MANGOCHO: ECUADOR, MANTA (DISTRITO MANABI) JAN 11TH, 2014

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TOUR TO ISLA CORAZON

The two-hour drive to Bahia de Caraquez is lined with plantations of bananas, rice, onions and mangos, as well as a dry tropical forest and a cloud forest. Upon arrival in Bahia, you will try a typical regional snack, which will be served with a fresh juice. Then, jump into a dinghy that will take you to Isla Corazon. On the way, you’ll pass a shrimp farm. From the dinghy your guide will explain the production process of one of the important products in the Ecuadorian economy. You will continue to Isla Corazon, which is a bird sanctuary—a nesting area for many different marine birds, including hundreds of frigate birds, pelicans and anis. Back in Bahia, you’ll visit the city’s Museum of Archaeology with its exhibits from the various cultures that settled in the lowlands thousands of years ago. Lunch is served at a local hotel before you return to Manta and transfer to the pier.

A lo largo de la carretera desde Manta hasta Isla Corazon se encuentran miles de Ceiba
( Ceiba Pentandra) o Kapok Tree

Entrando a SAINANDA Hotel and Restaurant

Saiananda, significa Bienaventuranza de la Madre Divina en sánscrito. Es un sitio maravilloso y mágico, donde todo aquel que venga pueda experimentar paz, armonía, felicidad y contento, rodeado de una gran variedad de animales, aves, peces, flores, arboles, etc.

LA SIESTA

MARIA CARMEN HERNANDEZ CON DORIS

EMBARCANDONOS PARA IR A LA ISLA CORAZON

ISLA CORAZON

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VILLA DE SAN ANTONIO DE LA BAHIA DE CARAQUEZ

Bahía de Caráquez, officially known as San Antonio de Caraquez and founded under the name of Villa de San Antonio de la Bahía de Caráquez or simply known today as Bahía, formerly called Bahía de los Caras during the period of the Spanish conquest, is a coastal city belonging to the Sucre county, in the Ecuadorian province of Manabí. The city is located on a sandy peninsula on the country's western coast at the mouth of the Río Chone and has considerable tourism infrastructure that positions it as the main regional town. It has seen significant development during the last 15 to 20 years, particularly because it has become a vacation destination for people from Quito and Guayaquil. The city is located one hour north of the city of Mantaand in the pre-Columbian era was host to the ancient Indian city of Caran. Across the bay is the town of San Vicente.

Bahía became an Ecocity on February 23, 1999 due to the devastation caused by two natural disasters in 1997 and 1998. The city features the world's first certified-organic shrimp farm.

Across the Rio Chone is the city of San Vicente. Locals cross the river by bridge and boat. The bridge was completed as of November 2010.

Bahia differs greatly from the neighboring San Vicente. Featuring great condominia and hotels the city is a popular tourist destination for the wealthy.

The city also boasts a well-known archeological museum, which displays artifacts found in Manabi from very different periods. The collection includes statues from the Valdivia culture as well as several other lesser-known historical communities.^[1]