TOURIST PLACES OF ECUADORBY: MICAELA ALVEAR

LOS RIOS

Capital: Babahoyo Area: 5850.1 km2 Population: 662,884 Hab. Cantons: Babahoyo, Baba, Montalvo, Puebloviejo,

Quevedo, Urdaneta (D.C. Catarama) Ventanas, Vinces, Palenque, Buena Fe (D.C. San Jacinto de Buena Fe), Valencia and Mocache.

Provincial limits: North: Pichincha South: Guayas East: Cotopaxi and Bolivar West: Guayas and Manabi

RIO PALENQUE RESEARCH STATION

Located in a tropical rain forest with high biodiversity. It has developed an extensive catalog of plant and animal species. This includes 1216 species of plants, 213 epiphytes, 112 vines, 360 birds, 350 butterflies. The center can accommodate 26 people

PEDRO FRANCO RESEARCH STATION

It occupies an area of 130 hectares and is home to 723 species of vascular plants, epiphytes and 93 231 identified vines and other natural resourcesYou can find monkeys, deer, sloths, squirrels, lizards, owls and ducksAmong the variety of flora you'll appreciate the tagua, royal palm, laurel, kapok, among fruits you can savor appetizing oranges, papayas, lemons, tangerines, bananas, and caimito cauje.

ABRAS CENTRAL LAKE, ABRAS DE MANPASILLO Y ABRAS DE MANTEQUILLA

It is a rice producing area par excellence derives its name from the yellow hue acquired by paddy fields when they are about to reap and “ABRAS" means "pool"has a wide variety of flora and fauna live here 72 kinds of birds, including herons, tambuleras, ducks, crows, pigeons tierreras, coots, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, tiles, Valdivias, parakeets, and diostedés pacharacos.

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