Access
to
the
Reserve
is
possible
from
Ibarra
via
the
road
to
San
Lorenzo
,
which
is
the
main
town
and
operational
centre
of
the
area.
The
road
is
in
good
condition
and
the
journey
takes
around
five
hours.
Another
possible
access
route
is
to
travel
from
Esmeraldas
to
the
town
of
La
Tola
,
which
lies
in
the
far
south
of
the
Reserve,
a
further
two
hours
by
way
of
marshland
leads
to
San
Lorenzo
.
From
Esmeraldas
it’s
also
possible
to
go
by
road
to
Borbon
and
then
by
boat
on
the
River
Santiago
to
Maldonado,
then
resuming
the
road
to
San
Lorenzo
.
Last
Updated
21st
July
2006
(DLW)
