprender, a aprender de sus sabios.<\/p>\n<p>Que tengas siempre en el coraz\u00f3n la idea de Itaca. Debes llegar all\u00ed, es tu destino, pero no fuerces la traves\u00eda. Es preferible que dure muchos a\u00f1os, que seas viejo cuando fondees la isla.<\/p>\n<p>Rico de todo lo que habr\u00e1s ganado haciendo el camino, sin esperar que te den m\u00e1s riquezas. Itaca te ha brindado un buen viaje, sin ella no hubieses salido.<\/p>\n<p>Y si la encuentras pobre, no es que Itaca te haya enga\u00f1ado. 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