Guayaquil and Pacific Coast
Description
Guayaquil, Ecuador's most important port and its largest city, is home to nearly two million inhabitants. Before arriving in Guayaquil, from the air, you can observe large fields with banana plantations and centers of shrimp production.
This is a tropical city with a pulsing commercial and cosmopolitan center. It is located along the banks of the River Guayas only 48 km from the Pacific Ocean. In Colonial times, the Spanish built large vessels here, for the transport of gold and silver to Spain. Guayaquil was at the very center of the turmoil wrought by the Spanish conquerors.
Guayaquil City Tour. ½ day
During your visit to the Malecón District, you must not miss the opportunity to visit La Rotonda, a sculpture marking the unforgettable encounter took place between Simón Bolívar and the Mariscal San Martín.
These revolutionaries were fighting for the freedom from the yoke of the Spanish and the statue is a commemoration of their fight. Another place to visit is the colonial neighborhood "Las Peñas". From November through May the city has a very warm and rainy climate, and between June and October the climate is cooler and less wet, but regardless the temperatures are pleasant for year round visitation.
Guayaquil- Salinas. 5 days/ 4 nights
Day 1 : Flight to Guayaquil. First we will visit the Port and then we will go to Las Peñas, a colonial neighborhood, and the historical center. In the afternoon, we will travel to Salinas followed with dinner and back to the Hotel.
Day 2: Morning free. Trip to "La Chocolatera," a fantastic steep hill. Dinner and lodging.
Day 3 : Trek to the long beaches of the north. Visit the fishing villages of San Pablo, San Pedro, Manglaralto, and Montañita. We recommend eating lunch in a local restaurant that serves delicious seafood. Return to Salinas.
Day 4 : Trip southward, visiting some more fishing villages: Ancón, Chanduy and Playas. Return to Salinas. Housing. Dinner.
Day 5: Return to Guayaquil. Flight to Quito.
Pacific Coast
The beautiful and varied landscapes of Ecuador will captivate you. You will find great contrasts between the gentle topography of the Ecuadorian coast and the rugged Sierra. The coastal landscape is extended along 777 km of the Pacific Ocean, with a fertile region extending anywhere from 30 km to 200km inland. This agriculture-rich region is bordered by a great number of rivers whose headwaters lie in the Andes. This remarkable landscape is full of farms growing coffee, cocoa, sugar, bananas, rice, tagua, rubber, etc. This climate is ideal for the cultivation of a huge variety of plants, from the desert landscape to the wet forest. The reason this area is so fertile is that it lies between the hot wet jungle area and the warm and drier mountain slopes, and also because of the cold Humboldt current (which comes from as far south as Cabo Pasado, northward to the Galápagos Islands).
We offer to you The Esmeralda s and Manabi' s Beaches.
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