An International Wildlife Xperience - Pacoche Forest - Ecuador

Pacoche is located just 20 minutes from Manta, Ecuador. This reserve protects 5,044 hectares of terrestrial ecosystems and 8,586 hectares of coastal marine environments: an ideal combination of land and sea.

Location

It is located 26 kilometers from  Manta.

Extension

The forest exceeds 4,500 hectares in area.

Climate

Dry subtropical, with temperatures ranging between 26 ºC in winter and 24 ºC in summer.

The coastline attached to the refuge has 13 kilometers of sandy and rocky beaches, as well as large cliffs that are also very attractive. The main ones are Liquiquí, San Lorenzo, San José and Santa Marianita.

The Pacoche forest is a green patch on the coast of Manabí, You will know that you are arriving because of its microclimate, humidity and vegetation, which is the habitat of countless species, characteristics of the area, such as howler monkeys, some species of birds, the toquilla native to the famous toquilla straw hats, you can also see the guadua cane and a very beautiful flora.

It is one of the places that I will hardly forget, also when I arrive at the place You will notice some restaurants in the area with typical food from Manabí, such as bolones de verde, la Tonga (Rice with chicken or fish cooked over wood in a banana leaf), fish ceviche, etc...

I remember that day I was very excited, I didn't know what it would be like, but a Guide from the area that you would find at the booth at the entrance to the Forest would guide you through it. He kept looking everywhere to be able to see the howler monkeys and at the same time take care not to slip on them. I recommend that you wear shoes with good grip and that you will possibly get wet because you will find streams that you will have to cross by jumping over the rocks, which made this adventure an unforgettable experience, we had the opportunity.

Thanks to the Guide, I was able to see along the way a giant spider like the fist of a brown hand, it didn't move much, which said a lot about it, it seemed as if it wanted to be photographed.

Howler Monkey

Howler monkeys are dark brown and black. Their name is given because of their peculiar noise used to communicate. They love to move at the top of the trees. They feed on insects and fruits. If you ever manage to get one very close, you will love them. I recommend not touching them, they usually bite very hard.

We continued along the path. We were finally able to see something at the top of the trees, something was moving, and the beautiful nature gave us a beautiful scene, a mother monkey and her baby hanging from her, it was very brief but we were able to see it, It gave us strength to move forward, While in the forest there are things that you should avoid touching like poisonous flowers and insects, For this reason, it is very important that you always listen to the Guide's instructions, As look at the greenery, you will noticed very large trees rise before you and the thin and beautiful layers of guadua bamboo. It is used in the buidling of houses in the area. Without a doubt the Pacoche Forest is the ideal place to get away from the everyday stress and experience nature in its purest splendor.

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