Kantim dos Tofa's
Overview
Jaboticatubas is a municipality in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais, state whose name derives from the mines that were installed there to explore the subsoil, rich in precious stones, semiprecious stones and iron ore. The tourism industry also has fertile ground in the state, highlighting at least three important roadmaps: • mines and caves and waterfalls: the grotto of Maquiné (Cordisburgo); The Passage (Mariana) mine and the Lapinha grotto (Lagoa Santa); Waterfall Véu da Noiva (Jaboticatubas); • mineral water springs: Caxambú, São Lourenço, Araxá, Cambuquira, among others; • historical and religious: the three state capitals (Mariana, Ouro Preto and Belo Horizonte); Road (São João del Rei, Tiradentes, Ouro Preto and Diamantina). In the agro-tourism route we have in Jaboticatubas the Kantim dos Tofa's, a rural property used by the hosts as a residence on weekends and holidays, for leisure, recreation and contemplation and which, directly, provides the support of two families of rural workers, The micro production of tropical fruit (bananas) to supply the local population and even Belo Horizonte. It also has an orchard with typical fruits of the region, whose biome is called Cerrado. All fruits are organic, because in no activity on the property, chemical fertilizers, agrochemicals and / or agricultural pesticides are used. The facilities for overnight stay, in a simple and rustic but clean rural house, comprise three bedrooms, one suite, which is cleaned by a day laborer who lives near the property. As it does not therefore have full-time service providers, guests are invited to contribute to its conservation, especially by washing the containers, cutlery and glasses used by them.
House Rules
As the property is located in a rural area, with relative distance from the few restaurants in the city, guests will be provided with the same meals as the hosts, and even prepared meals accompanied by a drink (juice). The property has drinking fountains where guests can indulge themselves with water. Guests are also encouraged to exercise their culinary skills by preparing the food to be served, as long as they give the owners beforehand the list of ingredients. Guests who have food restrictions must inform the hosts beforehand that they will work to ensure that they are observed. As it deals with property in a family condominium, it has a Convention of Condominium and Internal Regiment, whose rules of coexistence must be known and respected by the guests.