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Location Year listed UNESCO criteria Description Machalilla National Park: Manabí: 1998 (mixed) The national park is located on the coast of Ecuador. Large parts are covered by dry tropical forest. There are also several archaeological sites in the area, related to the pre-Columbian Machalilla culture. [11] Puyango Petrified Forest: El Oro, Loja
The Programa Pueblos Mágicos (Spanish: [pweβloˈmaxiko]; "Magical Towns Programme") is an initiative led by Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR). The program seeks to promote tourism in a network of small and mid-sized towns that represent aspects of Ecuador's cultural heritage, and to encourage sustainable economic development in these communities.
Santa Ana - La Florida archaeological site in Ecuador Santa Ana (La Florida) is an important archaeological site in the highlands of Ecuador , going back as early as 3,500 BC. It is located in the Palanda Canton , just to the north of its regional capital of es:Palanda , in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province of Ecuador.
The Costa Rican part of the site was initially listed independently in 1983, the part in Panama was added in 1990. [5] [6] Cocos Island National Park Puntarenas: 1997 820bis; ix, x (natural) The island, around 550 kilometres (340 mi) off the mainland, is located at the meeting point of the Equatorial Counter Current and other currents. It ...
The area was home to the native Quepoa people of this specific Costa Rican region. In 1563, Spanish Catholic conquistadores, led by Juan Vázquez de Coronado, settled the area and founded the settlement of San Bernardino de Quepo. The local native Quepo people were then subsequently subjugated by Juan Vázquez and his conquistadores.
La Tulevieja (also spelled Tulivieja), is a legendary figure from Costa Rican and Panamanian folklore. She is a ghost who wears a distinctive hat called a tule.
Banana blossoms in Puyo. (Photo: Martin Zeise, Berlin) Bridge over the river Pastazas between Puyo and Macas. (Photo: André Hübner) Sarayaku (Quechuan: "The River of Corn"; also transcribed Sarayacu) is a territory and a village situated by the Bobonaza River in the province of Pastaza in the southern part of el Oriente, the Amazonic region of Ecuador.
Ecuador. Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland.