Tourist attractions in Ecuador
Cacao & Mango Family Farm
Cacao & Mango Family Farm
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Churute Estuary in the Manglares-Churute Reserve
Estero Churute is part of an extensive complex of channels and islands. It is the result of the union of the Churute and Ruidoso rivers. It also receives the contribution of the Cañar River. At the mouth of the latter river is the Isla de los Ingleses, a nesting site for birds, especially between December and May. The estuary can only be visited by renting a motor canoe. A three-hour trip for the sighting of birds such as white, brown and pink herons, pelicans, frigates, kingfishers and ospreys. With good luck you could see bottle nose dolphins, crocodiles and iguanas. The boats are hired from community members. All visitors must be accompanied by official guides. The estuary is located within the Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve, created on July 26, 1979. The most common invertebrates of the estuary and mangrove are red crabs and mussels, collected by the surrounding population to sell them in Guayaquil. Other species are the Mangrove Root Crab and the Mangrove Tree Crab. The important contribution of the waters of the Churute estuary give life to the mangrove, with a very productive coastal ecosystem. Ecologically, mangroves are considered the nurseries of the oceans. Of all the mangroves in the South American Pacific, only the mangroves in Ecuador are accessible to the public. Estero and mangroves are part of the inner estuary of the Gulf of Guayaquil and the lower basin of the Guayas River. Here the salt water of the ocean and the fresh water of the Taura, Churute, Cañar and Naranjal rivers are mixed. The wetland of El Canclón Lagoon is part of the Reserve. Deforestation to build shrimp farms is the main threat to Churute. The numbers show the life protected by Churute: 450 species of plants, including five species of mangroves and 25 species of timber trees; 8 types of plant formations; 45 species of mammals including howler, white face or monkey monkeys, cusumbo, two-toed sloth, Guayaquil savannah squirrel, bats; 300 species of birds; threatened amphibians, iguanas, lizards and snakes. It is home to the dry forest of the Ecuadorian coast, unique in the world.
18.70 Km.
El Deseo Organic Cacao & Fruit Farm
The organic chocolate tasting, obtained by the tourist himself, is possible in the farm "El Deseo", Yaguachi canton, Guayas province. For the last 6 years, agrotourism has represented an important business line of the farm, which receives visitors from Monday to Sunday, with previous reservation. He works with 11 tourism agencies. The entrance to "El Deseo" is located halfway between Virgen de Fátima and Milagro, at the foot of the road (km 5, 8). The experience consists of a tour of the cocoa, banana, avocado, timber and fruit plantations of guava, sapote, orange, grapefruit, lemon and mango. The visit continues through the cocoa collection centre, with an explanation of the fermentation and drying processes. "El Deseo" supports a cocoa production of 2,000 tonnes per year, of which 68% is exported to Switzerland and Germany. Finally, tourists are led to the space of the hut which has all the comforts such as light and seating, where they receive talks and have the opportunity to prepare their own organic chocolate and taste it with a mixture of tropical fruits. The whole journey takes about an hour. There you will also find a delicious lunch consisting of shrimp encocado or dried chicken. Choose breast or thigh. Finca "El Deseo" is affiliated to the Union of Peasant Cocoa Organizations of Ecuador (UNOCASE), which is dedicated to the promotion and marketing of cocoa, bananas and mangoes. The El Deseo enclosure, Yaguachi Viejo parish, where the farm is located, is an area of great agricultural production. Its social structure is based on solidarity, since the enclosure, in the physical and geographical space of the Ecuadorian countryside, is the result of the union and cooperation of small and medium sized family groups dedicated to agriculture. Family farmers' enterprises promote neighbourhood relations for planting and harvesting cocoa, coffee, rice, corn and raising livestock. The result is the farm as a minimum unit. The El Deseo site promotes the "Humitas Route" (wrapped in corn) and the "Cocoa Route", as tourist alternatives and complementary to agro-ecological production.
19.13 Km.