City in Manabí, Ecuador
Portoviejo
Portoviejo, also known as San Gregorio de Portoviejo, is a city in Ecuador, and the capital of the Province of Manabí, located about 30 km (19 mi) from the Pacific coast.
It is still known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" due to the former Tamarind plantations in the area.
Get in
Getting to Portoviejo
There are buses going to Portoviejo from Manta, Quito and Guayaquil.
See
Worth seeing
La Rotanda Park,.
Do
Things to do
- 01Crucita Beach
One of Ecuador's best spots for paragliding and kite-surfing.
Eat
Where to eat
- 01Che Cactus
Avenida Manabi, Sector Los Mangos,.
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