Horseback riding tour of the beach and mountain machalilla national park. Preserving isolated beaches, coral formations, two offshore islands, tropical dry forest, coastal cloud forest, archaeological sites and 200 sq km of ocean, ecuadors only coastal national park is a marvelous and unique destination. The forest is notable for the remarkable contrast between the vegetation at sea level and that covering the hills rising to 800m above the coastline. Ecuadors only coastal national park is a reminder of what much of the central and south american pacific coast once looked like. Established in 1979, machalilla national park near puerto lopez rests along the pacific coast. Machalilla national park is a preserve in the ecuadorian manabi province near puerto lopez and the. The machalilla national park was established on july of 1979 under a government decree. Parque nacional machalilla, mainland ecuadors only coastal national park, protects the countrys last major tract of tropical dry forest now a mere one percent of its original size. Como llegar al parque parque nacional machalilla como. Plan gerencial del parque nacional machalilla 2008 2010 6 5. Parque nacional machalilla by ariel cevallos on prezi. Parque nacional machalilla, ministerio del arnbiente. There are five trails, where you can see several species of birds and the.
Manabi, ecuador mamiferos del parque nacional machalilla. It is located between the towns of puerto lopez and machalilla. Within its naturerich, strangelooking forest are more than 200. Mamiferos del parque nacional machalilla field museums field. Parque nacional machalilla ecuador attractions lonely planet. Inside the park and surrounding areas there are archaeological sites from various cultures, from valdivia more than 5000 years ago to the manteno huancavilca. Now almost entirely disappeared, its one of the most threatened tropical forests in the world. Parque nacional machalilla ministerio del ambiente.
It is located on the central coast of ecuador, manabi province, and is considered one of the most beautiful countryside of the coast. Lizcano, laura cervera, violeta pares, sueanny espinoza, diana poaquizaalava, carlos ramirez. While it is possible to visit all three destinations in a single day. Parque nacional machalilla has three main attractions. Jul 18, 2016 parque nacional machalilla evelin cuadros. Parque nacional machalilla travel ecuador lonely planet. Parque nacional machalilla puerto lopez 2020 all you need.
Explore parque nacional machalilla holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Turismo parque nacional machalilla manabi ecuador sudamerica. Nov 25, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Its name comes from the machalilla culture, one of the most important prehispanic cultures of the coastal region, who lived in this area for 800 years 1800 bc ad culture. Parque nacional machalilla rough guides rough guides. Parque nacional machalilla is a preserve in the ecuadorian manabi province near puerto lopez and the rural parish of machalilla, a small fishing village in the vicinity of the park. Parque nacional machalilla flora y fauna del parque. Parque nacional machalilla unesco world heritage centre. Informacion parque nacional machalilla puerto lopez. A large extension of the park is covered with primary forest of the type so called dry tropical forest. Parque nacional machalilla is a dry tropical forest on the pacific coast of ecuador where oddshaped trees with thick thorns and tiny tops cohabitate with howler monkeys, anteaters, parrots and deer. Reportaje parque nacional yacuri 4k 3840p duration. It incorporates beaches, fog forest, dry forest, small islands and two larger.
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