The
INEFAN
[national
parks administration]
office [06
-830129],
is on Manabi
and 10 de
Agosto streets.
Open mornings
and afternoons
from Monday
to Friday,
it's a good
place to start
if you're
looking for
information
about the
area. They
should also
be able to
tell you which
agencies are
licensed to
operate in
the nearby
Cuyabeno
Wildlife Reserve.
Calls
There
is an Andinatel
office on
Avenida 18
de Noviembre,
just off the
main plaza.
Transport
The TAME
[06
- 830113]
office is
on 9 de
Octubre and
Orellana,
and the airport
is just five
kilometres
[three
miles], east
of the city
centre
-
a cheap taxi
ride away.
They operate
a morning
flight
to and from
Quito
Monday to
Saturday,
and afternoon
flights Monday
to Friday.
The
bus
terminal
is a short
ride to the
north of town.
It takes between
eight and
ten hours
to reach Quito,
depending
on
the bus. Long-distance
buses
leave from
here, while
buses to Coca
leave from
Avenida Quito.
If you're
heading to
Tena,
go back to
Baeza
and change
buses there.
Transportes
Putumayo buses,
at Alfaro
and Colombia,
go to the
Colombian
border as
well as east
towards Cuyabeno.
Camara
de Turismo
de Sucumbios
Address:
Av. Quito
between Colombia
and Gonzanama.
Tel.
09-9848248.
The
Colombian
consulate
Located
in the north
of the city
on Av. Quito
[2nd
Floor].
Tel. 830084.
Medical
Assistance
Clinica
Gonzalez
Address:
Av. Quito
and 12 de
Febrero. Tel.
830728 / 831691.
Money
Credit
cards are
only accepted
in the best
hotels and
you won’t
find many
places where
you can use
traveller's
cheques -
try the hotel
El Cofan.
Last
updated 21st
June 2006
