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| Machala;
the Banana World Capital. It has an intense commercial activity and each
year on September 24 it holds a Banana World Fair with extense programs.
It is a modern center with well kept residential zones. |
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Piñas; is located 65
km southeast of Machala. One of the characteristics of the town is the
culture and hospitality as well as the cheerful and cordial disposition
of its people. Every year, Piñas -known as the "City of the Orchids"
- celebrates carnaval. The best varieties and most beautiful species of
orchids are cultivated here, it is therefore called "The Orchid of the
Andes".
Portovelo is located 80 km.
southeast of Machala. It is the heart of the oldest gold mining district
of the country. These mines are being exploited very rudimentarily on a
large scale.
The Tahuin Dan; this Dam
is located in the Arenillas Canton, 52 Km. south of Machala. Because
of its fabulous structure and importance as a work for use in irrigation,
it is visited by many tourists; furthermore, it offers water sport activities
and fishing. However, it lacks tourist services.
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Zaruma;
its native name has its origin in two quechua words: Zara: (corn) and Uma:
(head) which together would be Head of corn. Its main church is a valuable
exponent of wood architecture, It is said that its construction began in
1912 and ended in 1930, the plan being based on a photoengraving of a church
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| Zaruma was created
within exceptional geographic surroundings, its entrails saturated with
gold deposits and large deposits of Kaolin or porcelain clay. This very
Spanish town stands in the midst of the gold bearing district, in the
cordillera of Vizcaya, at an altitude of 1.200 m. |
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Huaquillas is considered the
best center for shopping in Ecuador. As it is located on the border between
Ecuador and Peru it is commercially very active and is visited mainly by
tourists; One km away, we have Haultaco where you can enjoy typical seafood
gastronomy.
The Tembladera lagoon; in
this lagoon, you can realize water sports and fishing. What is very special
here is nature. It is located 8 km from the Santa Rosa Canton.
| Puerto Bolívar,
it is the second most important port of the country, 80% of the banana
production is shipped from here and it is also from here that the Jambeli
archipielago can be reached, one of the main tourist attractions of the
province where you can enjoy walking on the beach and observe splendid
sunsets. It receives during the entire year visitors from abroad and from
all over the country. |
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