Zaruma

Pacific Coast (Costa Region) > El Oro province

Zaruma is a beautiful town located in the El Oro province, south of Ecuador. This is an hour from Machala and four hours south of Cuenca. The downtown of Zaruma has narrow streets that zigzag around historic buildings. Many of Zaruma’s houses open their doors in the evenings as cozy bars and coffee shops, where ... Read more

Central Park, Machala

Machala

Pacific Coast (Costa Region) > El Oro province

Machala is the capital of El Oro province, Ecuador. It is located three hours south of Guayaquil, located near the Gulf of Guayaquil. Machala is also known as the “Banana Capital of the World” — “Capital Bananera del Mundo” in Spanish. Machala has the second most important port in Ecuador. From Puerto Bolívar, mainly bananas and shrimp ... Read more

Puyango Petrified Forest

Pacific Coast (Costa Region) > El Oro province

The Petrified Forest Puyango has the largest collection of petrified wood in the world. Trees are about 100 million years old. There are two ancient roads: The Araucarios and the Petrinos. It also many fossilized creatures such as ammonites, sea turtles, sea shells, snails, and fish.

El Oro province

El Oro is a province located in the coast of Ecuador. Its capital is Machala. Oro means gold, this province was named for its historically important gold production.

El Oro economy activity is based mostly on agriculture exports of bananas, shrimps, coffee, and cocoa. In fact, it is one of the world’s major exporters of bananas. Bananas are shipped out from Puerto Bolívar mainly to North America.

El Oro local holidays are Provincialization of El Oro on April 23 and Cantonization of Machala on June 25.

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