Places to Visit in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador, America

Places to Visit in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador, America

Bahia de Caraquez is a city situated in the Sucre County of Manabi province in Ecuador between 0°36′0″ S latitude and 80°25′0″ W longitude. Bahia de Caraquez is a great vacation point for tourists from Quito and Guayaquil as it is home to many natural attractions, the 1^st certified-organic shrimp farm of the globe, numerous well facilitated condominiums and hotels and various archeological sites.

Geography of Bahia de Caraquez:

Bahia de Caraquez is located at the opening of Río Chone on the western coast of the country, around 340 km southwest of the national capital, Quito.

History of Bahia de Caraquez:

Bahia de Caraquez was founded in the year 1624 by José de Larrazábal as Villa de San Antonio de la Bahía de Caráquez during the Spanish colonial era. With one of the major ports of the country, Bahia de Caraquez served as the main trade point between Pacific South America and Central America from the late 16^th century to the middle of the 17^th century.

Connectivity to Bahia de Caraquez:

Eloy Alfaro International Airport in Manta is the nearest major airport to Bahia de Caraquez situated around 80 km away from the downtown Bahia de Caraquez with connection to Quito, served by 3 different airlines such as AeroGal, LAN Ecuador and TAME.

It takes around eight hours from Quito (catered by Reina del Camino) and six hours from Guayaquil (by Reina del Camino and Coactur) to Bahia de Caraquez by bus.

Bahia de Caraquez is also served by local bus and taxi.

Food and Shopping in Bahia de Caraquez:

Bahia de Caraquez is an ideal place to taste variety of Ecuadorian seafood items and drinks and buy traditional handicrafts at affordable prices. Here is the list of the major restaurants in Bahia de Caraquez:

Arena Bar Pizzeria
El Rey del Burrito
D`Camaron
El Rey del Burrito

Things to do in Bahia de Caraquez:

Archeological sites
Boat rides
Organic farm

Places of interest in Bahia de Caraquez:

Archeological Museum:

Located in the old Banco Central building, the archeological museum of Bahia de Caraquez showcases a nice collection of artifacts and statues from the Valdivia culture and many other historical communities. Admission fee is $1.

Rio Muchacho Organic Farm:

A typical site located in Canoa around 22 km from Bahia de Caraquez, Rio Muchacho Organic Farm is a nature farm offering 1 to 3 day tour for visitors with different activities including horseback riding and leads tourists to forests and waterfalls.

Chirije Park:

An ecological and archaeological park of Chirije is located along the coast of the country, 15 km from Bahia and was opened in 1996. It has lots to offer for tourists including pre-Columbian archeological sites, an ancient seaport and Chirije on-site museum, reachable by boat.

Other places of interest near Bahia de Caraquez include:

Mangrove Reserve
Isla Corazon
Bahia de Caraquez beaches
Playa de los Frailes
Silver Island
Narwell Cia Ltda
Museo Ciudad Alfaro
Agua Blanca
Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve
Machalilla National Park
Estadio Reales Tamarindos

Best time to visit Bahia de Caraquez:

Throughout the year is best, especially from January to May will be best to trip Bahia de Caraquez.

Accommodation options in Bahia de Caraquez:

There are many nice hotels and hostels placed in Bahia de Caraquez with upgraded facilities such as AC, TV, Wi-Fi, Pool, doctor on call, food on request and arrangement of the vehicle. A list of prominent hotels in Bahia de Caraquez is: