The Route of the Sun
A swaying and warm route that
travels the marine paradises of the Ecuador and that he/she gave him
unforgettable days of beach, sun, nature, history and amusement. A mixture of
factors that you/they will make of their summer the best of all, if he/she
catches the backpack and he/she cheers up to follow the Route of the Sun.
The journey for the main beaches of the coastal fringe of the equator is
without a doubt one of the best tourist destinations that South America offers.
A trip that he/she has reserved for you more than a surprise, where the
opportunities to have a good time or to learn a little on the history of this
great town will be waiting for it in each high of the road.
This famous
route begins in Santa Elena's Peninsula (County of Guayas) and he/she extends
toward the north until Port Key (County of Manabí). In their journey he/she
found incredible beaches, colorful towns of ancestral customs, a fabulous
National Park, a mountain range that stops almost in front of the sea and many
other surprises that make of this, a place for not forgetting.
Sacred Elena
is the entrance door to this adventure, from the pier she will be able to have a
seen stupendous of the beaches while the soft sea breeze welcomes him. In this
spa he/she found all the necessary one to make pleasant their demurrage since
Santa Elena counts with good, hotels, restaurants and center of amusement.
Following the route west, until the end of the peninsula arrived to
Salinas, name that is due to the old habit of extracting salt of their costs.
Salinas is a paradisiac place, with beaches of white sands and lukewarm and
crystalline waters, where he found an infrastructure hotel very good and
multiple discos along the pier that you/they guarantee him the whole amusement
and relax that he needs.
Due to their proximity with Guayaquil this it is
the favorite spa of people of the economic capital of the country who you/they
go mass during the summer vacations (of January to April). In the pier he/she
also found a great variety of restaurants that you/they will offer him the best
in the regional food, including delicious plates of cebiche of the most diverse
varieties.
The history also squatter an important place in Salinas, for
he/she doesn't forget to be given a turn by the Archaeological Naval Museum,
there he/she found an important collection of pieces of the Culture of Las Vegas
(8000 at 4000 to .C.), Ceramic of Valdivia (4200 at 1500 to .C.), Chorrera,
Machalilla (4200 at 500 to .C.), Guangala-Jambelí (500 to .C. to 800 d.C) and
Manteña-Guancavilca (800 at 1532 D.C.). This museum also harbors a great variety
of Venus of Valdivia", sculptures that it is believed represent the woman's
fertility and of the earth, but whose true purpose is still ignored. Also he/she
will be able to appreciate a sample of the famous " rafts ", made with the wood
of the same name (Ochroma piscatoria) and enormous enormous strings of cotton.
It is said that the Spaniards, to their arrival to South America, were impressed
with these rafts since with them the villagers long distances traveled (to
Mexico) without more difficulty. According to the carried out studies it is
known that this means of transport was generally used for the commercial
exchange with the Cultures of Mesoamérica.
The museum also exhibits a
collection of old currencies of gold (doubloons), of copper (maravedíes), and of
silver (pesos and patacones) used during the colonial period. Among them they
are some pieces found in the Spanish galleon The Captain" that shipwrecked in
front of the Ecuadorian costs by the middle of the XV century.
Once its
demurrage in Salinas finds finished it follows the highway toward the north, the
following stop will be in Whale, a beautiful beach next to a picturesque town.
One of the forced points of visit is the Hotel-museum of the family Dillon,
where he/she won't only enjoy delicious typical food but rather he/she will be
able to make a journey for the gallery of old nautical pieces. This collection
belonged to a former Ecuadorian marine who was gathering them during its 30
years of trips around the world (some of these pieces can be acquired). Among
them he/she is a suit of diving of the year 1900, as well as some rescued pieces
of the galleon The Spaniard
The atmosphere in the beaches of Whale is quite cheerful and
juvenile, during the day the lovers of the surf dance on the waves and during
the night they continue the dance in some of the multiple centers of amusement.
The Route of the Sun continues, it is necessary to leave of Whale and to be
allowed to take for among the small creeks of fishermen of the road. Among them
we find San Pablo, Green Mount and Palmar, this it is a good opportunity to know
the villagers and to learn some their customs and traditions. But, if what looks
for is a solitary communion between you and the nature Ayangue, a beach of
serene waters it visits where to be able to find peace and tranquility; from
there, he/she can take a boat that it takes it until the island The Peeled one
and to enjoy a good day of sun in high sea.
Continuing toward the north
found the town of Valdivia, which has a small aquarium that is worthwhile to
visit to learn a little about the local marine species. Another form of knowing
more about the marine fauna is through a contact but direct with the sea, in
Valdivia he/she will be able to rent the necessary team for a stupendous
submarine trip.
The following destination this located in the extensive
and beautiful beaches of Manglaralto, from where he/she will be able to begin
some trips to the forests of Two Sleeves and High Hill and to be introduced in
this matter scenario you counted. During their walk he/she will find some creeks
of fresh water, stop, rest and take communion with the nature that surrounds it.
Mountain is the following point in its trip and an indispensable stop.
With running of the years this spa he/she has become the favorite of surfistas
and bohemian of all parts of the world what has transformed Montañita into an
oasis intercultural. For the quality of the waves this beach is chosen frequent
as headquarters of surf championships making of this place one of the most
vibrant places and of bigger cultural exchange of the route.
The
Sanctuary of Olón this located to the north of Montañita, November 11, day of
the anniversary of the miracle in which the virgin cried, hundred of pilgrims go
to this church to surrender him honors to the worshipped image. In the
sanctuary, built in the summit of a rock, he/she will be able to feel the fervor
and the devotion of this town and to admire one of the most beautiful coastal
scenarios, factors that together, believe an atmosphere of great spirituality.
Once Olón leaves he/she noticed that the geography begins to change and
that the coast begins to mix with the mountains, this particular geography is
originated by the incursion of the Mountain range of Chongón or Coloche in the
coastal area. From the town of The Entrance the ascent began to the mountain
range, during the road this attentive one to the signs that indicated him the
best places for the observation of birds. In each high one that makes he/she
will be able to also observe that mixture of mountains and sea, besides the
flora diversity and fauna of the place. Leaving The Entrance the route took it
to Ayampe, a good opportunity to prove the delicious regional gastronomy, to go
for a walk for beautiful beaches and of relaxing with more bathrooms of sun.
From there it can continue until Puerto Rico, Alándaluz or Piqueros where, if
he/she prefers it, it can arm a camp and to enjoy one night outdoors next to the
sea.
In Salango he/she will have to enlist the diving team again and to
leave in search of the island of the same name, the submarine landscapes possess
a such beauty that you/they will live forever in their memory. Of return to
earth gives a turn for the Archaeological Museum of Salango where a good
collection of ceramic pieces belonging to the cultures is exhibited Valdivia,
Chorrera, Guangala and Manteña. In the route toward Port López crossed an
extensive tunnel of trees that covers the highway and that he gets the attention
of the travelers. Once it arrives he/she will be able to enjoy a surrounded
landscape of mountains, an unique environment next to the sea that he/she left
it amazed.
The Route of the Sun
The hotel offer of Port López is
very good and varied and it will offer him all the comfort that deserves. During
their demurrage he/she doesn't forget to prove the delicious local gastronomy,
especially the plates made with shellfish. The walks to horse are also common
and it will allow a rested traveled by the area.
From Port López can go
aboard in small boats toward the legendary Island of the Silver (two hours of
trip) where, according to the legends, the famous pirate Francis Drake hid the
treasures that stolen to the Spanish galleons. It is said, also that the
treasure was never opposing and that it remains hidden in some secret place of
this island. More than a reason to visit her then, you could be the heir of the
pirate's treasure Drake.
Between the months of June and September it is
possible to observe you define and hunchback whales in the surroundings of the
island. These beautiful marine mammals go until this area because the warm
waters are a good medioambiente to mate or to give birth to. For it, among many
other reasons, the Island of The Silver is known as the small Tortoises.
But the adventure doesn't finish there, if you are among the lovers of
the nature and it is fond of the diving he/she catches its team, submerge and
discover the incredible diversity of life in the reefs that surround the island
or carry out walks for anyone of the two routes of the island, both with
spectacular views, both incredible opportunities to enjoy this trip to the
maximum.
But that it is not the whole emotion that The Route of the Sun
has reserved for its visitors, following the coastal fringe toward the north,
before Machalilla, it arrived to The Friars. Although it leaves of the itinerary
it should be made on foot for among the overgrowth, this it will be alone an
opportunity to venture for territories that seem virgin, the final recompense
will be a paradise of incomparable beauty. The friars are one of the best
beaches in the Ecuadorian north coast, a protected natural area that it is part
of the National Park Machalilla (it is necessary to pay for the entrance) and
that well it is worthwhile to visit.
The Friars are an Eden hidden in
the earth, the sand is white and the crystalline and clean water, the waves
explode creating music for the hearings in the distance and from the mirador
he/she will be able to enjoy a privileged view of this refuge of life. If he/she
plans to visit this place it is advisable that it takes drinkable water and
eaten this natural area since it doesn't have any service.
The National
Park Machalilla is almost the final destination in the unforgettable Route of
the Sun, a place that combines coastal deserts; rainy, tropical and dry forests;
beaches and coral reefs and that it is populated of unique species of flora and
fauna. Machalilla is a sample of the great natural diversity of the Ecuador and
he/she offers its visitors the opportunity to take communion with the nature, in
an unique environment in the world.
This park owes its name to one of
the most important before Columbus cultures in the area. Also other cultures
like the Valdivia, Chorrera and Manteña inhabited the areas aledañas, at the
present time many of the archaeological places can be visited, especially those
that are in the area of Water Blanca.
The Archaeological Area of Water
Blanca, located to 12 km to the north of Port López is a place extraordinary,
where numerous families they maintain alive the customs of her ancestros, the
Manteños, a culture that she inhabited the area among the years 800 at the 1532
D.C.
Blanca dilutes you/he/she also has a small Museum of Place where
interesting ceramic pieces are exposed. During their visit he/she will be able
to travel the archaeological areas and to be surprised with the incredible view
that one has of the mirador.
To finish, relax and enjoy a good sea
bathroom in the beaches of New Port or Port Key. Leave you to coo once again for
the sound of the sea while their vague mind for among the memories of the last
days, traveling an and a thousand times more the unforgettable Route of the Sun