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Comuna Agua Blanca
Archaeological site
👍👍 Nice place with a lagoon for a swim and face mask. The entry is 5$ and incl. the museum and a guided tour to the lagoon and a face mask. There are tiny restaurants at the entrance/exit of the lagoon and they offer fresh coconut water, ice cream, empanadas and other local food for a small amount. Spa...
4.80 (104 reviews)
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Puerto López Playa
Tourist attraction
👍👍 We truly enjoyed our visit to this beach town. Different from Montañita, this is a much quieter place but still has restaurants and a busy bar scenery. Located just two hours away from Manta and an hour from Montañita. There's a beautiful pier where you can take tours to the island and great picture...
4.60 (1.9K reviews)
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Museo Agua Blanca
Local history museum
😐 An indigenous community owns/maintains some property containing a museum and natural sulfur spring. $5 to enter, which IMO is a bit overpriced. Museum is small but interesting, featuring objects found onsite from various periods. A highlight (for some) is the sulfur spring, purported to be health...
4.60 (826 reviews)
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Puerto Lopez Beach
Tourist attraction
👍 There are very busy places with lots of restaurants and quieter places further north on this beach.
On a Saturday night, the busier places can be very loud, with bars competing for attention by blasting music at full volume. If you are young at heart and like dancing this is okay. If you are in-betw...
4.60 (349 reviews)
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Piscina de Azufre
Local history museum
👍👍 Amazing thermal water just a few miles away from the ocean, in the middle of a native community village. The entrance fee is $5 per person. The local archeology museum is included. And, don't forget to try their local dish "seco de chivo"; it was very good.
4.60 (248 reviews)
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Exploramar Diving
Adventure sports center
👍👍 Great group to dive with. Loved the whales. Recommend using these guys for your scuba trip to Isla de la plata
4.60 (67 reviews)
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Machalilla Tours
Adventure sports center
👍👍 Had the incredible chance to see whale sharks at Isla de la Plata and also whales jumping out of the water the whole way, thank you for this unforgettable experience guys, the crew was very professional throughout the whole trip!!!
4.40 (923 reviews)