Picturesque city known as "small Paris" because at the time of the boom cocoa wealthy landowners sent their children to study in France or spend their holidays there and return filled the people of fashion and customs that brought from Europe. It is a city that was born by the influence of the river; The trailers that came from Guayaquil stopped at this place, where a small kiosk of the Morán family was the ideal place to have a coffee or chocolate with tortillas. It is said that the name of the city is due to a family of surname Vehince that settled in these lands in 1972. It still preserves manor houses, made of wood, some in the process of rebuilding, which arose during the heyday. Nature has been prodigious with vinces, its fertile lands have made it one of the most productive cantons in the province. In addition to rice, cocoa, maize and banana crops, it has a high fishing activity. It is a port of embarkation and landing, closely linked to the port of Guayaquil. They are lowlands, with sectors of wetlands, which for their biodiversity attracts tourism, among them the wetlands of butter.
Source: Samana, tourist guide for travelers. Editorial Ecuatoriana.
It is located 100 km from Guayaquil by the Via Daule-Palestine, about 2 H, and from Babahoyo about 45 min.
To move around the population are the tourist ecotourism tricycles, besides the motorized and the traditional taxis.
Malecón de Babahoyo Saturday 22 February 2025
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