NORTH COSTA - EQUATOR

  TRIPS AND TOURISM

Tan bodies for the hot fury of sun frolic in the burning and burning sand of a beach watched over by picturesque palms. Peace and tranquility in front of an indefatigable sea that bellows, are enlarged and it palpitates with becoming perpetual of their impetuous waves that extinguish in the bank.

Sea fragrance in the North Costa of the Ecuador, a blinding region for the beauty of their beaches of warm waters. In this corner of the Pacific, only coarse with looking at the horizon, to feel that the life is renewed and that in each to go and to come from the waves, the tension, the problems and the stress shipwreck.

But the waters of the Pacific are not the only attractiveness. Who visit the North Costa -that extends from San Lorenzo, in the frontier with Colombia, until the county of the Guayas - they will be been able to imbue of the culture that emanates of their cities and towns, inhabited by people of all the blood and races.

He/she says the history that men coming from the Caribbean western and indigenous Africa arrived to these earth to be slaves. With the step of the years, their blood mixed with that of the native ones and Spaniards. The same thing happened with their customs, many of which subsist until today.

Emeralds, Portoviejo, Blankets, are some of the places that the traveler will be able to visit. If he/she makes it, he/she will have the privilege of being one of those tan bodies that frolic in the burning sand.

NORTH COSTA - EQUATOR

LODGING

-capital emeralds of the county of the same name - he/she offers the most complete hotel offer in the North Costa. However, the cities of Blanket and Portoviejo - in the county of Manabí - they count, also, with an acceptable infrastructure.

In the beaches of more affluence of tourists, as Same in the county of Emeralds, stupendous hotels exist. In the spas fewer frequented, there are numerous lodgings, but they don't offer excessive comforts.

 ARRIBOS AND EXITS

Four times per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday), they land in the General Airport of Emeralds, the flights coming from I Remove (the capital of the Ecuador) and Guayaquil (the industrial and economic heart of the country).

In the air terminals of Blanket and Portiviejo (county of Manabí) they only land airplanes coming from I Remove. In Blanket, the frequency is daily. In Portoviejo, there are only flights on Mondays, Wednesday and Friday.

To the North Costa of the Ecuador, you can arrive, also, by surface mail. Of I Remove to Emeralds the itinerary it lasts more than 5 hours, while the distance between Guayaquil and Emeralds, covers in 9 hours of trip.

  WHEN TO GO

The best time to be given a " chapuzón " in the warm waters of the North Costa of the Ecuador, is from August to October, when the rains are scarce and the quite pleasant climate. On the other hand, of December to June constant cloudbursts are presented and the level of humidity is almost unbearable.

Another reason that makes interesting the visit in August, is the celebration of the day of the Independence of Emeralds that is commemorated with handmade ferías, marimbas (music of African origin in which you/they vibrate the drums and congas) and prints of folclore Afro-American.

  TRANSFERS

An important quantity of provincial buses, they connect the different cities, towns and spas of the North Costa of the Ecuador. The costs of the passages are not very high, although, in most of the cases, the service leaves a lot that to want.

To visit the island of Muisne -a 83 kilometers of Emeralds - or the island of the Silver -in the south of the county of Manabí, he/she will rent the services of a canoe and of a motorized boat, respectively.

In any event, if he/she wants to avoid the " negotiations ", consult with their travel agency and eliga the program that more it attracts him in their adventure for the North Costa.

SPAS AND ISLANDS

Atacames: It is to 30 kilometers of Emeralds, capital of the county of the same name and the most important city in the North Costa. He/she receives the visit of numerous national and foreign tourists, in spite of being a little dangerous, due to their treacherous waters and to the snakes that maraud in the bank.

Súa: In this small beach of the county of Emeralds, the fishermen arrive to the bank to offer the captured species; then, the agitation reigns and hungry pelicans appear in search of a mouthful.

Same: To scarce kilometers of Súa he/she is this beach that, in opinion of many, it is the most beautiful in the area. Here they can be luxurious and comfortable hotels.

Muisne: It is a tropical island located 83 kilometers of Emeralds. Their beaches, bucolic and solitary, are ideal to find the interior peace and to reconcile with the world.

Beach of Tarqui: It is in Blanket (county of Manabí). In this place -very visited by the tourists - the fishermen discharge tunas, sharks, turtles and eels.

Beach Bat: For their good and frequent waves, it is ideal for the surfistas. It is located to the west of Blankets.

Island of the Silver: The men of the before Columbus culture Jocay (that was developed in the current territory of Blanket), they had it as a ceremonial center. It owes their current name, to the pirate Francis Drake that disembarked in the Island with a galleon loaded with silver in some occasion. Turtles and marine birds inhabit the place, in the one that can be still the oysters Spondylus, used formerly as monetary unit.

National park Machalilla: It is in the county of Manabí and it was created to protect the dry tropical forest in which several spices of birds nest. The park includes, also, a coastal fringe and two islands.