The Coast Region

THE MAGNIFICENT COAST REGION

From north to south has beautiful beaches offering relaxation and fun, and have an important hotel infrastructure. The region is characterized by warm, dry weather in the south and north tropical humid.

The region is located west of Ecuador between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. The Ecuadorian coast has an extension of 560 square kilometers, its width varies from 20 km south of the province of Guayas to 200 km. This region comprises five provinces Esmeraldas, Manabi, Guayas, El Oro and Los Rios.

Several National Parks as Machalilla and Mangroves-Churute offer the possibility of ecotourism. 

 Ecuador has 640 kilometers of coastline.

THE PRINCIPAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS 

The Ecuadorian coast has beautiful and extraordinary beaches, limpid sand and sparkling sun, which allow tourists to enjoy a pleasant climate, water sports, fishing incomparable and all kinds of entertainment in comfortable hotels.

The wonderfull beaches of Ecuador offers all the comforts of home and tourism. Salinas, Ayangue, Puerto Lopez, Shua Blanket Bay Caráquez, Esmeraldas, Beaches, among others, are of great security.

ESMERALDAS

BEACHES

- Atacames 
- Súa
- Tonsupa
- Same

-Las Palmas

ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK

Isla La Tolita 

ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Cayapas-MataJe 
Mache-Chindul 
Manglares Majagual (los más altos del mundo) 
Cotacachi-Cayapas 

COMMUNITIES

Camarones 
Tonchigüe 
Muisne 

MANABI

BEACHES

- Manta

- Jaramijó

- San Jacinto

- San Clemente

- Bahíade Caráquez

- San Vicente

- Puerto Lopez

- Puerto Cayo

- The Friars

- San Mateo

- Machalilla

- Salango.

- Canoeing

-Los Frailes

NATURAL ATTRACTIONS

Machalilla National Park

Manta Pacoche Ecosystem.

The Stack and pottery.

Alfaro's Birthplace.

Lagoon del Encanto (near San Placido).

Montecristi hill

Waterfall in Paján Procel. Jump Jama Fe (waterfall of 40 meters)

Pedernales

Pachoche Humid Forest

San Sebastian Rainforest

Wildlife Refuge Cantalapiedra

GUAYAS

General Villamil Playas Beach
Archaeological Areas of Žumpa Lovers
Guayaquil Historical Park
Puna Island and Santa Clara
Churute Ecological Reserve
Beaches Salado Ecological Reserve
Malecon 2000
Zoo El Pantanal
Ecological Refuge Apes
Mangroves of Puerto Hondo
Narcisa de Jesus Shrine

TYPICAL FOOD OF COAST REGION

RICE PUDDING

RICE WITH SHRIMP

STEW WITH RICE AND ROAST

FISH BUN

BOLON OF GREEN

SAUSAGE SOUP

SHRIMP ENCOCADO

CREOLE CRAB

ROASTED SCALLOPS

THE CEBICHE OF SPONDYLUS

CASSAVA MUCHINES

CORN TORTILLA

FISH AND SHRIMP CEVICHE