North of Rio Chone and reachable via a small ferry ride from
Bahia de Caraquez is San Vicente, with a nice sandy beach side and water front and a church [
Santa Rosa] with beautifully decorated murals and stained glass mosaic windows to view, as well as a few hotels and a small airport. The views from the main hill are magnificent and peer down onto the nearby
Bahia de Caraquez town. You can also visit the local daily market in town or further up on the road to
San Isidro. There is also some good restaurants serving freshly caught fish.
Getting there.
Boat. There are frequent "Pangas" crossing to
Bahia de Caraquez [
US$0.30*, 10 minutes] and a car ferry, which doesn't cost anything for foot passengers.
Bus. To
Guayaquil,
Portoviejo and
Manta with
Coactur, located by the panga dock. Also,
Reina del Camino has a frequent bus service to
Portoviejo [
US$2*]. To
Guayaquil [
61/2 hours, US$5*]. To
Chone [
50 minutes, US$1.50*]. To
Esmeraldas [
US$6*] and
Quito [
8 hours, US$6.50*], amongst other routes.
*The prices are approximately
