Machalilla National park - Ecuador

                                                This park is one of the first protected areas in the country. Your early statement, in 1979, it reveals that already in the beginning of the national system of protected areas of Ecuador recognized the importance of the zone and the urgency to protect its ecosystems: the dry and semi-dry forests, and the marine environments-coastal of the south of Manabí. Its name comes from the Machalilla culture, one of the most important pre-hispanic cultures of the Littoral region, which inhabited this area for 800 years (1800 BC – 1000 c).

Inside the park and in the surrounding areas there are archeological sites of several cultures, from Valdivia more than 5 thousand years ago, to the Manteño-Huancavilca culture, 500 years ago.

It is a park full of evidence of the ancient inhabitants of Manabí. The protected area includes beaches, several islets close to the coastline such as the city, bread oven, sucre, Pedernales and El Hat, and also the famous island of La Plata.

                                        

                                                        From Quito: Take the Via Quito-Sto Domingo (151 km). De Sto Domingo continues towards Chone (140 km), in the south-west towards Manta (91 km). From Manta runs through the Pacific backbone to the south, to connect with via Jipijapa – Puerto Cayo – Puerto López (89 km) and thus reach the Central Park of Puerto López, where the offices of the protected area are located.

From Guayaquil. Take the road to Daule until you reach Nobol (41 km). Here you continue on via Nobol – Jipijapa, until you reach Jipijapa. It is taken towards Puerto Cayo (28 km), to the west, to go through the Pacific backbone towards the south and to arrive at Puerto López (33 km).
                                                        
                                                    

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